“The government placed workers lives in the hands of private employers who prioritize profit over workers’ health and safety. It has placed workers’ lives in the hands of small employers who do not have the necessary resources,” By REIN TARINAY Bulatlat.com MANILA — Are we safe in our workplace? This was the questioned posed in…
Downloaded photo from NCRPO Facebook. “With the trail of killings, illegal arrest and detention, and other criminal acts committed in the course of the implementation of the local synchronized enhanced management of police operations (SEMPO) in Negros, which were committed under his purview, he is in no way ‘good and honest.’ ” By ANNE MARXZE…
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Ang mga manininda o mga sidewalk vendors ay kabilang sa impormal na sektor sa bansa. Marami sa kanila ay hindi na nakahanap ng regular na trabaho kung kaya’y naghanap ng hanapbuhay na mapagkakakitaan. Ang iba naman ay para sa pandagdag panggastos sa bahay, habang ang iba ay nakahanap ng mas matiwasay na pamumuhay kaysa sa…
Noong Mayo 20, naglunsad ng isang webinar ang Kilusang Bayanihan, kalipunan ng mga organisasyon, institusyon at mga indibidwal na nagsasagawa ng mga relief operation sa buong bansa at ang Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) Metro Manila tungkol sa kasalukuyang kalagayan ng mga Pilipino sa ilalim ng lockdown at kinakaharap na krisis pangkalusugan na pandemyang COVID-19. Inilahad…
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As President Rodrigo Duterte ended his May 20 midnight address with a defense of National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Maj. Gen. Debold Sinas, groups hit the double standards of the government and Duterte himself in the implementation of the lockdown guidelines. Duterte said he wanted Sinas to remain as NCRPO chief and that…
An effigy of US President Donald Trump and Rodrigo Duterte made by protesters in 2019. (Photo by Carlo Manalansan / Bulatlat) Amid the worsening COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, the U.S. government is brokering a $2 billion arms sale to Duterte’s repressive regime, fueling a human rights catastrophe. By AMEE CHEW Bulatlat.com On April 30,…