ABS-CBN employees light candles, press for renewal of the network’s franchise, Feb. 21. (Photo by Carlo Manalansan/Bulatlat) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Amid the ongoing pandemic, the National Telecommunications Commission has ordered the shutting down of Philippine media giant ABS-CBN. In an order circulating online, the NTC said that upon the expiration…
Health workers from Pasig General Hospital (Photo courtesy of Filipino Nurses United) “The case numbers they are presenting is not accurate. How can you tell if the number of cases did not double today if the test result will come out in at least two weeks?” San Pedro said. By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com…
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A comic on the old and the potential new. (Or The Old Normal, except much worse and more disgusting.) It’s now just a thing from a distant past. Except when it’s a mass gahdering. New repressive laws, more violators, so what do we do? Build bigger prisons. If you didn’t have money to buy a…
Members of Migrante-Hong Kong call for the scrapping of mandatory Philhealth contribution for OFWs during its Laboy Day protest. (Photo by Aaron Ceradoy) “OFWs deserve to get steady and efficient relief at this time of crisis. The Duterte regime better stop treating Filipino migrants as milking cows to subsidize big private profit in a country…
Sugar farm workers of Central Asucarera de Bais catch their breath after harvesting sugarcanes . (Photo by xtianmichael) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)’s Bureau of Workers Concerns (BWSC) has so far given P1,000 cash subsidy for 49,267 sugar workers, or only seven percent of the 700,000 sugar workers in the country. BY AARON…
Screenshot of Concerned Artists of the Philippines webinar titled Paki/Alam on April 23. We articulate not only what concerns us but more essentially what concerns those whose rights are trampled upon. In so doing, we empower them to likewise articulate their sentiments and aspirations. By ROMA ESTRADA Bulatlat.com MANILA — In his come-back press conference…
(L-R) Wives and mothers demand justice for their loved ones. Carmela Avelino, Precila Lebico and Bienvenida Cabe. (Photo courtesy of Amihan) Human rights group Karapatan documented 250 victims of extrajudicial killings and 10 victims of enforced disappearances from July 2016 until March this year. Moreover, nearly 370,000 civilians were affected by military bombings and 450,000…