The PSE is finally unified, faces new challenges

Health workers lit candles for Judyn Bonn Suerte, an employee of Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center (JRRMMC) who died of COVID-19. (Photo from the Alliance of Health Workers Facebook page.) Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) union members in private and public hospitals lit a candle for Judyn Bonn Suerte, a union leader from the Jose…

Artwork by Andrei Venal As the world grapples with the continuously unfolding crises in public health, economy, and food security, fishing communities face exacerbated hunger, job insecurity, and uncertainty of survival. By JC MERCADO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Most fishing communities depend on a slew of traditional and modern forecasts to see a storm coming. At…

Bayan Muna Party-list Iloilo City Coordinator Jory Porquia. (Photo courtesy of Panay Today) By DELFIN DEL ROSARIO Bulatlat.com ALBERTA, Canada – Admiration for the life lived by slain activist Jory Porquia has crossed borders in Canada. Jose Reynaldo Porquia, or Jory, is described as a “tireless defender of the rights of the poor” in a…