Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) first Vice Chairman and Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) chair Ghazali Jaafar passed away at the age of 75 at dawn on Wednesday, March 13.
The groups said that such decision is an “affirmation that the agency is indeed unprepared for this school year’s blended learning.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Following the announcement of the Department of Education (DepEd) postponing the opening of classes, teachers and child rights advocates called on the agency “not to waste…
Bella Perez-Rubio (Philstar.com) – December 12, 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The arrests of six trade unionists and a journalist in a single day — and for the same charge — have been slammed by an international rights watchdog as being highly questionable. “The accused claim that police planted evidence to justify the charges against them. It is…
Gabriela and Gabriela Womens Party held a kick-off activity leading to the commemoration of International Women’s Day on March 8. Dubbed “Womens March against Poverty and Repression,” women leaders from various regions marched from the Bustillos Church in Sampaloc, Manila to Mendiola Bridge Friday, January 19. The groups assailed the continuous effect of rising prices…
BULATLAT FILE PHOTO. Students join the protest against the elimination of Filipino as a subject, Aug. 25. (Photo by Kathy Yamzon) “This is a choice between our collective survival as a nation, and our collective death as a free country.” By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – In light of recent moves to make…
“It is just sad that Ka Fidel will no longer savor the lasting peace with justice that he was pursuing with passion. Goodbye to a dear friend, a revolutionary and a peace warrior,” government labor secretary Silvestre Bello III said. The post A revolutionary and peace warrior’: Tributes pour in for NDFP’s Fidel Agcaoili appeared…