(Photo by Carlo Manalansan / Bulatlat.com) “We should all unite to call for lifting of martial law.” MANILA – The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) criticized the recent decision of the Supreme Court (SC) affirming the third extension of martial law in Mindanao. On Tuesday, Feb. 19 SC Public Information Chief Atty. Brian Keith…
Gabriela Women’s Partylist Representative Arlene Brosas has called on President Rodrigo Duterte to sign the expanded maternity bill that will provide women who are working in public and private institutions and informal sectors 105 days of paid maternity leave.
Militant peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) deeply criticized the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte for signing the rice tarrification law, saying the measure will kill the rice industry in the country.
We have to continue looking after every single FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT that we have as a citizen of this wretched nation where the majority have become easy prey of the tyrants in government service.
KONTEKSTO Ni DANILO ARAÑA ARAO Paunawa: Mula ngayon ay ilalabas ng Bulatlat ang lingguhang kolum na Konteksto. Sa ngayon ay hindi pa accessible ang website ng Pinoy Weekly dahil sa tuloy-tuloy na distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. (Una sa dalawang bahagi) Bago dumating ang Internet sa ating bansa, ang mga pangunahing paraan ng komunikasyon…
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Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) officials on Sunday said they will not tolerate any wrongdoing committed by its members after one of them was tagged as the suspect in the shooting of a carpenter in Barangay Puerto on Friday, Feb. 15.
(Photo by Dee Ayroso/Bulatlat) MANILA — The family and friends of missing activist Jonas Burgos said they have been insulted by the Philippine government’s motion to remove from official international records 625 cases of enforced disappearances. On Feb. 14, the Presidential Human Rights Committee formally moved for the delisting of the cases during a meeting…