(Photo by Carlos Maningat) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Lawmakers have once again ignored the strong outcry to put a stop to the proposed bill that aims to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility as they railroaded its approval on its second reading before the plenary of the House of Representatives…
MANILA – Workers, public transport drivers, families of migrant workers and informal workers from urban poor communities trooped to COMELEC today to demand that Manggagawa Partylist be allowed to run in the coming mid-term elections. COMELEC decided last year December 19 to dismiss the appeal of Manggagawa for accreditation as a party-list organization. But a…
Led by KMP, various groups marched to Mendiola Peace Arch to commemorate the 32nd year of Mendiola Massacre (Photo by A. Clarin / Bulatlat) “Ang pagsasaka ay marangal na gawain, hindi po ito terorismo. Hindi po kami terorista.” By ALYSSA MAE A. CLARIN Bulatlat.com MANILA — Thirty-two years after the massacre of farmers demanding genuine…
Bishop Roberto Mallari of San Jose, Nueva Ecija says that President Duterte’s open invitation to kill bishops “opens a door for people to commit injustices.” (Photo by Ronalyn V. Olea / Bulatlat) “We pray for our nation and all the inhabitants therein, that they will know peace, genuine peace based on justice and righteousness.” By…
(Photo courtesy of Salinlahi) “Jailing children…is punitive instead of corrective. It deprives instead of fulfilling rights, and exemplifies cruelty instead of compassion.” By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – In less than five minutes into the session, the Committee on Justice of the House of Representatives approved yesterday a bill lowering the minimum age…
Yearend Birdtalk 2018 Executive Summary Adverse economic and political trends since the start of the Duterte administration intensified last year. The risk of combustion in 2019 has become much higher. The administration has tried to project an image of economic progress and strongman-driven stability, peace and order. But if the year 2018 has shown anything…
Research group IBON said that the economy is slowing under the Duterte administration and that its first two full years registered the lowest level of job creation among post-Marcos administrations. The group said that these obvious signs of the country’s troubled economy should be enough to make the government reconsider its overly market-driven policies. Budget…