Marawi’s lament
A year after the City of Marawi was ruined by war, displaced residents continued to lament over their plight.
A year after the City of Marawi was ruined by war, displaced residents continued to lament over their plight.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) must enforce its regularization orders instead of simply coming out with lists of companies practicing contractualization, militant labor federation Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) challenged the agency. Reacting to the DOLE revelation that some of the country’s biggest companies are among the top implementors of the illegal contractualization scheme,…
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) would be willing to explore whatever offer the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) would be making to reopen the stalled peace talks, Jose Maria Sison said. In a statement, Sison said he sees a silver lining in GRP President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent statement that…
PARIS, France Dec 7, 2020, Agence France-Presse The European Central Bank is accused of exacerbating financial inequality The European Central Bank (ECB) likely saved the eurozone from several financial crises, but it is also accused of exacerbating inequality with its ultra-loose monetary policies. What policies are being questioned? Under the direction of Mario Draghi and…
By April Burcer Despite the rains, teachers from all over Metro Manila marched Wednesday afternoon (June 4) on EDSA to call for an across-the-board salary increase for mentors and employees in the education sector. After their General Representatives’ Assembly earlier organized by the Alliance of Concerned Teachers-National Capital Region (ACT-NCR) Union, the teachers also demanded…
The militant peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas expressed doubt as to the availability of cheap rice from the National Food Authority in retail markets as earlier announced by the government.
It’s been a month since PILC assisted the relatives of political prisoners in filing a petition to release on humanitarian grounds at least 22 political prisoners and other PDLs vulnerable to COVID-19. The Supreme Court deliberated on the petition on May 5, but has not decided yet. By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA –…