It is an order from the President Rodrigo Duterte not only for the “abusive” priests, but for all priests. Duterte once again issued an order to kill the priests after the Roman Catholic Church (RC) had apologized for the “sexual misconduct” committed by a few members of its clergy, but not all clergy. The recent…
Foreign lawyers underscore the pattern of “state-sanctioned” violence against Filipino lawyers in a press conference, March 18 at the IBP Building. (Photo by Alyssa Mae Clarin / Bulatlat) “The more serious the crime, the less serious the investigation.” By ALYSSA MAE CLARIN Bulatlat.com MANILA — An international fact-finding mission composed of nine lawyers from different…
College of Arts and Sciences Student Council (CASSC) officers of the University of the East (UE) in Manila have been threatened to be blocked from graduation should they not sign the tuition and other school fees increases documents, according to a text message from a Students Affairs Office employee. CASSC Vice President Martin Nepomuceno reported…
The hearing on the illegal possession of firearms charges against Bob Reyes in the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QC RTC) Branch 95 lasted for around 30 minutes only as the police were not able to present their witnesses. This was the third time that the police witnesses failed to appear for Reyes’ hearing. Meanwhile,…
Ang tubig ay buhay, tulad ng pag-agos nito sa iba’t ibang anyong tubig, ng pagdaloy nito sa ating katawan. Sabi nga nila, mawalan na ng kuryente ‘wag lang ng tubig”. Sa panahong nararanasan ang kawalan ng tubig sa ilang mga lugar sa Pilipinas, hindi maitatanggi ang realidad ng lipunan na puno ng problema na tila…
Hindi na kailangang ipaliwanag kung bakit mahalaga ang tubig. Ginagamit ito sa paglilinis, pagluluto at paglalaba. Kung maliligo o magsesepilyo, may tubig pa ring makokonsumo. Kaya nga napakalaking abala kung mawawalan ng suplay nito, lalo na kung napakahabang oras na walang tubig at natapat pa sa oras ng almusal, tanghalian o hapunan. Makakapagsaing pa kaya…
Umaabot na raw sa P7,000 ang bentahan ng isang tangke ng tubig. Tiba-tiba ang mga nagsasamantala sa nagaganap na “krisis” sa tubig, o kakulangan daw ng suplay ng tubig sa kanlurang bahagi ng Kamaynilaan. Ibinunyag ang modus na ito ni Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate, sa kanilang piket sa harap ng tanggapan ng Manila Water…
More than 200 volunteers and marine environmentalists belonging to fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA), Baseco People’s Alliance, Earth Island Institute (EII), Nilad Metro Manila, Reef Check Philippines, held a whole day “People’s Clean-up Action Vs. Reclamation” along Baseco bayside of Manila Bay, as part of the campaign for genuine rehabilitation…