By JONAH KAYGUANBulatlat.com MANILA — As the Islamic holy month of Ramadan rounds its first week, Palestinian refugees in the Philippines continue to face an uncertain future. Those who fled the war in Gaza find themselves scattered across Metro Manila, handed from one group to the next, and...
Ni NEIL AMBIONPinoy Weekly Naghihingalo nang natagpuan ng mga paramedic ang dalawang buwang sanggol na si Mahmoud Fattouh. Bitbit siya ng inang humihingi ng tulong. “Itinakbo namin siya sa ospital at napag-alamang nagdurusa ito sa matinding malnutrisyon. Dinala siya...
Ni AXELL SWEN LUMIGUENPinoy Weekly Matapos ang halos pitong buwang paglilitis, dismayado sa naging desisyon ng Navotas Regional Trial Court Branch 286 ang pamilya ni Jherrode “Jemboy” Baltazar, isang 17 anyos na binatang binaril ng mga pulis dahil sa mistaken identity...
By DOMINIC GUTOMANBulatlat.com MANILA – As President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. visits the Australian Parliament, Australian senators and Filipino rights groups staged a protest in the Australian capital outside Parliament Hill today, February 29. While President...
The Rice Liberalization Law has been in place for five years. Still, market prices have yet to drop to P25 per kilo, affecting farmers and consumers. By LIA MERCADOBulatlat.com MANILA – Food advocates have expressed concern over the 22.6-percent rice inflation in the...
At the on-going House of Representatives (HOR) hearings on economic Charter change (Cha-cha), Marikina 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo said the point of Cha-cha is to open up the economy so she was “shocked” at IBON’s claim that the Philippines is now already among...
Ni CHRISTOM JOHN SANTIAGOPinoy Weekly Inilunsad ng mga grupo ng kababaihan ang isang network na naglalayong ipagtanggol at protektahan ang karapatan ng kababaihan at mamamayan laban sa ibayong dayuhang pananamantala na pahihintulutan ng pagbabago sa Saligang Batas....
In a House deliberation on wage hike proposals, research group IBON executive director Sonny Africa stressed that there is no reason not to give any of the wage hikes currently proposed by different legislation. The House of Representatives (HOR) Committee on Labor...
By JACINTO LINGATONGBulatlat.com SANTA CRUZ, Laguna — Youth groups in Southern Tagalog have strongly opposed the proposed resolution of the 202nd Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army and CALABARZON Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF ELCAC)...
By KIMBERLIE QUITASOLwww.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — The City Government of Baguio, together with the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), recognized human rights defenders and advocates during the flag ceremony at the Baguio City Hall today, Feb. 26, a day after the...
TRIGGER WARNING: ABUSE By SAI GOMEZBulatlat.com MANILA – Gender-based violence remains rampant globally, not just in the Philippines but across the world. According to the data from the World Health Organization (WHO), one in three women, or around 736 million, are...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMILBulatlat.com MANILA — The people will not forget the first People Power uprising. This is the assertion of progressive groups as they commemorated the 38th year since the first People Power uprising on Sunday, Feb. 25, which toppled the late...
By JACINTO LINGATONGBulatlat.com SANTA ROSA,Laguna – Reports of increased police checkpoints and intelligence agents near offices and universities have been documented a day before the 38th year commemoration of the first people power uprising that toppled the...