The final stretch
AS THE CAMPAIGN for the midterm polls enters the final stretch, expect more candidates and parties to step up their last-ditch efforts to woo...
Human rights defenders under attack
(We yield this space to the statement of Amnesty International due to its timeliness. – Ed.)
AMNESTY International is deeply alarmed by the recent escalation...
Be a discerning voter
A FEW YEARS ago a Social Weather Stations survey showed that most Filipinos usually voted according to their conscience. It must still be the...
Teachers’ additional burdens
TEACHERS’ honor and integrity are unparalleled, hence their crucial role every election. They serve during elections to secure the sanctity of votes. This midterm...
Free press is essential
(We yield this space to the message of United Nations’ Secretary-General António Guterres marking World Press Freedom Day yesterday, May 3, 2019, due to...
Labor vote
IS THERE a “labor vote”? The BaBaE! or Babae, Bantayan ang Eleksyon! Network, an alliance of women leaders and organizations that monitor fraud and...
Working women
(We yield this space to the statement of the Center for Women’s Resources due to its timeliness. – Ed.)
IT IS ALREADY a challenge to...
Child labor
CHILD LABOR is work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development.
In...
Invisible no more
BEGINNING May 8, the P500 wage increase for domestic workers in Western Visayas would be taking effect, according to the Department of Labor and...
Meaningful way to honor labor
(We yield this space to the joint statement of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers, Alliance of Health Workers, Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement...