“May this serve as a wake-up call to the Commission on Higher Education and the national government.” By ALYSSA MAE CLARIN Bulatlat.com MANILA– Students reiterated their call for the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to implement mass promotion after news of a fellow student’s death. On May 16, Kristelyn Villance, a second-year criminology student from…
Editorial cartoon by Renan Ortiz The recent pronouncement of Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque shows the absence of governance amid the COVID-19 pandemic. After President Rodrigo Duterte asked for emergency powers — which includes the authority to reallocate budget – we, the Filipino people have been left to fend for ourselves. Roque admitted there is no…
At a time when funds are urgent for the huge COVID-19 response needed, research group IBON said that the Duterte administration is giving up Php667 billion in revenues to boost the profits of the country’s largest corporations. Oligarch profits are boosted at the expense of aiding poor families, containing the spread of the coronavirus, and…
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“DepEd Sec. Leonor Briones’ pep talk on fighting fears and teaching our students courage does not assuage our apprehensions as they are based on our rational assessment of the country’s present condition.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – The broadest group of public school teachers in the Philippines called on the Department of…
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Just before, he ended his speech midnight of May 20, President Rodrigo Duterte addressed the issue surrounding embattled National Capital Region Police Chief (NCRPO) Major General Debold Sinas. He said he does not want Sinas removed from his post. “The law is law pero akin na ‘yon. He stays there until further order,” said Duterte….
After much ado and noise about fast-tracking a 5-month provisional franchise for media giant ABS-CBN in the past week, the Lower House of Congress announced on May 18 they will no longer tackle the bill. They would now instead tackle the pending bills on the 25-year franchise extension of ABS-CBN. As criticisms flared against the…