https://www.fisheaters.com/parables7.html By CHEEKAI DELA CRUZ National Council of Churches in the Philippines Ps 119:57,72, 76-77, 127-130 1Kings 3:5, 7-12 Romans 8:28-30 Matt 13:44-52 The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl 44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and…
Despite efforts to “exploit and weaponize quarantine measures to sabotage the staging of mass mobilizations and demonstrations” as President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) today, July 27, 2020, hundreds and thousands joined protests actions both online and on-ground as well as inside and outside the country, to register resistance…
A policeman confiscates copies of Pinoy Weekly. (Photo courtesy of Kadamay) By ALYSSA MAE CLARIN Bulatlat.com MANILA– Pandi local police raided the local office of urban group Kadamay today, July 26, arrested one of its members and confiscated thousands of copies of alternative media magazine Pinoy Weekly. According to a statement released by Pinoy Weekly,…
President Ivan Duque of Colombia (left) and President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines (right) have come under greater scrutiny over COVID-19 policies that leave rural peoples ever more vulnerable. Both countries have registered the highest number of land-related human rights violations during the pandemic, according to PANAP’s monitoring (Photos from New Straits Times and Business…
Environmental groups want Pres. Rodrigo Duterte to discuss his administration’s plan of action in protecting the environment during his fifth State of the Nation (SONA) address on Monday, July 27.
Construction workers take a rest. Government infrastructure projects continue amid the pandemic. Independent think-tank Ibon Foundation maintains such projects do not stimulate the economy and favor big business and foreign investors. (File photo by Raymund B. Villanueva) “The Duterte administration’s plans for economic recovery revolve around continuing infrastructure projects as the main source of economic…
Bulatlat.com COVID-19 hastens PH economic decay As COVID-19 wipes out whatever is left of the limited opportunities for Filipinos to earn a living, the Duterte administration’s lacking response, combined with an oppressive political environment, creates conditions for a perfect storm of social unrest. Duterte’s double treason Under the guise of ‘freedom of navigation’ and ‘commitment…
Overseas Filipino workers returning from Kuwait. (Photo from DFA website) Looking at history, one can say that state abandonment is very much the official disposition on which the labor export system is hinged. The Philippine government is fundamentally inclined to function simply as what sociologist Robyn Rodriguez calls a “labor brokerage state,” an institutional apparatus…