The Real Deal With Unemployed Filipinos

At a checkpoint in San Mateo/Batasan Road boundary. Police set up checkpoints to implement the lockdown order of the national government. March 15, 2020. (Photo by JL Burgos) With the new policy, there is a higher probability that the police themselves would be spreading the disease. By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Interior…

The NUJP said that while it was important to secure the country and the people from the threats of terrorism, the bill would only do more harm than good by pushing the people to surrender their rights and liberties as citizens of a democratic country. By ALYSSA MAE CLARIN Bulatlat.com MANILA — The Senate is…

Different groups calling for justice for killed activists in the country. (Photo by Carlo Manalansan/BULATLAT) “We are saddened and appalled by the ongoing violence and threats against human rights defenders in the Philippines, including the killing of two human rights defenders over the past two weeks.” — UN spokesperson By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com…

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…