Vol. 3, No. 43 November 30-December 6, 2003

Bulatlat.com Special Report ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Rights Violations in the Philippines: A Grim Reality  By Dabet Castañeda

Mindanao: Laboratory for State Terror By Andres Rebana

Related article: Massacre Survivor Paralyzed for Life By Mars S. Marata

Analysis - Growth as an Indicator of Crisis   By Danilo Araña Arao

Rubbing an Old Wound: Coco farmers file plunder case vs Cojuangco, et al   By Felicisimo H. Manalansan

Blood for Free Trade in Miami: An Analysis of the FTAA 7^th Ministerial Meeting on Nov. 16-21, 2003  By Ricco Alejandro M. Santos

News Analysis - ‘Da King’ and the Kingmaker: Movie actor joins race for the Philippine presidency By Bobby Tuazon

Call for a New Disaster Body Gains Ground  By Alexander Martin Remollino

Mining TNCs' ‘Gold Rush’   By Dennis Espada

A Choice Between Power and Life: House representative calls for a halt to toxic Korean coal-fired power plant  By Karl. G. Ombion and Edgar Cadagat

Negros-wide Transport Strike: Drivers, operators protest 58^th oil price hike since 1996   By Karl G. Ombion

GMA Snubs 20,000 Signatures vs Baguio Casino; Poses in a ‘photo-op’ dialogue   By Lyn V. Ramo

 Vol. 3, No. 42 November 23-29, 2003

Church Groups Hit GMA’s ‘Reconciliation’ Move  By Alexander Martin Remollino

Dissenters in the AFP ranks: Soldiers Form Underground Group By Rowena Carranza

Joe Burgos’ Final Journey  By Ronalyn V. Olea

Biggest Protestant Group Scores Corruption, U.S. Armed Intervention   By Rowena Carranza

GATS Ruins Third World Health  By Alexander Martin Remollino

Warfare Over Health Care: Foreign doctors, health professionals decry globalization, war on terror By Dennis Espada

LABOR WATCH - Workers Await Cash-Strapped Christmas; ARMM Workers Monthly Income Short By P18,000   By Danilo Araña Arao

Vegetable Farmers Reap Bitter Pills of Trade Liberalization  By Roy B. Morillo

ALTERNATIVE READER NO. 72 COMPILED BY BULATLAT.COM

·        The U.S. Military: Bringing Hope "To Every Corner of the World" By Ben Moxham

·        Imperialism - Intensification of the Struggle for a New Re-division of the World  By Harpal Brar

 Vol. 3, No. 41 November 16-22, 2003

UN Rights Body Expresses Concern Over Impunity of Rights Violators; Tells RP to give updates on Kuratong and Eden-Eddie murder cases By Dabet Castañeda

After two years: Prosecution to File Murder Charges vs Young Journalist’s Killers By Tyrone A. Velez

Relief NGOs Oppose DND-led Disaster Management Council; Say P370M disaster funds unaccounted for  By Alexander Martin Remollino

U.S. Invasion Forces Face Real War in Iraq   By Bobby Tuazon

Related article:

British Group Puts Iraq Casualty Toll at 21,700 to 55,000; Hard data elusive, doctors' report finds

Trading People’s Health for Corporate Wealth  By Wim de Ceukelaire

Renewed Liberalization and Speculative Drive in Bangkok: An Analysis of the APEC Leaders’ Oct. 18-20 Summit   By Ricco Alejandro M. Santos

Primer: Current U.S. Intervention in the Philippines By Bobby Tuazon

Pursue JDF Investigation, Bayan Urges Congress By Alexander Martin Remollino

Another Ifugao OFW Needs Urgent Repatriation  By Nordis

U.S. Invasion Forces Face Real War in Iraq   By Bobby Tuazon

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - CASTING HOPE ON THE NUMBERS  Courtesy of Council for health and Development/BULATLAT.COM

news at a glance  

·        Migrante to GMA: ‘genuine jobs’ in the Philippines, not in Kazakhstan

·        Discontent on Meralco's refund

·        Lucio Tan’s Foremost delays CBA

·        HK OFWs ask Consulate to lift protest ban, issue free E-card

 Vol. 3, No. 40 November 9-15, 2003

New Anti-Graft Watch Wants Davide Impeachment Stopped; Calls for independent investigation of JDF scam By Alexander Martin Remollino

Analysis - Hijacked!: How a legitimate issue became a political spectacle By Bobby Tuazon

Impeachment Reeks of GMA-Cojuangco Collusion - SMC Union  By Alexander Martin Remollino

A Red Day for the Judiciary: Court Employees’ Mass Leave Cripples Negros Courts   By Karl G. Ombion

New Oil Price Hikes to Stir Calls for Deregulation Law’s Repeal  By Danilo Araña Arao

Kipling, the ‘White Man’s Burden,’ and U.S. Imperialism By the Monthly Review Editors

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - TONGUE OUT  By Karl G. Ombion/BULATLAT.COM

DEMOCRATIC SPACE - Fight for People’s Health; Defeat U.S. Imperialism!  By Darby Santiago, MD, Health Alliance for Democracy

news at a glance  

·        Bayan urges VFA review, U.S. troops’ probe

·        OFWs’ “passport to slavery”

·        Bayan scores Filipino troops deployment in Liberia, Iraq

 Vol. 3, No. 39 November 2-8, 2003

New Watchdog to Press 10 Graft Cases vs Arroyo Gov't By Alexander Martin Remollino

Cordillera Rice Production Vanishing, Indigenous Farmers Bare  By Nordis

Human Rights Volunteers are Also Victims of Summary Killings; 260 Persons Died in Extra-Judicial Executions Under Macapagal-Arroyo  By Alexander Martin Remollino

A Post-All Saints’ Day Photo Essay  By Rowena Carranza

Part I: Unequal, Dead or Alive

Part II: Living on the Dead

Benguet Farmers Besieged by Imported Flowers; Urge gov’t to stop importation By Nordis

13 Years on the Road for a Cause By Karl G. Ombion

Indigenous Peoples Watch - Subanen Chiefs Want IPRA Scrapped  By Elmer D. Sagbigsal

Marxism and the Race/Class Problematic: A Re-Articulation   By E. San Juan, Jr.

Twisting the Past to Justify Present   By Paul Kramer

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - THE GREAT EQUALIZER  By Rowena Carranza/BULATLAT.COM

news at a glance  

·        20 years of women militancy

·        FBI hunt of JI denounced

·        Gov’t urged to act on child abuse in jail

·        AFP lies to hide shame—NPA

ALTERNATIVE READER NO. 71 COMPILED BY BULATLAT.COM

·        The Other Casualties By Jonathan Darman

·        Car Bomb Kills 4 in Fallujah By Slobodan Lekic

·        US Soldiers to America: Bring Us Home Now Interviews by Jay Shaft

The Axis of Oil: How a Plan for the World's Biggest
Pipeline Threatens to Wreak Havoc    By Philip Thornton and Charles