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...
Research group IBON said the uptick in February headline inflation, pushed by the rapid increase in rice prices, shows that the Marcos administration’s so-called measures to tame inflation are not working. The group said that the government needs to quit its hype and...
Ni MARC LINO ABILAPinoy Weekly Sinalubong ng karahasan ng pulisya ang payapang pagkilos ng mga manggagawa sa labas ng Batasang Pambansa sa Quezon City para suportahan ang panukalang batas para sa P100 umento sa arawang sahod nitong Peb. 28. Kinondena ng mga sentrong...
By JUSTIN UMALIBulatlat.com SANTA CRUZ, Laguna – Five volunteers of progressive party-list Bayan Muna Southern Tagalog along with two companions are being held in a checkpoint by elements of the police and military in barangay Panikihan, Gumaca town, Quezon province,...
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...