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‘New social security act, detrimental to Filipino migrant workers’
(Photo courtesy of Migrante International) “Rather than push OFWs to pay for social security, the government should push the employers to pay and ensure their workers’ security.” By ALYSSA MAE CLARIN bulatlat.com MANILA — A migrant rights group called for the repeal of a law that requires overseas Filipino workers to cough up a monthly…
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The People’s Choice Movement candidates will win if…
The People’s Choice Movement 10 senatorial candidates for the May 2019 elections will win if the lay people of the churches, not only Roman Catholic Church (RC), will truly campaign, vote and protect their votes for them without reservation. The lay people selected 10 out of 32 senatorial candidates based on these criteria: “Character &…
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Netizens’ free expression in grave threat with cyberlibel conviction
THE CONVICTION of two radio broadcasters in Kidapawan City for simply expressing their opinion in social media –supposedly meant to provide an avenue for personal opinions and narratives – is the latest attack on free expression not only of media practitioners but of everyone who dare share their stand on burning issues. Their conviction may…
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Sa Digma ng Halimaw, Isang Dokyu Teatro | Why this is necessary piece of theater from SIKAD / Tanghalang Mulong Sandoval
By ALON SEGARRA Bulatlat.com “…contemporary performances seem interested in exploring the range of ways in which ‘reality’ can be produced, explored, and understood. Or, to put it another way, the ways in which ‘make-believe’ is made believable.” (C. Turner and S. Behrnt 2008: 188) ‘Sa Digma ng Halimaw, Isang Dokyu Teatro’ is neither fiction nor…
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Envi groups, fisherfolk and urban poor communities call for moratorium on reclamation projects in the country
Over 200 leaders and members of fisherfolk, urban poor, environment and church groups from across the Philippines gathered in the 2nd People’s Summit on the Impacts of Reclamation today at Bayleaf Hotel, Intramuros Manila. After six years, the 2nd national conference aimed to reinvigorate the people’s call for a moratorium on reclamation projects in the…
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AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
Dear President Duterte: We, bishops in Mindanao, have gathered together in Cagayan de Oro City on March 25-26, 2019 for a conferential meeting with the Obispo Maximo. It is with a heavy heart that we write this open letter to you Mr. President. In the last six months, our Church, the Iglesia Filipina Independiente,…
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Strikes of workers met with red-tagging, criminal cases, arrests
Contributed photo. “Unionism is not terrorism.” By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – Eugene Garcia, union president at one of the oldest and most profitable industrial glass manufacturers in Manila, just attended a hearing at the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) on March 20 when he came home to news that the police searched his…
