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In this episode, Bulatlat looks back on the revolutionary roots of the International Women’s Day. The post This Week on People’s History: International (Working) Women’s Day appeared first on Bulatlat.

Ni RENE BOY ABIVA Pagkasapit na pagkasapit ng nanunuot sa lamig na bukang-liwayway dumating ang banda-musiko; agad nilang inayos ang kanilang hanay nang pabilog; sa gitna ang baho, tambol, at simbalo habang sa magkabilang gilid nama’y nakapuwesto ang trumpeta, trombon, at tuba; dagli nilang tinugtog ang Martsa Para sa Patay ni Saul; at nangagsimulang gumapang…

Metro Manila’s insane traffic congestion is an opportunity to read books. Reading is more productive and relaxing instead of cursing at drivers, enforcers, and pedestrians. It’s less risky than using a smartphone inside jeepneys, UV Express vans, and trains. It’s a matter of adjusting our perspectives. For example, a three-hour ride from Quezon City to…

The Chinese embassy in Manila had earlier demolished Duterte spokesperson Salvador Panelo’s tale that should the government deport Chinese nationals illegally working in the Philippines, the Ambassador had threatened to do the same to Filipinos in China. The Embassy said the Chinese government would do no such thing because it “respects” Philippine laws. But there…

Ten years ago, no country in the world gave women and men equal legal rights. Today (or since June 2017) six out of 187 nations have enshrined gender equality in their laws, specifically those affecting employment and entrepreneurship, according to a decade-long study made public by the World Bank, ahead of the observance of International…