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Luisita Survivors: Ombudsman’s Biggest Group of Complainants
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S WATCH
Learning the Indigenous Way of Forest Management BY NARCISO ADDAMO

First Six Months of the 13^th Congress BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

`Corruption is Everywhere’ BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Suspected U.S. Colonel Assassin Donato Continente: Free At Last? BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

Media Killings Prompt Journalists to Become Activists
BY DANILO ARAÑA ARAO

Water Crusader Shot Twice BY KARL G. OMBION

The Empire in the Year 2005 By James Petras

1, 2, 3... El Alto Scores a Knockout Against Suez Company in Water Dispute; A New Victory for the Bolivian People
By Luis A. Gómez

Self-Portrait with Shackles for the Year 2005 By Tom Engelhardt

Bikay’s Call By Terence Krishna Lopez

TULA (POETRY) Ako Ni Elektrokyut ng Anakpawis

NEWS AT A GLANCE

-Tarlac journalists receive death threats

-GMA beso-beso with Meldy irks militants

-Review of “odious” loans sought

-Ration of safe drinking water urged

-CPP demands release of arrested Moros

alternative reader no. 101

-The Palestinian Election and the Future of the Israel-Palestine Conflict

-Patronizing the Palestinians By Kathleen Christison

-Elections, But No Democracy By MADRE

-Where is the Bride? By Laurie King-Irani

-Foreknowledge of A Natural Disaster: Washington was aware that a deadly Tidal Wave was building up in the Indian Ocean By Michel Chossudovsky

- Aceh Goes To Heaven! By Andre Vltchek

-Tsunami Relief as a Subterfuge? The Pentagon Scrambles to Reenter its Old Air Base in Thailand By Sirinapha

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Devotion

Vol. IV, No. 49 January 9-15, 2005

Gloria on the Way Down: 8 of 10 Filipinos dissatisfied with President Macapagal-Arroyo BY BULATLAT

‘Cojuangcos Can’t Scare Us’ – Union Leaders; Church group asks GMA to back workers’ demands BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

New Rates Increases to Haunt Power Consumers

BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Benguet Corporation Milks Local Miners BY LYN V. RAMO

The Bee Hunters of Lamag BY BELINDA NGIWAS

CULTURE - A River Worth More than a Thousand Films Review of the film, Panaghoy sa Suba |BY JULIE PO

Love, Bound by War Review of the film, Aishite Imasu 1941 |BY JULIE PO

PHOTO ESSAY - Celebrating the Cause BY BARRY OHAYLAN

NEWS AT A GLANCE

- ‘Butcher of Mindoro’ terrifies Visayas human rights groups

- ‘Makabayan bonds’ for OFWs: A swindle?

- Militant solon vows to block Jalosjos’ pardon

- GMA’s ouster is the only bright thing in 2005 -- KMP

- NDFP: AFP broke its own truce

ALTERNATIVE READER 100

- Comment: In Death, Imperialism Lives On By Jeremy Seabrook

- Iraq vs Tsunami: The Duplicity Of The Media By Mike Whitney

- In the wake of tsunami calamity: Indonesian army steps up war in Aceh By John Roberts

- Commentary: The Other, Man-made Tsunami By John Pilger

- US knew about tsunami; The Tsunami Disaster: US Issued Killer Wave Warning to Terror Ships By Charles Lavery

- Statement on the humanitarian crisis in Asia By ANSWER

PHOTO OF THE WEEK BITTER SWEET

Vol. IV, No. 48 January 2-8, 2005

GMA Won’t Survive 2005 - Analysts BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

MIGRANTS WATCH
Filipino Caregivers Ask Canadian Gov’t: ‘Stop Treating Us Like Slaves’ By Edwin C. Mercurio

A Clandestine Fete Like No Other By Amabelle Plaza

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

In the Valley of Death By Cheryll Fiel

Town Still Struggles with Terror By Cheryll Fiel

Filipinos in the U.S.: ‘Where Are You from? When Are You Going Back?’

By E. SAN JUAN, Jr.

Baguio Pollution Hurts U.S. Scientists By AT Bengwayan

The Failure of Empire By the Editors of Monthly Review

Broad Dedication: Review of Pakikiramay: Alay ng mga Makata sa mga Magsasaka ng Hacienda Luisita BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

TULA (POETRY) - Lumang Bayani, Bagong Anghel By E. SAN JUAN, Jr.

ALTERNATIVE READER 99

The Top Ten War Profiteers of 2004 By the Center for Corporate Policy

Bulatlat Investigative report

For Land and Wages: Half a century of peasant struggle in Hacienda Luisita (First of two parts) By Dabet Castañeda

Poorly-paid Workers Lose Jobs – and Homes, Too

(Last of two parts)

By Dabet Castañeda

BULATLAT 2004 YEARENDER

Part III

PEASANT AND LABOR
2004: Toughest for Farmers, Workers
First of two parts
By Dabet Castañeda/With a report by Bobby Tuazon

DoLE Figures in Violent Strike Dispersals
Last of two parts
By Dabet Castañeda/With a report by Bobby Tuazon

MIGRANTS

‘Terrorized’ Lives
First of two parts
BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Abandoned Abroad, Distressed at Home
5,168 OFWs jailed, about 900 denied of OWWA services
Last of two parts
BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

2004: The Year in Photos

Part II

GRP-NDFP TALKS
Clearing the Humps
By Bobby Tuazon

Part I

POLITICS
The Smoke of Battle Refuses to Vanish
(First of two parts)
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Year of Triumph
for Progressives
(Last of two parts)
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

ARMED CONFLICT
AFP-NPA Armed Clashes Increased in 2004
By Benjie Oliveros

CULTURE
Culture and the Arts is Everybody’s Business
BY JULIE L. PO

Luisita Survivors: Ombudsman’s Biggest Group of Complainants BY DABET CASTAÑEDA