Universal healthcare
THIS REFERS to Mr. Ike Señeres’ column “Reinventing universal healthcare” which came out in Panay News on Jan. 18, 2019. Allow us to address...
Oppressive immigration laws as tools for rights violations
THE NATIONAL Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) condemns the violations authored by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the National Intelligence Coordinating Authority (NICA)...
Cha-cha, TRAIN will worsen hunger, poverty
NATIONAL labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) denounces President Rodrigo Duterte’s endorsement of the passage of the second package of the Tax Reform for...
GMA’s return to power: Insult, injustice, impunity
WE, VICTIMS and relatives of victims, are angered with the return to power of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as House Speaker.
The insult, injustice and impunity that...
Duterte’s SONA, the great reveal
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA) did not only lack his signature hubris and crassness, more importantly, it is devoid...
Urgent appeal to the honorble city mayor of Iloilo City
THIS is an appeal to Hon. Jose Espinosa III, Iloilo City mayor, praying to order the implementation of the third and final Notice of...
‘Malicious attack’
A LAWYER is entitled protection from malicious attack on his person, his honor, his profession and dignity as a human being.
On June 10, 2018,...
Short-term and long-term solutions to Boracay’s woes
ENVIRONMENTAL greetings!
We are writing once again to shed some important truths on green algae (Chlorophyta) removal in the island of Boracay.
Your written observations stated...
President Duterte’s ‘strongman’ image
“STRONGMEN” like Rodrigo Duterte exercise power through State terror and violence with impunity, couched in populist language that misleads the public and trains the...
Modern-day slavery
SINCE FLOR Contemplacion’s death 23 years ago, migrants and their families have become restive of broken vows re-echoed from one regime to another. Under...