Bulatlat file photo. Copra farmers are among the country’s poorest. “Throughout the past regimes, Danding was able to amass great wealth, power, and influence after plundering the coco levy fund collected from small coconut farmers during Martial Law.” By EMILY VITAL Bulatlat.com MANILA – With the death of business tycoon, Marcos crony and landlord Eduardo…
“We don’t want aid, what we need is to get our livelihood back. What can we get from the government’s aid? A few kilos of rice and cans of sardines? Those aren’t even enough to feed our family for a day. Our request is to get our livelihood back, we’re not expecting the government to…
The challenge for American activists and organizers is to now elevate these contradictions towards the primary question of class struggle; something that hasn’t been done since the Black Panther Party of the 1960s. By JUSTIN UMALI Bulatlat.com MANILA — On June 8, thousands of American protesters occupied roughly six blocks in Seattle, Washington, barricaded the…
“It is very alarming that the (Philippine police) continues to fail as a good example of a gender-sensitive institution.” By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – The looming passage of the anti-terror bill may worsen the already dire conditions of Filipino women. This after the Philippine police posted what critics described as a gender-insensitive…
Petitioners in an open letter to Valenzuela Mayor Rex Gatchalian on the labor issues and campus repression issues in the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela (PLV) responded to the mayor’s reaction to their letter or such concerns contained in the letter that has been circulating online. “While we appreciate that Mayor Gatchalian took time to…
Bayan Muna Rep. Eufemia Cullamat fears that with the looming passage of the anti-terror bill, more incidents of harassment and abductions might take place. By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – As the new anti-terrorism bill awaits the signature of President Rodrigo Duterte, two Lumad students and their father, and a development w were…
From March 14 to June 4 this year, based on research group IBON’s monitoring, the Duterte government has already obtained foreign commitments of US$3.95 billion in loans, US$17.3 million in grants, and US$5 million in technical assistance (TA) – all for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. The Philippine-headquartered Asian Development Bank (ADB) accounts for US$2.1 billion…