Thirty years under a sham agrarian reform program and one year under a progressive agrarian reform chief.
Category: Special Reports
11 years missing | Mothers of 2 disappeared UP students hope Palparan is convicted soon
The next hearing on the case is on July 17.
Kentex fire after 2 years | Still no justice, no changes in laws abetting contractualization, violations of safety standards
Almost coinciding with the two-year anniversary of Kentex factory fire was the 100th day since the HTI factory fire in Cavite.
25 years of UDHA | Still no housing for the poor
“Many informal settlers are struggling to meet their families’ daily basic needs, and are also ineligible for housing loans from the Home Mutual Development Fund (HMDF) and Pag-IBIG.”
Pushing forward: Why the fight for self-determination of national minorities is far from over
Bulatlat Special Report:
“This Lakbayan demonstrates the unity of national minorities in asserting our right to self-determination,” Malayao said. “ We demand the right to self governance, the freedom to practice our way of life, and the full control of our resources.”
Unjust: Why indigenous peoples are marching in the Philippines
Bulatlat Special Report
It remains to be seen whether the present President Rodrigo Duterte, a known supporter against the killings of indigenous rights activists, will listen to the demands being pushed by indigenous peoples.
Humanizing the raging war
Many steps have yet to be undertaken for the spirit and intent of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) — to make the armed conflict more humane and to protect civilians — be realized.
#RevolutionGo | From universities to the countryside
Bulatlat Special Report:
They chose to fight the monsters plaguing the nation and respond to the call for revolutionary change.
Where Ka Bart got his nom de guerre
The military killed two of his brothers, who were never involved in the movement, to get him to surface.
Aquino’s legacy | Indigenous peoples mark loss of land, homes, lives
SPECIAL REPORT:
“Aquino opened almost 730,000 hectares of ancestral land for mining, monocrop plantations, economic zones, military camps and US bases.”
Aquino’s legacy| Proliferation of contractual, seasonal, low-quality jobs
The World Bank report noted that around three-quarters of all jobs and two-thirds of urban jobs in the Philippines are informal. Among wage workers, 6 out of 10 are hired informally, it said. “Informal wage workers lack employment contracts and social insurance, and are not protected against unfair dismissal.”