The ban extends to any journalist who would write or broadcast anything that the President deems to be ‘fake news.’ By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA — Three days before the World Press Freedom Day, 41 journalists filed a petition urging the Supreme Court to lift President Rodrigo Duterte’s ban against Rappler. In a petition…
(Photo by J. Ellao / Bulatlat.com) The only prohibition on Churches is against registering as a political party By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Non-partisanship. This is perhaps the biggest obstacle nowadays as many faith-based organizations try to appear “clean” in the face of the “most dangerous” elections yet, according to lawyer Alex…
Employers can very well afford to raise the minimum wage to Php750 which only entails a small cut in their profits, research group IBON said. The Duterte administration should support this hike which will help millions of Filipino households dependent on wages and salaries cope with the rising cost of goods and services, said the…
“Labeling, discrediting, threatening, and attacking lawyers are against the basic principles of lawyering, the State’s duty to protect them and the delivery of justice.” By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Prominent Filipino and foreign lawyers have issued a statement throwing their support to the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) amid what they called…
Nanggagalaiti ang mga manggagawa sa deklarasyon ng Philippine Statistics Authority – at sinegunduhan ng Malakanyang – na kailangan lang ng isang pamilyang may limang miyembro ng P10,481 kada buwan para mabuhay. “Isang malaking biro, at hindi nakakatawa!” sabi ni Jerome Adonis, pangkalahatang kalihim ng Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU). “Pinamumukha nitong ‘OK lang ang lahat’ kaya…
Mahigit isang dekada ko nang minamaneho ang sasakyang mahigit dalawang dekada na ang edad. Kinaiinisan tuwing nasisiraan noon pero maaasahan kahit luma na ngayon. Iba pa rin ang pagkakagawa ng mga sasakyan kasi noon dahil sadyang matibay pa rin ngayon. Tulad ng malalim na pagsusuri sa pambansang kalagayan, kailangan lang ng ibayong pagbabantay para masiguradong…
Sa panahong tumitindi ang pag-atake sa mga kritikal at progresibo hindi lang sa Pilipinas kundi sa buong mundo, tiyak lalo pang tumataas ang interes ng kabataan sa mga tinig na pilit pinatatahimik. Dumarami ang gustong unawain ang mga radikal na alternatibo. Kaya kahit mag-iisang taon na ngayong Mayo 2019 mula nang ilabas ng High Chair…
Contributed photo “As hardworking Filipinos who struggle to support our families through honorable means, we deserve no less than wages and salaries that would afford us humane living conditions. We say enough of the Duterte government’s neglect of our plight.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Workers from the public and private sectors…