Research group IBON said that a wage hike towards a family living wage is a more than fair 50-50 split of profits between employers and Filipino workers. The group said that a meaningful wage hike is urgent for nominal wages to keep up with the rising cost of living. IBON stressed that raising...
By KIMBERLY BINALINGBING and MARIA VICENTA SALAZARWith reports from Anne Marxze D. UmilBulatlat.com MANILA – State agents may be involved in the enforced disappearance of two young environmental defenders Jonila Castro and Jhed Tamano in Orion, Bataan. This is...
By KATEBELLE LADLADBulatlat.com MANILA – A group of children’s rights advocates welcomed the passing, on third and final reading, of a bill in the House of Representatives seeking to provide appropriate sex education for the Filipino youth and other social services,...
Ni AXELL SWEN LUMIGUENPinoy Weekly Nagprotesta sa harap ng Department of Agriculture (DA) sa Quezon City ang mga progresibong grupo upang ipanawagan ang pagbabasura sa Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) at pagpapababa ng presyo ng bigas at iba pang...
Atom Araullo has been at the center of a red-tagging spree since early 2022, targeting both him and his mother Carol, long-time activist and former chairperson of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan. By ALYSSA MAE CLARINBulatlat.com MANILA — Broadcast journalist Alfonso Tomas...
Ni MARLON TOBIASIBON Foundation Sa tuwing nababanggit ang lugar na Bulacan, napapahagikgik na lamang ako dahil sa wala namang ibang tatatak sa isip mo kundi lubak at baha. Nagbago ang tungo ko rito noong napasama ako sa isang exposure o saglit na pakikipamuhay sa mga...
Teachers also condemn new curriculum as ‘undermining truth’ A group of martial law survivors expressed opposition to a Department of Education (DepEd) memorandum ordering that the Marcos name be disassociated from the dictatorship of the 1970s to the 1980s. The...
Bayan Southern Tagalog asserted that the QCPD is “wasting funds” through its actions. By JUSTIN UMALIBulatlat.com SANTA CRUZ, Laguna – The Quezon City Police Department has filed complaints against 14 mass leaders who participated in the protest actions during...
Ni MICHELLE MABINGNAYPinoy Weekly Aabot na sa P400 ang nawawala sa naiuuwing kita kada araw ni Dionisio Bendoy Jr., drayber at operator ng jeep, dahil sa walong linggong magkakasunod na taas-presyo sa mga produktong petrolyo. “Hirap na talaga kaming mga namamasada sa...
‘There are some companies, which may not have sustainability as a priority, that are still in denial that they are mandated to do the EPR law,’ says Crispin Lao, executive director of the Philippine Alliance for Recycling and Materials Sustainability. By ELYSSA...
Research group IBON said that the 2.8-million collapse in the number of employed persons but small decline in unemployed confirms that many Filipinos have dropped out of the labor force. This is due to the lack of jobs – even work that is self-employed and informal....
By MARICAR PIEDADIBON Foundation In the 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA), Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr vowed that the health system would go through structural changes. But the proposed 2024 budget for the sector is slashed by Php2 billion, while the new...
The CA further noted that there is no compelling reason for the OSG’s appeal based on utter lack of merit,