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...
Activists in the Cordillera continue to push back against what they perceived as political persecution, this time suing police officials and a witness for a murder charge against a leader of the Cordillera People Alliance (CPA).
By KATH M. CORTEZ Davao Today DAVAO CITY, Philippines – On the 125th anniversary of the Philippine independence, progressive groups here raise sovereignty issues as the Marcos administration shifts back the government’s alliance from China to the United States. During...
By ALYSSA MAE CLARIN Bulatlat.com MANILA — Lawyers who previously represented the Philippine government in cases against human rights defenders have entered their appearance as counsels for the National Security Council (NSC) as the trial seeking to unblock 27...
The New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros Island announced the killers of National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace consultant Rogelio Posadas will be tried by the “Revolutionary People’s Court” in the island. NPA-Negros’ Apolinario Gatmaitan Command...
By GEELA GARCIA Bulatlat.com DAVAO CITY – A few steps away from a safe house, one can hear the Pangadas brothers, Mawing and Ismael, and the Diagone couple, Jeffry and Lerma, strumming the guitar and singing to familiar songs of resistance. The four were reunited...
By JONAS ALPASAN Bulatlat.com MANILA – On the 125th commemoration of Independence Day, Gabriela Women’s Party assailed the Marcos Jr administration’s disservice to the heroes who fought for the country’s freedom as he “remains to be an avid supporter of foreign-backed...
Every June 12, residents of Brgy. Maninila, Guinobataon, Albay hang banderitas and prepare delicacies for their barangay fiesta. This year is different. Residents were compelled to evacuate following Mt. Mayon’s Alert Level 3 volcanic activity.
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – It has been three days since Filipino boyband SB19 released their second EP (extended playlist) Pagtatag and the Pinoy pop (P-Pop) movement only seems to grow. This is the second of the group’s three EPs: the first is...
By KARLSTON LAPNITEN Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — Is the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) trying to cover up its blunder on the alleged irregularities on the Apayao mega-dam projects? Lawyers representing the affected Kabugao Isnag community, and...
Farmers groups along with other sectors held a protest in front of the Department of Agrarian Reform then marched to Malacañang in Mendiola on Friday, June 9, to ask Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to address the decades-long issue of landlessness.
Newly-appointed national defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro reiterated his position against the peace negotiations with the revolutionary Left who in turn said they are not surprised at all.
Farm gate prices of squash have dropped to P3 a kilo in Cotabato ang General Santos cities and a peasants’ group have urged the government to buy them to help farmers. The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said tons of squash are being dumped or are being fed to...