Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is terribly unfortunate that seven decades since this landmark document was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, this day is marked not so much in celebration as in noting how people continue to be deprived of these rights or see these…
Peasant groups and NGOs assessing the climate change impacts and seeking dialogues with government agencies (Photo by M. Salamat / Bulatlat) Farmers’ harvests this year are disappointingly smaller than before – not just in amount but in size also of the grains itself. By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – Just last March the National Economic…
A child rights advocate here has reiterated its opposition to repeal the set minimum age of criminal responsibility under the Republic Act 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006.
“Kaya nakakadismaya ito sa ating mga Pilipino dahil imbes na tatagan ang ating pagkatao sa pamamagitan ng edukasyon at kulturang Pilipino ay inilalayo tayo sa posibilidad na higit nating makilala ang ating pagkatao.”
New year, new crises. Plummeting prices, degrading quality of life. But most citizen-consumers feel happy, it seems. The Philippines allegedly ranks third, among the happiest of nations, if that means anything. Well, it does, for social media well-wishers. Indeed, digital windows have doors that open to other such windows, without intermediary spaces, in what Byung-Chul…
‘If you don’t like TRAIN, then don’t pay’ but…, Duterte tells critics Inquirer.net ‘You’re against the taxes? Do not pay,’ Duterte tells opposers of TRAIN law Manila Bulletin Duterte to opponents of TRAIN Law: Don’t pay taxes but face consequence GMA News Full coverage