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By DEE AYROSO The post Gift from Congress appeared first on Bulatlat.

“…that same faith compels us to tell the truth and to denounce the ungodly conduct of those who failed to rule with justice.” By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — “The Church cannot be silent.” Photo by Janess Ann Ellao/Bulatlat This call, as written in a placard tightly held by a seminarian, summed up…

Children and advocates oppose the lowering of the minimum age of criminal responsibility in a press conference, June 26 at the Commission on Human Rights. (Photo by Ronalyn V. Olea / Bulatlat) “The developmental maturity of juveniles mitigates their criminal culpability.”- Psychological Association of the Philippines By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA — As legislators…

Filipino commuters have to contend with the sorry state of public transport every day. By GI MORI The post Inside a bus appeared first on Bulatlat.

“There are technological solutions it could implement to prevent data corruption.” By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) remains accountable to any burden or risk to the passport holders arising from the passport data mess. In a message emailed to Bulatlat, IT specialist Angel Averia described the latest twist in…

(Photo by Ruth Lumibao/Bulatlat) Sy may indeed be a hardworking man. But so are his conglomerate’s employees. With Sy’s determined use of neoliberal policies such as contractualization, the fruits of tens of thousands of his employees’ hard work go largely to his companies’ profits. Here lies the unheralded side of his Forbes-topping net worth, the…