By Edward Alipio | Baretang Bikolnon Daet, Camarines Norte — “Serbisyo sa tao, ‘wag gawing negosyo.” This was the chant of various consumers, labor workers, and youth representatives in front of the Camarines Norte Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CANORECO) building in Magallanes Ilaod, Daet on...
June 14, 2021 Kath M. Cortez DAVAO CITY – As COVID-19 cases in Davao City continues to rise, a shortage of nurses and medical staff has prompted the head of the Southern Philippine Medical Center (SPMC) to seek help from the City Government of Davao to address...
by Salvi Armada The governance of Iloilo City is definitely so unlike the democratic management of a poultry farm. In a poultry farm, divergence in ability to fly high exists amongst fowls but feeds are distributed to each according to need. No loud squawks of...
By AMALYN ANACIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Health experts and lawmakers have expressed dismay over the Philippine government’s silence on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) as developing countries continue to grapple with access to COVID-19...
“We won’t be fooled by the pretext that reopening our natural resources to large-scale mining would help revive the pandemic-battered economy as it would inflict serious damage than repair.” By ADAM ANG Bulatlat.com MANILA — Environment defenders, including scientists...
The country has been vulnerable to massive flooding linked to deforestation. The coronavirus pandemic is also a catastrophe that arose from populations occupying wild animal habitats. By Karol Ilagan/Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism Key findings:...
Hindi nangyari ang orihinal na planong paggunita ng Pandaigdigang Araw ng Paggawa sa Liwasang Bonifacio dahil sa panggigipit ng mga pulis, subalit naidaos naman ito sa Welcome Rotonda, Quezon City. Pangunahing panawagan ng mga manggagawa sa taong ito ang pagbibigay ng...
Dating ‘modus’ ng mga pulis na pagtanim umano ng mga baril at eksplosibo sa bahay ng mga aktibista, muling nangyari sa tatlong insidente sa Bicol.
The pandemic only compounded the already dismal status of occupational health and safety in the country.
What started out as an inspiring act of sharing food through the community pantry has made two residents here become targets of the military’s red-tagging.
That fateful night of March 3, the life of Guillen was shaken as two men wearing ski masks attacked him, stabbing him several times with a screwdriver.
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – A street sweeper in Marikina, Mechelle Radolla could not believe it when she tested positive for COVID-19. This despite all her precautions such as wearing face mask and face shield, and observing physical distancing. “My...
April 21, 2021 President Rodrigo Duterte confessed to being a traitor in his latest late Monday night address, his former professor and National Democratic Front of the Philippines chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison said. “In all seriousness, Duterte...