Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade, Jr. of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC) issued a statement Monday night claiming that “the ABS-CBN issue is about CPP [Communist Party of the Philippines] propaganda, so it falls under NTF ELCAC’s mandate.” The statement came after the brouhaha ignited by the recent crossposting…
Downloaded photo from NCRPO Facebook. By REIN TARINAY Bulatlat.com MANILA — Filipino netizens are up in arms over the series of photos of “mañanita” for Major General Debold Sinas, National Capital Region Police Office chief, who celebrated his 55th birthday. The now deleted album uploaded to the official Facebook page of the NCRPO showed Sinas…
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“Ang issue, Free Mass Testing. Ang issue, ayuda para sa mga nangangailangan. Pagiging handa ng health care system, kawalan ng trabaho ng milyong milyong pilipino, kung san kukuha ng pagkain ang bawat pamilya. Hindi ABS-CBN ang kalaban. Hindi artista ang kalaban. Ang kalaban natin, VIRUS.” – Angelica Panganiban By REIN TARINAY Bulatlat.com MANILA – Actress…
Migrante International is demanding a total scrap of the relevant provisions in the Universal Health Care Law which make PhilHealth membership mandatory for OFWs. (Screenshot of online protest) “Filipino migrants are tired of being treated as milking cows by the Philippine government. We will continue to protest the unjust provisions of the law until it…
Health workers from Pasig General Hospital (Photo courtesy of Filipino Nurses United) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – With the recent announcement of easing the lockdown in some areas, scientists and health advocates are pressing for increased COVID-19 testing capacities to know where the country really stands in its fight against the dreaded…
Leaders of progressive organizations share the situation of workers in the US amid the global pandemic. “Instead of prioritizing widespread testing and providing support for workers, Trump has ensured profits for his Wall Street friends. We need hazard pays, our health workers should be given the pay they need…” By MENCHANI TILENDO Bulatlat.com MANILA —…
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