Members of Migrante-Hong Kong call for the scrapping of mandatory Philhealth contribution for OFWs during its Laboy Day protest. (Photo by Aaron Ceradoy) “OFWs deserve to get steady and efficient relief at this time of crisis. The Duterte regime better stop treating Filipino migrants as milking cows to subsidize big private profit in a country…
In a letter dated April 27, 74 organizations called on Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, People’s Republic of China President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Myanmar State Counsellor Aung Sun Suu Kyi, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, and Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong to release imprisoned journalists in response…
Sugar farm workers of Central Asucarera de Bais catch their breath after harvesting sugarcanes . (Photo by xtianmichael) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)’s Bureau of Workers Concerns (BWSC) has so far given P1,000 cash subsidy for 49,267 sugar workers, or only seven percent of the 700,000 sugar workers in the country. BY AARON…
Screenshot of Concerned Artists of the Philippines webinar titled Paki/Alam on April 23. We articulate not only what concerns us but more essentially what concerns those whose rights are trampled upon. In so doing, we empower them to likewise articulate their sentiments and aspirations. By ROMA ESTRADA Bulatlat.com MANILA — In his come-back press conference…
(L-R) Wives and mothers demand justice for their loved ones. Carmela Avelino, Precila Lebico and Bienvenida Cabe. (Photo courtesy of Amihan) Human rights group Karapatan documented 250 victims of extrajudicial killings and 10 victims of enforced disappearances from July 2016 until March this year. Moreover, nearly 370,000 civilians were affected by military bombings and 450,000…
Southern Tagalog protesters sign the mural depicting their struggle for human rights. (photo by Justin Umali / Bulatlat) By JUSTIN UMALI Bulatlat.com MANILA – Human rights organization Defend-Southern Tagalog (Defend-ST) revealed the human rights abuses in the region’s rural communities in a forum held July 20 at the National Council of Churches in the Philippines…
Protesters from Southern Tagalog region hold a protest action in front of the Chinese Embassy in Makati, July 20. (Photo by Justin Umali / Bulatlat) By JUSTIN UMALI Bulatlat.com MANILA – In response to the Duterte administration’s failure to defend Philippine national sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea, progressive groups staged a protest in front…
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. unwittingly said something at odds with what his boss, President Rodrigo Duterte, has been saying since he came to power in 2016. The Philippines, “Teddy Boy” declared during a reception last July 4, the 243rd anniversary of American independence from Britain, cannot live without the United States of America…