In London, Filipino migrants marched from the Philippine embassy to Trafalgar Square to protest the government crackdown on critics as well as the administration’s failed response to the pandemic. The migrants also condemned racism in the UK and called for the protection for undocumented migrants. The group Filipino Domestic Workers Association, together with Europe chapters…
Photo by Carlo Manalansan/Bulatlat “This series of attacks, bigoted and fantastic as they are, is not only disturbing but can be ominous of even worse things to come.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) chairperson Fidel Agcaoili has set the record straight amid allegations that he…
“Habang pataas ng pataas ang kaso ng COVID-19 sa bansa ay nananatili namang bulag at bingi ang pamahalaang Duterte [at] ang DepEd sa nga hinaing ng mga guro at magulang. Kahit pa man pataas at palala ang kaso ng pandemya sa bansa ay wala pa rin siyang programang matino para sa mga kabataan at sektor…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) should uphold people’s rights by recommending the veto of the Anti-Terrorism Bill, human rights watchdog Karapatan strongly urged, as the DOJ reviews the proposed measure. In a letter addressed to DOJ Secretary Menardo Guevarra, Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay said that the Anti-Terrorism Bill “will inevitably and ultimately infringe on…
The joint venture would turn water from a natural resource to a profit-generating commodity, to the detriment of consumers. For starters a 12 percent Value Added Tax will be automatically tacked onto water bills once the deal is closed.
Aug 13, 2022, Jojo Dass An enterprising group of overseas Filipino workers in Dubai brings bibingka’s mouth-watering scent to the city DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – With the onset of the “ber” months, that aromatic whiff of rice cake – bibingka – on banana leaf being baked atop a clay oven filled with glowing charcoals…