MANILA – Filipino-American activists protested Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s visit to the United States for the first trilateral U.S.-Japan-Philippines leaders’ summit on April 11. The national day of action was led by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan)-US. Protests were also held in the states of...
Human rights group emphasized the importance UN Special Rapporteur’s visit, adding that this is the chance to show the international community that all is not well in the Philippines, and how current government policies, laws and programs have led to killings and...
“Instead of devoting our land and resources to the genuine development of the domestic agriculture, economy, and industries, ChaCha will allow more foreign-owned extractive industries, logging, ecotourism, real estate projects, expansion of agro-corporation...
By ALELI MADRIGALBulatlat.com PANDI, Bulacan — Inside a housing unit at a government facility here, three mothers gather around a basin full of unmade pieces of clothespins waiting to be assembled. Assembling clothespins for a nearby factory is a way for urban poor...
Ni NEIL AMBIONPinoy Weekly Nagmatigas ang administrasyong Marcos Jr. na ituloy ang Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) sa kabila ng magiging pinsala nito sa kabuhayan ng mga drayber at opereytor, sa mga komyuter, at sa ekonomiya ng bansa. Simula Peb....
Ni SHIENNA GRACE SANTELICESPinoy Weekly Hinihiling ng mga mandaragat na tanggalin ang probisyon sa execution bond sa panukalang Magna Carta for Seafarers. Anila, hinahadlangan nito ang kanilang karapatan na makatanggap ng nararapat na monetary award at mga benepisyo....
Ni JUSTINE JANNAH TAGUIBAOPinoy Weekly Lumobo na sa P14.51 trilyon ang utang ng Pilipinas bago matapos ang 2023, pinakamataas na rekord sa kasaysayan ng bansa. Ayon sa huling ulat ng Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) noong Nobyembre, umabot ng 69.09% ang domestic...
Survivors of Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s martial law dubbed as deceitful and misleading the advertisement alleging the 1987 Philippine Constitution is to blame for the country’s poverty and the government’s corruption. The group Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses...
Ni CARLO CABANLITPinoy Weekly Pinuna ng sentrong unyon na Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) ang pahayag ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) na malabo ang pagtaas ng sahod ngayong 2024 kaya damhin muna ang umento sa sahod noong nakaraang taon. Pahayag ng KMU, hindi...
The Marcos Jr administration knows that we all want good news because, well, who doesn’t. Unfortunately, the government is taking advantage of this to manage citizens’ perception of the economy to preempt public outcry and demands for pro-people economic policies....
Ni MARC LINO ABILAPinoy Weekly Hindi pa lumilipas ang 24 oras matapos paslangin ng Israeli air strike ang kanyang pamilya, emosyonal na humarap sa kamera si Al Jazeerah Gaza bureau chief Wael Al Dahdouh upang mag-ulat sa mga pangyayari noong Oktubre. “Isa itong...
In the “Duterte country” that is Davao City, some residents were lured to a signature campaign distributed in their communities in the past week seeking to amend the Constitution which they thought was part of Duterte’s campaign.
The Philippine government has employed its counter-terrorism financing oversight powers in a broad and arbitrary manner against non-profit organisations and individuals.