Matapos ang Pagsabog

admin — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:39:22 -0400

Nagkataon man o hindi, ang trahedya sa Makati ay nagbigay ng pagkakataong makapaghanda ng mas epektibong estratehiya ang mga nasa kapangyarihan para mabawasan o tuluyang mawala ang negatibong epekto ng mga kontrobersiyang kinasasangkutan nito.

Ni Danilo Araña Arao
Konteksto/Pinoy Weekly
Inilathala ng Bulatlat

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Int’l Media Watchdog Outraged over Detention of Six Burmese Journalists

admin — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:38:16 -0400

The worldwide media watchdog -- the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)-- is outraged at the continued detention of six Burmese journalists.

BY ACE ALEGRE
Contributed to Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 38, October 29-Nov. 3, 2007

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Fake Surrenders and Forced CAFGU Recruitment Grip Baggao

admin — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:32:37 -0400

Over 200 farmers in the municipality of Baggao, Cagayan Valley, are crying foul over what they call “fake surrenders” while others have been forced to join the CAFGU.

BY DABET CASTAÑEDA
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 38, October 29-November 3, 2007

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Thousands Flee Homes in Northern Negros

admin — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:29:40 -0400

Thousands of people in northern Negros have been forced to flee their homes as fighting rages between the military and the NPA in the area. The area is gripped by a reign of terror as military operations there have caused violations of human rights.

BY KARL G. OMBION
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 38, October 28-November 3, 2007

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Lepanto Delays Mineworkers’ Pay

admin — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:27:53 -0400

The National Federation of Labor Unions-Kilusang Mayo Uno (NAFLU-KMU) criticized the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company (LCMCo) for delaying the release of mineworkers' wages.

BY ALDWIN QUITASOL
Northern Dispatch
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 38, October 28-November 3, 2007

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Fired Workers Press Fight vs Dole, Slam Military

admin — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:26:58 -0400

The workers and their families held a silent picket in front of the Panabo City Council to solicit support. They were retrenched after DITFI-Dole Stanfilco arbitrarily announced “closure” on Oct. 8. But no help came from any of the councilors, prompting the workers to go back to the picket line at the entrance of the container yard. There, soldiers confronted them.

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Gov’t Agencies, NGOs Hold Confab on IP Rights

admin — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:25:28 -0400

A group of government planners and decision-makers agreed to get their act together to address the indigenous peoples’ (IP) agenda in all major programs involved in IP rights advocacy. This happened in a recent seminar on indigenous peoples’ rights and issues in Tagaytay City, which was a joint endeavor of both government and non-government organizations.

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The Fugitive of Talaingod

admin — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:24:20 -0400

Datu Guibang Apoga, the chieftain of the Ata-Manobo tribe in the hinterlands of Talaingod, Davao del Norte, has been in hiding for a decade now. In the lowlands of Mindanao, his face is prominently displayed on posters in bus terminals and police stations as one of the most wanted persons in Southern Mindanao.

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Organic Aquaculture: Restoring Natural Production Systems, Changing Lifestyles, and Raising Quality of Life

admin — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:19:26 -0400

In today’s world dominated by ‘fast food’, ‘fast money’, and ‘fast habits’, people have obviously taken for granted the quality and safety of the food they eat. What seemingly matters most is not the acceptable safety standards of the food we eat, but just to be able to go through the meal and live another day.

BY KARL G. OMBION
Bulatlat

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Gov’t Survey Shows No Improvement in Poverty, Income Gap

admin — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:17:06 -0400

The share of the poorest 30 percent of the country's families in 2006 accounted for only 8.6 percent of the total country's total income, while the top 10 percent account for almost 36 percent. This was almost the same as the 8.5 percent and 36.3 percent recorded in the 2003 FIES.

