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Witness to Subic Rape Case Breaks Silence BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Journalists View Anti-Terror Bills as Threat By Jhong dela Cruz

Gov�t Provoked Sulu Fighting for War on �Terror� � MNLF Leader
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Surprise Witness BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Fourth hearing of `People�s Court�: Witnesses Show Arroyo�s Electoral Fraud
By Jhong dela Cruz

DENR urged to permanently close Albay Mine
Lafayette Mining Deliberately Leaked Cyanide, Says Fact-finding Mission
BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Destroying Rapu-rapu Through Mining BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Saving an Island BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

MIGRANT WATCH

Filipino Migrants Join Australia's Biggest Workers' Protest
"This is democracy in action, mate," protester says BY CAESAR BEN BASAN BARO�a

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Muslim Wrongly Identified as Abu Tagalog, Tortured
Muslim community demands apology By Arthur L. Allad-iw

MIGRANT WATCH
Wrongfully Deported Fil-Aussie back in Australia BY CAESAR BEN BASAN BARO�a

Mining Applications Cover the Entire Cordillera Region By Lyn V. Ramo

Tattoo By Jhoanna Lynn B. Cruz

Against US Monopoly Control of Information and Communications Technology
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
�How�s My Driving?�

Vol. V, No. 40 November 13 - 19, 2005

NEWS ANALYSIS
Rape Case as a Political Issue BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

U.S. Custody of 6 Marines Unconstitutional:
Philippine Laws Prohibit Their Transfer Abroad By Atty. Neri Javier Colmenares

Journalists, Artists Denounce GMA�s Statement vs Media
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Police Ask Military To Leave Hacienda Luisita By Abner Bolos

Luisita Strikers Nabbed, Detained
Union condemns harassment BY ABNER BOLOS

Angry, Wary and Defiant
Luisita workers resume talks with management By Abner Bolos

A year after Hacienda Luisita massacre
Justice Still Elusive BY DABET CASTA�EDA

The Rise and Rise of Rodrigo Duterte By Daisy C. Gonzales

Rody�s War: In Full Control By Germelina Lacorte

Why the Media Love �Digong� By Germelina Lacorte

Hacienda Serafica Farm Workers Hold Picket
By Johann Hein B. Arpon

Benguet Truckers Buckle Under NLEX Fee BY Kim Quitasol

MIGRANT WATCH

Filipinos in Canada Deprofessionalized, Deskilled By EDWIN C. MERCURIO

Commentary

Injustice Amid Subservience By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo

TULA (POETRY)

Hadlangan! VFA! BY GELACIO GUILLERMO

NEWS AT A GLANCE

- Marcos-Araneta blamed for harassment of Bulacan farmers

- Bayan Muna urges in-depth investigation of Diwalwal tragedy

- At least 15 OFW �mysterious deaths� since 2002 remain unsolved � Migrante

- Bayan condemns overkill in Ortigas shootout

- Bayan Muna Solon to probe �dubious� oil exploration in Ta�on Strait

DEMOCRATIC SPACE
We Know Your Game, General [An open letter to Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan, Jr.] By RENE GALANG, United Luisita Workers' Union President

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Solace amid troubled times

SPECIAL RELEASE

CCTA: �Alternative Venue� in Search for Truth, Accountability
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Vol. V, No. 39 November 6 - 12, 2005

Gloria Will Stand by the U.S. in Subic Gang Rape BY BULATLAT

On rape of Filipina by U.S. Marines: Women�s Groups Picket U.S. Embassy, Demand U.S. Troops� Pull-out from RP BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Subic Rape Stirs Echoes of U.S. Military Atrocities in Mindanao
BY INITIATIVES FOR PEACE IN MINDANAO

Special Report

The �Corporatization� of the Public Health System By Karl G. Ombion & Ranie Azue

MIGRANT WATCH

Increase in Remittances Due to More OFW Deployments; Crisis, dwindling opportunities driving more Filipinos abroad � Migrante BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

A Year of Triumphs and Tragedy By Abner Bolos

Strike One for the Workers of Hacienda Luisita BY DABET CASTA�EDA

The Hacienda Luisita Strike Timeline

Fertilizer Fund Cover-up Feared; Are attempts to hide the truth behind the fertilizer funds now taking place? BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Killing Dissent BY THE Alliance for the Advance of People�s Rights

ANALYSIS

Killings A State Policy
By the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CENPEG)

Medical Transcription: Antidote to Brain Drain? By Lyn V. Ramo

Dousing the Embers of Hope: Canadian Gov't Fails to Address Mining Abuses in RP
By Jennifer del Rosario-Malonzo

NEWS AT A GLANCE

- P125 wage increase �long overdue� says solon

- Japanese religious group condemns RP killings

- OFW group urges RP to protest spying on domestic workers in Singapore

- Church group condemns death threats on activist priest

POETRY

The Reign of Empress Glorius Marius Arius the Terrible By Tomas Talledo

Counterpoint By Sarah Raymundo

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Business Alive

Vol. V, No. 38 October 30 - November 5, 2005

�The Citizens' Congress Has the Highest Moral Authority� BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Hacienda Luisita workers:
Bloodied But Unbowed; Union grieves for murdered Hacienda union chief
BY DABET CASTA�EDA

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
A Second Brush with Palparan BY DABET CASTA�EDA

New Alliance to Hold Palparan Liable for Rights Abuses By Jhong dela Cruz

MIGRANT WATCH
Migrante Scores DFA for �Whitewash� in Slain OFW�s Case BY BULATLAT

ANALYSIS

The Enemy Within
By the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CENPEG)

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
12 years after death:
Justice Still Eludes Human Rights Leader BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW

REVIEW

Lessons in Standing Up BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Witness to Subic Rape Case Breaks Silence BY DABET CASTA�EDA

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Why the Media Love �Digong� By Germelina Lacorte

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Special Report

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