“There is no singular, proven fact in that hogwash.“ By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – The National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP) called on independent journalists to stand against attempts to silence the press after a purported ouster plot against President Duterte was revealed by Manila Times president emeritus Dante Ang…
BULATLAT FILE Photo by Fred Dabu/ May 1 in Manila By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA — Days before May 1 Labor Day, the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) reiterates its call for a pay hike. “Increasing the minimum wage from Php537 to Php750 will significantly lessen the gap between the current earnings and the family living…
A Sumifru worker shows us how to make keychains and tumblers. They sell these items to sustain their fight for regularization and for the right to form a union. They have left Compostela Valley in November 2018, following incidents of physical violence, harassment, red tagging and threats against their officers and members. They are now…
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Amid power interruptions because of combined forced power outages due to maintainance and various power plants’ system problems, we share the introduction of the December 2014 IBON Facts & Figures issue titled “Alternative to Power Privatization”: “When the Philippine government privatized the electric power sector in 2001, it promised cheaper and sustainable supply of energy…
The Rice Tariffication Law supposedly ensures food security by liberalizing rice imports and making farming globally competitive. However, Filipino farmers see it as a threat to their livelihood. Some vouch for it, while others side with the dissenting voice. Who’s who?
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) recently attributed reduced poverty in the first semester of 2018 to the rising quality of jobs under the Duterte administration. But research group IBON said that dismal jobs creation, the magnitude of joblessness, poor quality work, and meager wages give away the true picture of Philippine poverty. The…
The Committee to Protect Journalists and Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom representatives hold briefing with media regarding their current mission in the Philippines. (Photo by Alyssa Mae Clarin/Bulatlat) “This is a very great concern for the CPJ and the international community, because the Philippines has long enjoyed a very robust free press. We are concerned that…