September 25, 2019 Postponing the May 2020 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) remains inadequately justified, and will extend terms of office without voters’ consent The National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) reiterates its position that the May 2020 Barangay and SK Elections be held as scheduled. Moving the…
September 21, 2019 at San Nicolas de Tolentino College Gym
#500YOC LOGO THE LOGO BACKGROUNDS Logo Elements The CROSS signifies the Christian sign of salvation. Here, it is prominently depicted as the Magellan’s cross. It also depicts the strong mast or a tall post, as structure of a ship to carry the sails. The SHIP, in a subtle depiction of…
The Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas (or “Laiko”), formerly Council of the Laity of the Philippines, is composed of Archdiocesan/Diocesan Councils of the Laity and Catholic Lay Organizations and Ecclesial Communities in the country. It is the implementing arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines –Episcopal Commission on the…
________________________________ “I am here to seek justice for my son.” By Anne Marxze D. Umil Bulatlat.com MANILA – There is no stopping the quest for justice as Marissa Lazaro joined other human rights defenders who are set to participate in the ongoing 42nd United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) meeting…
Bulatlat Perspectives Government officials have been offering band-aid solutions to the bankruptcy of Filipino farmers, missing out the elephant in the room. President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the National Food Authority to purchase palay (unhusked rice) from farmers at a reasonable price. The NFA, however, only maintains its current buffer stock…
By Janess Ann J. Ellao Bulatlat.com MANILA — For Jesus Cuartero Jr., it seems there is no escaping the dark forces looming over the country. He was only 18 years old when martial law was declared by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Young as he was, he and his friends…
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Danilo dela Fuente, 70, fumes in anger every time he sees Imelda Marcos and her children on television. Imelda, the wife of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., continues to enjoy her freedom even after a Sandiganbayan court found her guilty of seven counts…
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