By Eule Rico Bonganay/Bulatlat Children who are residents of Tondo after their community was struck by fire last April. Photo by EULE RICO BONGANAY The post Pagsasalba appeared first on Bulatlat.
Local government executives should keep in mind that that the current national emergency does not empower officials to silence dissent and curtail press freedom, both of which are essential to a functional democracy in which elected officials are duty-bound to defend the Constitution. By ALTERMIDYA – People’s Alternative Media Network Information is of utmost importance…
“In the first place, it is unfair to charge consumers pass-on amounts for Meralco’s obligation to its suppliers. Secondly, averaging as a basis for billing is unreasonable and grossly and stressfully untransparent. Thirdly, Meralco cannot cite higher power generation cost because there have been no spikes in the global price of oil.” By RITCHE T….
Overseas Filipino workers returning from Kuwait. (Photo from DFA website) “Heaps of backlog in swab testing, slow release of test results, congested quarantine facilities, distressed OFWs, slow repatriation to provinces – will the government still wait for an outbreak before these problems are resolved?” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Migrant groups are…
Farmers from Norzagaray worried of their harvest left hanging to dry or rot on the land they could no longer access, for fear of retaliation from armed goons roaming the area. (Photo by Nikki Teng / Philippine Collegian) “Regional inequalities in the country can be reduced by providing economic dynamism in rural areas, which have…
Houses inundated by floods in Catubig, Northern Samar in the aftermath of typhoon Ambo. (Photo downloaded from Facebook account of Catubig Vice Mayor Dex Galit ) Amihan said that areas hit by Ambo were the same areas where social amelioration programs of the government have been slow. These are Eastern Visayas, Bicol and Southern Tagalog,…
Townsfolk crowd Guimba’s municipal hall during SAP distribution. (Radyo Natin Guimba photo) “What is wrong and what violation is committed by Radyo Natin Guimba when it only gives voice to the people in order for their appeals and complaints to be heard while they are under quarantine and are unable to work?” By RAYMUND B….
“The government placed workers lives in the hands of private employers who prioritize profit over workers’ health and safety. It has placed workers’ lives in the hands of small employers who do not have the necessary resources,” By REIN TARINAY Bulatlat.com MANILA — Are we safe in our workplace? This was the questioned posed in…