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...
Farmers of Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac province urged the government to reopen land distribution in a motion for reconsideration filed on Aug. 8.
Growth slowing for three straight quarters confirms economic decline under the Marcos Jr administration. The economic rebound and momentarily fast growth from reopening, which was measured from the worst economic contraction in the country’s history, is over. The...
Ni AXELL SWEN LUMIGUENPinoy Weekly Bunga ng sunod-sunod na pagtaas ng presyo ng langis, iminungkahi ng independent think tank na Ibon Foundation sa pamahalaan ang pag-aalis sa excise at value-added taxes (Vat) sa mga produktong petrolyo upang mabawasan ang kalbaryong...
Growth slowing for three straight quarters confirms economic decline under the Marcos Jr administration. Gross domestic product (GDP) has consistently slowed from 7.7% in the third quarter to 7.1% in the fourth quarter of 2022, 6.4% in the first quarter of 2023 and...
Various groups said government’s suspension of Manila Bay reclamation activities must be total and demanded the order should apply as well to the one project being allowed to continue.
August 9, marks the 100th day since indigenous peoples’ rights advocates Dexter Capuyan and Gene Roz De Jesus went missing.
Jeepney drivers urged the Philippine government to suspend taxes on petroleum products like diesel to help cushion the impact of the recent oil price hikes.
A senior Davao City councilor resigned from his chairmanship of two key committees during Tuesday’s session.
NEWS ANALYSIS – The latest June 2023 labor force figures confirm that the economy is still struggling to create decent work, pay and earnings, said research group IBON. This is particularly clear if the results are interpreted against recent surveys which showed...
By JACINTO LINGATONGBulatlat.com SANTA CRUZ, Laguna — Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) survivors, anti-mining advocates and church workers were among those who marched along the streets of Borongan town, Eastern Samar to protest the ongoing mining operations in the nearby...
The Marcos Jr administration can moderate the impact of oil price hikes on millions of Filipinos by scrapping excise and value-added taxes for petroleum products, research group IBON said. The series of oil price hikes imposed by oil companies is an added burden for...
By NUEL M. BACARRAKodao Productions Transport group Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) condemned the big-time oil price hike that took effect today, August 8, and demanded that the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. government repeal the Oil...