Editorial cartoon: ‘Proof of life’ in ‘perpetual isolation’
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The AlterMidya Network, a national network of independent media outfits in the Philippines, calls on the Philippine National Police and NutriAsia to drop all charges against the five journalists who were arrested while covering the dispersal of a strike by NutriAsia workers last July 30. AlterMidya also condemns the audacious move by NutriAsia to censor…
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has placed the National Capital Region and outlying provinces under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) supposedly in response to the plea of healthcare workers to do just that. But that was only part of their suggestion — they also asked that the government reassess its anti-pandemic strategy. Such a reassessment was glaringly…
Noong Mayo 1, pinirmahan na ang Implementing Rules and Regulation ng Expanded Maternity Leave Benefits (Republic Act 11210) para sa kababaihan. Maalaala na pinirmahan ito para maging batas ni Pangulong Duterte noong Pebrero 20, 2019. Nakatanggap ito ng hindi hamak na papuri sa iba’t ibang samahan ng mga kababaihan, kabilang na ang Gabriela. Ano ba…
Not even child rights advocates have been saying that children are incapable of committing crimes. Neither has anyone said that children are angels. But in reaction to Senator Risa Hontiveros’ opposition to the bill lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 12, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte made it seem as if those two assumptions…
Research group IBON said that the rise in employment and decline in unemployment is seemingly welcome after the worsening job generation in the past four consecutive labor force rounds. But this should not be taken at face value because of alarming underlying trends. This includes job losses in the production sectors that the Duterte administration…
Photo by Arkibong Bayan “Our diligent study of history and our present experiences have proven that martial law has done no good to the youth or to the Filipino people in general.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – The recent statement of National Youth Commission chairperson Ronald Gian Cardema has gained wide criticisms,…