Heath workers demand end of endo (Photo courtesy of AHW) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Health workers marked the National Health Workers’ Day with a protest action, decrying their poor working conditions. The group said that while existing Philippine laws recognize their vital role in providing health services to those in need,…
“We are the people of the resurrection. There is a new breed of candidates whose hearts are aflame for genuine public service.” By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Following the open endorsement of a leader of a Catholic charismatic group of several administration-backed senatorial aspirants, church groups are once again calling on the…
Joel Virador (Photo grabbed from Facebook post of Cristina Palabay) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Former Bayan Muna Rep. Joel Virador passed away today, May 7 due to a lingering ailment. Alternative news outfit Kilab Multimedia reported that Virador, who served as Bayan Muna lawmaker from 2004 to 2007, succumbed to thyroid…
Inflation slowed in April 2019 but rice, fish, sugar, and many vegetables are still more expensive than last year
(Part two of three) By ENRICO BERDOS, MICHELLE CO, ARA EUGENIO, AIMEE LONTOK, EDELINO MERCENE, JR. and ANGELA NG Political dynasties have secured their place in the House of Representatives in the last three administrations, occupying close to 55 percent of congressional seats. Data from online news website Rappler and election watchdog Kontra-Daya show that…
By YVETTE BALITA, JOSHUA POE CADANO, DANA EUNISE CRUZ and ARJAY IVAN GOROSPE (Part three of three) While the Party-list System Act of 1995 aims to represent and enable marginalized and underrepresented sectors, multi-millionaires and billionaires remain to be the dominant members of the House of Representatives. There have been instances where the party-list system…
Nakakatakot ang lindol. Hindi mo kasi alam kung kailan ito mangyayari. Posibleng magkaroon nito sa oras na hindi mo inaasahan. Habang natutulog sa bahay o habang nagtatrabaho sa opisina, kailangang maging handa sa biglaang pagyanig ng lupa. Mas malaki ang posibilidad ng lindol at pagputok ng bulkan sa Ring of Fire na dumaraan sa New…
Officers of Karapatan, Rural Missionaries of the Philippines and Gabriela file a petition for writ of amparo and writ of habeas data before the Supreme Court, May 6. (Photo courtesy of Karapatan) “Human rights advocacy is not a crime, yet human rights workers are being killed, threatened, harassed, and jailed on trumped-up charges.” By RONALYN…