What can the government do to address the worsening state of Filipino workers?
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The usually crowded streets of Cubao was almost empty on a Wednesday afternoon with few people went to work, dined and shop in Quezon City’s bustling commercial hub. In order to augment the rising cases of Covid19, President Duterte placed National Capital Region and other provinces to Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine which began on Tuesday…
Human rights group Karapatan – Metro Manila Chapter, together with Bagong Alyansang Makabayan – Quezon City, held a protest in front of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court today to denounce the illegal arrest and detention of union organizer Juan Alexander ‘Bob’ Reyes. Human rights group Karapatan – Metro Manila Chapter, together with Bagong Alyansang…
Despite being relatively high compared to other Asian countries, Philippine economic growth is lopsided in the interest of a few at the expense of the majority of poor Filipinos. High levels of wealth are concentrated in the hands of a few, while family incomes have stagnated in real terms, especially amid rising prices.
The Duterte government insists that it is successfully responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The reality is a little bit different – it hasn’t done enough, and is planning to do even less. The coronavirus is spreading faster than ever. It took over three months to reach the first 10,000 confirmed cases but less than a…
Tinipon sa Usapang Kanto ang halos 200 tula ng makata’t kompositor na si Jesus Manuel “Koyang Jess” Santiago na nalathala sa pagitan ng huling bahagi ng dekada ’90 hanggang 2005. Koleksiyon ito ng mga tinawag niyang “kolumberso” sa mga diyaryong Pinoy Weekly, Taliba, Archipelago, Truth Forum, Hoy, Bagong Umaga, Pinas, at Planet Philippines.
By SHEERAH ESCUDERO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Various youth organizations formed and launched “Laban Kabataan, Tayo Na”, a youth broad coalition calling to push for an independent senate and stand against dictatorship, with a 14-point pro-poor and pro-people Youth Agenda, for a free, democratic, and progressive future, March 27, in Quezon City. “The youth should take…