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 SHERWIN DE VERAwww.nordis.net PASIG CITY — A lawyer and human rights groups have expressed concern over the military’s request for accomplishments and financial documents of groups in Baguio City, saying this violates civil and political rights. In an August 15...
The youngest member of Congress condemned a House of Representatives tradition granting so-called parliamentary courtesy to certain agencies of the executive branch and approving their proposed budget without deliberation. Speaking at the hearing of the Office of the...
Ni MICHELLE MABINGNAYPinoy Weekly Sa paggunita sa International Day of the Disappeared, muling nagprotesta ang mga pamilya’t kaibigan ng mga biktima ng sapilitang pagkawala o desaparecidos sa harap ng Court of Appeals (CA) sa Maynila noong Agosto 30. Nanawagan sila ng...
Ni MICHELLE MABINGNAYPinoy Weekly Para makaagapay sa pagsirit ng mga presyo, napilitang pumasok sa trabahong may mababang pasahod ang mga manggagawang Pilipino batay sa datos ng Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Sa June 2023 Labor Force Survey na inilabas ng...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMILBulatlat.com MANILA – Progressive groups once again expressed their solidarity with the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP) as the court heard their defense against the terrorism financing charges filed by the National Intelligence...
By ASHLEYAH DELA CRUZ and KIMBERLY BINALINGBINGBulatlat.com MALOLOS, Bulacan – “Hindi na magsasaka, magsasako na lang.” This is how Marcelino Cruz Lucas, 65, described his situation as a rice farmer of over fifty years in Malolos, Bulacan, a province north of...
By RONJAY MENDIOLA and KATEBELLE LADLADBulatlat.com MANILA — MANILA – Progressive groups expressed their support to embattled human rights defenders as Quezon City court hears the petition for certiorari filed by former National Security Adviser Gen. Hermogenes...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMILBulatlat.com MANILA – Families and friends continue to call for the surfacing of their disappeared loved ones as they commemorate international day of the disappeared on Aug. 30 (Wednesday). Led by the group Desaparecidos, they went to the Court...
Ni JAMIE MIKAELLA VARGASPinoy Weekly Ginunita nitong Agosto 30 ang ikalawang National Press Freedom Day kasabay ng kaarawan ni Marcelo H. Del Pilar na kinikilalang “Father of Philippine Journalism.” Pero kahit mayroong pambansang araw para sa malayang pamamahayag,...
My classmate once asked me how to spell ‘house’. We were in 12th grade. The country is in a learning crisis. A World Bank study recently revealed that 90% of Filipino students at age 10 are not able to read and understand age-appropriate text. Using...
By VENMAR CECILLEBulatlat.com MANILA – Family, friends, and supporters of Amanda Echanis from different sectors launched the Panata sa Paglaya: Free Amanda Echanis Movement (FAEM) at the Alcantara Hall, Student Union Building, UP Diliman on August 26, 2023. Artists,...
The new security plan will likely be used by state forces to threaten and create fear among rights defenders and residents in rural communities.