By SAI GOMEZBulatlat.com MANILA – House Assistant Minority Leader and Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Arlene Brosas slammed the opposing rallies held by the Marcos and Duterte camps on Sunday, Jan. 28. The two events, which happened simultaneously, have fueled the recent word war between...
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...
Research group IBON said that the millions-surge in informal work, particularly in part-time and unpaid family, indicates that working Filipinos are going on survival mode as the living crisis intensifies. The group also said that the Marcos Jr administration’s...
Research group IBON said that the 6.1% year-on-year September 2023 inflation primarily driven by faster food and transport inflation shows the Marcos Jr administration is failing to effectively address soaring prices and help poor and vulnerable Filipinos cope....
By RITCHE T. SALGADOBulatlat.com CEBU CITY – Yet another organization helping the poor is being accused of terrorist links. Based in Cebu, the Community Empowerment Resource Network, Inc. (CERNET) is a registered non-government organization that supports people’s...
By KIMBERLIE QUITASOLNorthern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — The Baguio City Council has unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) to rescind the terrorist designation of four Cordillera activists and residents of the city during its regular...
Ni MARC LINO ABILAPinoy Weekly Humingi ng proteksiyon sina Jonila Castro at Jhed Tamano sa Korte Suprema mahigit isang linggo matapos silang ilitaw ng militar sa isang press conference sa munisipyo ng Plaridel, Bulacan. Dinukot ng mga lalaking sakay ng puting van ang...
Human rights groups said the Philippines is not worthy to become a member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council because of “grave human rights violations” in the country. The Philippine UPR (Universal Periodic Review) Watch from Geneva, Switzerland said...
By MIKHAELA EMY SALLEBulatlat.com MANILA – A farmers group has called on the National Food Authority (NFA) to increase its palay procurement fund for 2024, saying that buying at least 20 percent of the local palay production may help lower the prices of rice in the...
Karapatan demands a stop to what they describe as “steadily growing cases of violation against the International Humanitarian Law (IHL).” By ASHLEYAH DE LA CRUZBulatlat.com MANILA — Eight civilians were killed by state soldiers last Thursday, Sept. 21, in two separate...
By ABBY BILANBulatlat.com NAGA CITY – Progressive groups decried the harassment of campus journalists and youth activists who were subjected to surveillance by soldiers belonging to the Philippine Army. The latest incident happened on Sept. 21 where a soldier took...
By RONJAY MENDIOLA and MIKHAELA EMY SALLEBulatlat.com MANILA – Students from state universities are calling for higher budgets for science laboratories, classrooms, and equipment amid expectations of excellence. “Expectations are high for us to perform excellently in...
Ni MARC LINO ABILAPinoy Weekly Nanawagan ang Caritas Philippines, ang humanitarian arm ng Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), na itigil na ng gobyerno ang crackdown sa mga environmental activist at irespeto ang kanilang mga karapatan. Inilabas ng...