Bulatlat file photo | GMA 7 talents stage a protest action in front of GMA Network Inc. compound, June 5, 2015. (Photo by Ronalyn V. Olea / Bulatlat.com) “Truly, without their work, petitioner GMA would have nothing to air, hence the private respondents’ services in the former’s television program were unquestionably necessary and essential.” By…
On the 33rd anniversary of People Power Revolution, the Save Our Schools (SOS) Network revisited Martial Law under the late President Ferdinand Marcos in a lecture titled “Martial Law Noon at Ngayon: Kwento ng pag-abuso at paglaban.” “I realized that there is no difference with Martial law before and now. In Marcos’ administration, there were…
Members of Talents Association of GMA Network (TAG) welcomed the Court of Appeals (CA) Special 14th Division decision to uphold the earlier decisions of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) that declared them as regular employees of media giant GMA Network, Inc (GMA). “Our group has been through a lot after five years, including in…
An official of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), Executive Secretary Rev. Fr. Jerome R. Secillano, has responded to the inquiry made by Ted Failon, on February 26, 2019, about the “sexual misconduct” besetting the Roman Catholic Church, on how this issue happened and can be given remedy in the Philippine context? This…
Bayan Muna members protesting oil price hikes (Bulatlat photo) “The latest round of price hikes will definitely hurt consumers including low to middle-income earners and especially poor sectors like farmers, fisherfolk and urban poor.” By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – Picket protests in different places across the Philippines greeted today’s hike in oil prices. On…
The Court of Appeals Special 14th Division has decided that the Talents Association of GMA Network (TAG) are regular employees of media giant GMA Network, Inc. (GMA), upholding an earlier decision by the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC). In a decision promulgated on February 20, 2019, the CA dismissed the Petition for Certiorari filed by…
Progressive youth groups Anakbayan Metro Manila and Kabataan Partylist Metro Manila slammed the Philippine National Police (PNP) over red-baiting and vilification of youth groups and other partylists in a local forum in Pamantasang Lungsod ng Marikina on Thursday, February 21. The forum, organized by the Marikina CPS-SCADU, aimed to raise awareness on the ‘anti-terrorism’ campaign…
Photo from www.article19.org “The testimonies of the victims and their communities, as well as their steadfast commitment to fight for justice are enough bases to overcome the lies of this administration.” MANILA – “Stop whining and address the issue,” Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay told the government after it once again tagged the group as…