Sangkot sa panibagong kontrobersiya ng korupsiyon ang Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Bilyun-bilyong pondo ng ahensiya ang diumano’y kinurakot ng ilang mga opisyal, ayon sa nagbitiw nitong anti-fraud legal officer at abogadong si Thorrsson Keith. Sentro na naman ng pampublikong atensiyon ang PhilHealth kahit kalilipas lang noong nakaraang taon ang kontrobersiya sa panukalang gawing mandatory…
Kilala ng marami sa kasalukuyang henerasyon si Fidel Agcaoili bilang punong negosyador ng National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) sa usapang pangkapayapaan. Pero bukod dito, marami pa siyang mga naging ambag sa pagsusulong ng pakikibaka ng sambayanang Pilipino para sa tunay na kalayaan, demokrasya at kapayapaan. Para kay Jose Maria Sison, tagapangulong tagapagtatag ng…
Last night, August 10, President Rodrigo Duterte’s public address to the Filipino people was aired. It was still a story of hoping for a vaccine as a solution to the mounting problems the government has brought on themselves. His story at this time is the “letter” he received from Russian President Vladimir Putin on Russia’s…
Members of progressive organizations hold an indignation protest August 11 at the Commission on Human Rights following the killing of Randall Echanis, Anakpawis chairperson and consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. The post Progressives rage against the brutal murder of Randal Echanis appeared first on Bulatlat.
“Workers’ groups and advocates have not been remiss in making concrete and constructive proposals to the government, but it has been deaf and blind to such proposals.” By JUSTIN UMALI Bulatlat.com SANTA ROSA, Laguna – Despite Laguna’s position as a center of industrial activity in the country, risk of COVID-19 infection runs high in its…
Erlinda Echanis demands the immediate release of her husband’s remains. (Photo by Jaja Necosia/Altermidya) By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – The legal counsel for the family of the slain peace consultant said the Philippine National Police has no power to seize the body of Randall Echanis. Jobert Pahilga, lawyer of the Echanis family…
First of a two-part series Maybe all it takes for something to become government policy is to say it thrice? Like Build, Build, Build or Plant, Plant, Plant, just Go, Go, Go! The pandemic-driven crisis demands that the government spend, spend, spend – by IBON’s estimates at least Php1.6 trillion. But unfortunately, no. When it…
Halos isang linggo na ang nakaraan mula nang matapos ang ikalimang SONA ni Pangulong Duterte ngunit hanggang ngayon, ay usap-usapan pa rin sa social media, sa dyaryo, radio, at TV ang mga nangyari dito. Ang 2020 SONA niyang ito ay isa sa mga pinakamahaba nyang talumpati kompara sa dati niyang nagawa. Sa loob ng SONAng…