Worsening state of Filipino workers under Duterte
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President Rodrigo Duterte conferred the Order of National Artist (ONA), a presidential award, to a new roster of awardees on October 24 at the Malacañang Palace. The seven new National Artists are Raymundo “Ryan” Cayabyab (Music), Lauro “Larry” Alcala for visual arts, Francisco Mañosa (Architecture and Allied Arts), Ramon Muzones and Resil B. Mojares (Literature),…
1. Why did the Duterte regime railroad the passage of this new anti-terror bill? What urgency does it see in the passage of this bill? JMS: Following the Duterte regime‘s certification of the so-called anti-terrorism bill as urgent, the Lower House has approved it like the Senate has already done. The regime is railroading the…
Lumad leaders will be leading militant groups on a march to Mendiola on May 23 to protest the extended martial law in Mindanao. Mindanao-based groups Kalumaran and Barug Katungod Mindanao made this announcement as they presented their assessment of the first year since Pres. Duterte declared martial rule in the island. The groups said that…
Dalawang araw na nasa kustodiya ng Quezon City Police Distrtict ang labi ng beteranong aktibista, lider-pesante at konsultant pangkapayapaan na si Randall “Randy” Echanis, na isa sa dalawang pinaslang sa isang bahay sa Novaliches, Quezon City madaling araw ng Agosto 10. Kahit pa kinilala na ng pamilya, kabilang ang asawang si Erlinda Echanis, ang labi niya, pilit…
Photo from www.article19.org “It is time for the Human Rights Council to take action against these sustained attacks on human rights defenders and independent watchdog institutions.” By BULATLAT MANILA – It is about time for the United Nations Human Rights Council to take action against the human rights violations in the Philippines, said UN human…
pula ang tinta ng pluma, ng bala, ng dugong kumawala, na umagos mula sa katawang lupa ng isang makata, isang mandirigma. isinulat mo’y digma, mga saknong ng pag-aalsa, mga oyayi at oda, mga taludturan ng paglaya, para sa masang sinisinta, para sa inapi’t dinusta, para sa bayang musa at lubos mong dinadakila. ang iyong mga…