FAST FACTS: Who is Eduardo Manalo, special envoy for OFW concerns?
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By: Zacarian Sarao -INQUIRER.net / July 26, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The protests held ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte’s final State of the Nation Address (Sona) in Quezon City ended peacefully on Monday, despite what protesters claimed was a violation of their agreement by the police. Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) Secretary-General Renato Reyes Jr. said…
“The Duterte goverment’s black propaganda junket in Europe and at the United Nations was a desperate move to deodorize its notorious human rights record and to evade accountability for its crimes and tyrannical acts. It has repeatedly rejected calls for independent investigations by human rights experts and has barely responded substantially to communications sent by…
The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee proposed on February 25 to remove term limits on the presidency and vice presidency of the People’s Republic of China, which would pave the way for Chinese President Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely. Specifically, the committee suggested deleting a line from the country’s constitution that states the president and vice…
The Office of the Ombudsman indicted former Department of Transportation (DoTr) secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya and 16 others over a P4.2billion contract with several private companies for a three-year maintenance service of the problematic Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT3). Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales found probable cause to charge Abaya and the other respondents for violation…
The Department of Education in Davao Region (DepEd-11) has called for an investigation to clarify questions surrounding the death of the 12-year-old student-athlete from Davao Oriental on Wednesday, January 30.
Photo: brads651 Workers have been infuriated by the callous treatment they’ve received in their workplaces. But many of them recognized that the most surefire way to get their employers to provide the protection they needed was through collective action. By STEVEN GREENHOUSE Dissent/Wire/Progressive International Reposted by Bulatlat.com In a society where corporations are relentlessly focused…