A trans-national disaster aid alliance is set to be launched here that aims to foster collaboration among different sectors and organizations to implement swift and effective disaster response in the region.
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The inter-agency group tasked to investigate the tragic NCCC mall fire is expected to come up with a recommendation on fire safety measures. Fire Superintendent Jerry Candido, spokesperson of the Interagency Anti-Arson Task Force, said they have initially discussed on reassessing standards on fire safety during their meeting last December 30….
(Photo by J. Ellao / Bulatlat.com) The only prohibition on Churches is against registering as a political party By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Non-partisanship. This is perhaps the biggest obstacle nowadays as many faith-based organizations try to appear “clean” in the face of the “most dangerous” elections yet, according to lawyer Alex…
By LUCHIE MARANAN They who wield the law Sent hooded men who Barged into the house of an Ailing old man. They plunged their weapons Deep into his mortal being, Splattering the great deeds Of a peacemaker. So tell us now, Who are the peace slayers? Who are the social justice thieves? Who are the…
By Mong Palatino/Global Voices Civil society groups are urging Malaysia’s new government to uphold its election campaign pledge of enacting reforms in governance which include the abolition of laws that undermine free speech. On May 9, 2018, the Pakatan Harapan (PH) party defeated Barisan Nasional (BN) which has dominated Malaysian politics over the past 60 years. BN’s…
Alternative media groups formally filed a civil complaint against two companies identified to be allegedly behind the series of cyber-attacks against their websites since last year.
Rappler.com, Nov 26, 2020, Pia Ranada MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) This initial batch of vaccines will be funded by the private sector as the government continues negotiations for 20 million doses Philippine vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr announced that the government and private companies are set to sign a deal for two million doses of AstraZeneca’s…