Members of the AHW-PL with their nominees outside the Comelec office last January 23 denouncing their group’s disqualification. (Contributed photo.) The recent disqualification of Aksyon Health Workers Party-List clearly leads us to believe that genuine party-lists, even with a track record of its initiators to boot and members belonging to the marginalized and underrepresented sector,…
Member of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) light candles as countdown to the tenth year of the Ampatuan Massacre, Jan. 23, 2019 at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani. (Photo by Ronalyn V. Olea / Bulatlat) By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA —While many netizens posted on Facebook two pictures of themselves…
(Photo by Carlos Maningat) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Lawmakers have once again ignored the strong outcry to put a stop to the proposed bill that aims to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility as they railroaded its approval on its second reading before the plenary of the House of Representatives…
MANILA – Workers, public transport drivers, families of migrant workers and informal workers from urban poor communities trooped to COMELEC today to demand that Manggagawa Partylist be allowed to run in the coming mid-term elections. COMELEC decided last year December 19 to dismiss the appeal of Manggagawa for accreditation as a party-list organization. But a…
Led by KMP, various groups marched to Mendiola Peace Arch to commemorate the 32nd year of Mendiola Massacre (Photo by A. Clarin / Bulatlat) “Ang pagsasaka ay marangal na gawain, hindi po ito terorismo. Hindi po kami terorista.” By ALYSSA MAE A. CLARIN Bulatlat.com MANILA — Thirty-two years after the massacre of farmers demanding genuine…
Bishop Roberto Mallari of San Jose, Nueva Ecija says that President Duterte’s open invitation to kill bishops “opens a door for people to commit injustices.” (Photo by Ronalyn V. Olea / Bulatlat) “We pray for our nation and all the inhabitants therein, that they will know peace, genuine peace based on justice and righteousness.” By…
(Photo courtesy of Salinlahi) “Jailing children…is punitive instead of corrective. It deprives instead of fulfilling rights, and exemplifies cruelty instead of compassion.” By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – In less than five minutes into the session, the Committee on Justice of the House of Representatives approved yesterday a bill lowering the minimum age…
Relatives, friends and supporters gathered at the University of the Philippines College of Science in Diliman January 19 to launch the Free Rey Casambre Movement. The group is calling for the freedom of NDF peace consultant and director of Philippine Peace Center Rey Casambre. Among those who attended the activity are Bishop Deogracias Yniguez, Pastor…