BY IBON FOUNDATION
Posted by Bulatlat

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London Anti-Mining Confab Blames GMA, TNCs for Killings, Harassment

admin — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:15:32 -0400

Advocates for the protection of the environment in the country are among those endangered. Records showed that they are among those listed in the more than 860 victims of extra-judicial killings, an international peoples’ anti-mining network revealed recently.

BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW
Northern Dispatch
Posted by Bulatlat

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Dutch Lawyer Confident Sison will Win Politically-Motivated Murder Charge

admin — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:01:53 -0400

Michiel Pestman of the well-known and controversial law firm Bohler Franken Wijngaarden Koppe Law Office based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, referring to the case against Jose Maria Sison, said, “This case is the most political trial I’ve handled.

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Endgame for Iraqi Oil?

admin — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:00:05 -0400

The oil legislation now pending in the Iraqi parliament awards foreign oil companies coveted, long-term, 20-35 year contracts of just the sort that neighboring oil-producers have rejected for decades. It also places the Iraqi oil industry under the control of an appointed body that would include representatives of international oil companies as full voting members.

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(Un)Fair Game: Targeting Iraqis as "Big Game"

admin — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:57:07 -0400

While the use of anthropologists and other social scientists has made headlines, the utilization of "big-game hunters" as troop trainers for the "urban jungles" of Iraq has been essentially ignored.

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Mercy Distorted: Executive Clemency of Erap, Political Survival of GMA

admin — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:55:17 -0400

BY + MOST REV. ARTURO M. BASTES, SVD, DD
Bishop of Sorsogon
DEMOCRATIC SPACE
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 38, October 28-November 3, 2007

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Multiple Cover-ups*

admin — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:50:04 -0400

Once again the attempt to confuse, mislead and deceive: a series of denials by Malacañang and Mrs. Arroyo’s herd of loyalists among the congressmen and local government officials; then pseudo-investigations by the PAGC and the Ombudsman. Finally, after almost two weeks, officials of the LPP led by Gov.

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All Roads Lead to Malacañang

admin — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:48:13 -0400

What does Governors Ben Evardone and Joel Reyes of Eastern Samar and Palawan respectively, Francis Ver, Benjamin “the Broker” Abalos Sr., Lintang Bedol, Virgilio Garcillano, and Iggy Arroyo have in common? They all tried to absorb the blame for issues which could cause the downfall of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

BY BENJIE OLIVEROS
ANALYSIS
Bulatlat

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After Pardon: Will Erap Camp Leave Anti-Arroyo Opposition?

admin — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:46:29 -0400

Before Malacañang through Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye announced President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s granting of executive clemency to ousted President Joseph Estrada – who was recently convicted of plunder – the President appeared to be facing a brewing political storm.

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A Peaceful Sleep

admin — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 05:19:45 -0400

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Regime Gone Berserk

admin — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 05:18:35 -0400

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ARCHIVES

Matapos ang Pagsabog

Int’l Media Watchdog Outraged over Detention of Six Burmese Journalists

Fake Surrenders and Forced CAFGU Recruitment Grip Baggao

Thousands Flee Homes in Northern Negros

Lepanto Delays Mineworkers’ Pay

Fired Workers Press Fight vs Dole, Slam Military

Gov’t Agencies, NGOs Hold Confab on IP Rights

The Fugitive of Talaingod

Organic Aquaculture: Restoring Natural Production Systems, Changing Lifestyles, and Raising Quality of Life

Gov’t Survey Shows No Improvement in Poverty, Income Gap

London Anti-Mining Confab Blames GMA, TNCs for Killings, Harassment

Dutch Lawyer Confident Sison will Win Politically-Motivated Murder Charge

Endgame for Iraqi Oil?

(Un)Fair Game: Targeting Iraqis as "Big Game"

Mercy Distorted: Executive Clemency of Erap, Political Survival of GMA

Multiple Cover-ups*

All Roads Lead to Malacañang

After Pardon: Will Erap Camp Leave Anti-Arroyo Opposition?

A Peaceful Sleep

Regime Gone Berserk