MANILA – Groups from different sectors gathered on April 10 in Chino Roces bridge (former Mendiola brige) to demand justice to the killing of farmers in Negros as well as the whole country. The day was set as national and global day of action against the killing of farmers. Antonio “Ka Tonying” Flores, Unyon ng…
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — A court summon has been served today, April 11, to two tech companies facing a civil complaint before a Quezon City court over the cyber-attacks against several alternative news agencies in the Philippines. National Union of Peoples’ Lawyer spokesperson Josalee Deinla told Bulatlat that the two tech…
BULATLAT FILE PHOTO: Resident Mildred Bibera and her two-year-old daughter (Photo by J. Ellao / Bulatlat.com) “Setting a high standard indicates the government having a high level of ambition for poverty eradication. Conversely, setting a low standard indicates low targets for dealing with the poverty situation.” By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO bulatlat.com MANILA — Various…
Datu Kaylo, Manilakbayan 2015 (Photo by Carlo Manalansan / Bulatlat) By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – Manobo tribal chieftain Datu Kaylo, a consistent participant in the indigenous people’s Lakbayan to Manila to air their calls for self-determination, was reportedly killed by elements of the 3rd IB of the AFP Eastern Mindanao Command during its military…
By Rosario Bella Guzman The declared policy of the newly signed Republic Act (RA) 11203 or Rice Tariffication Law, now with issued implementing rules and regulations, is apparently to ensure food security. Ironically, it is the very same principle that the law puts at risk. Food security is a precondition for economic development. A hungry…
Research group IBON said lower reported official poverty estimates for the first semester of 2018 unfortunately do not necessarily mean that the country’s poverty situation is improving. The group observed that standard of living allowed by the official poverty line is very low and grossly underestimates the real number of poor Filipinos. Unless corrected, it…
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Photo by Carlo Manalansan/Bulatlat By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – As the country commemorated Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) today, April 9, hundreds protested in front of the Chinese Consulate in Makati City against China’s continuing invasion of the West Philippine Sea and other parts of the Philippine waters. Led by the…