Karapatan today submitted an input on the attacks against indigenous rights defenders, in response to the call of the office of United Nations Special Rapporteur Victoria Tauli Corpuz for her upcoming thematic report to the UN Human Rights Council on criminalization of indigenous peoples’ rights defenders. read more
Sixty-seven-year old Ma. Cristina Teofilo walks with a limp as she keeps pace with other senior citizens who are joining this annual commemoration of the Filipino Elderly Week on Monday.
Photo: brads651 Workers have been infuriated by the callous treatment they’ve received in their workplaces. But many of them recognized that the most surefire way to get their employers to provide the protection they needed was through collective action. By STEVEN GREENHOUSE Dissent/Wire/Progressive International Reposted by Bulatlat.com In a society where corporations are relentlessly focused…
Published January 31, 2018, 10:01 PM By Chino S. Leyco The Department of Finance (DOF) said yesterday that the government’s ambitious infrastructure program will shift to “high gear” starting this year following the enactment of the first tax reform law. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the government will roll out…
Kumusta na si Lordei Hina? Pitong taon na ang nakakalipas, hindi pa rin natatamasa ni Lordei Hina at ng kanyang pamilya ang katarungan mula sa malagim na krimeng naranasan niya sa loob ng kampus ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas. Si Lordei Hina ay isang estudyante ng Unbersidad ng Pilipinas, isang graduating student sa ilalim ng kursong…
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Tuesday, December 19 warned all taxi drivers here against refusing passengers with destinations away from downtown areas. “If that is how you act then you will meet the sanctions you deserve. We will direct our enforcers to monitor all of you,” lawyer…