Curfew Declared

admin — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:14:36 -0500

BY BULATLAT
November 29, 2007 - 9:14 p.m.

Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno announced that a curfew has been imposed from 12 midnight to 5:00 a.m. tonight in the National Capital Region as well as Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog. The last time curfew was imposed was when former president Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law September 21, 1972.

Civilians, Media People Arrested with Trillanes, Lim

admin — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:04:57 -0500

BY BULATLAT
November 29, 2007 - 7:04 p.m.

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Trillanes, Lim to Leave Hotel

admin — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:44:22 -0500

BY BULATLAT
November 29, 2007 - 5:44 p.m.

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Assault at Manila Peninsula Begins

admin — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:29:38 -0500

BY BULATLAT
November 29, 2007 - 4:29 p.m.

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Troops Mass up in Makati as 3 p.m. Deadline for Trillanes' Surrender Expires

admin — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:10:55 -0500

BY BULATLAT
November 29, 2007 - 4:10 p.m.

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Kuwait High Court Upholds Death Sentence, Protesters, Relatives to Pursue Campaign

admin — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:05:23 -0500

BY AUBREY MAKILAN
Bulatlat
November 27, 2007 - 9:05 p.m.

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‘Bantay Hatol’ Launched for Ranario

admin — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:27:37 -0500

BY AUBREY MAKILAN
Bulatlat
November 26, 2007 - 5:27 p.m.

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2 Missing UP Students Tortured, Raped inside Military Camp

admin — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:17:03 -0500

By Dabet Castañeda
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
BULATLAT
VOL. VII, No. 42, November 25- December 1, 2007

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Unimaginable Heights of Corruption

admin — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:10:57 -0500

Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez tried to make himself look like a patriot by pointing fingers at the World Bank over its suspension of the release of $33 million dollars which comprise part of a $232-million loan for road projects. “We cannot allow ourselves to be the punching bag of any international (agency),” he said.

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A Thing of the Past?

admin — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:09:59 -0500

Young school boys in La Trinidad, Benguet, donning traditional Igorot garb learn the rigors of tying a handwoven tribal head band. This craft might be already a thing of the past because these head garments are now only worn during traditional festivals and not like the everyday baseball cap.

BY ACE ALEGRE
Bulatlat

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Hardline Militarists, Rights Violations, Corruption, Obstacles to Peace Talks – NDFP

admin — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:06:52 -0500

"The NDFP remains open to the resumption of formal peace talks... But the current anti-national and anti-people policies, the gross human rights violations, the scandals of corruption, do not provide grounds for optimism." - Luis Jalandoni, chairman, NDFP Negotiating Panel.

BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
Bulatlat

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How have Australians Truly Fared in the Last 11 Years?

admin — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:06:40 -0500

The Howard government - which faced the Australian electorate as voters went to the polls Nov. 24 - had been running a massive taxpayer-funded advertising blitz happily endorsed by some media.

BY ANIBETH DESIERTO / PHILIPPINE-AUSTRALIA CAUCUS FOR PEACE**
ANALYSIS
Contributed to Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 42, November 25-December 1, 2007

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Senate Proposes Act to Regulate Tuition and other Fee Increases

admin — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:05:02 -0500

To students and parents being burdened by annual tuition increases, a bill filed in Senate for the purpose of regulating these increases is a welcome development. But there are enough loopholes in the proposed bill that can defeat the very purpose for which it was formulated.

BY REYNA TABBADA
Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 42, November 25-December 1, 2007

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Bleak Yuletide for Drivers, Operators

admin — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:01:47 -0500

Public utility vehicle operators and drivers are facing a bleak Christmas with the latest oil price increase, said a transport group as it aired its sentiments against the government policy of downstream oil industry deregulation.

BY LYN V. RAMO
Northern Dispatch
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 42, November 25-December 1, 2007

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Drinking Water in Benguet, Bulacan Contaminated with Nitrates

admin — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:00:56 -0500

Filipinos in key agricultural areas in the country are already drinking water contaminated with nitrate, Greenpeace warned adding that drinking water with high levels of nitrate can cause serious health problems, especially in children.

BY GREENPEACE
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 42, November 25-December 1, 2007

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The Silent Majority

admin — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 04:59:22 -0500

The Arroyo government has so far been able to rely on its lowly representatives in the House to block all efforts to impeach it; its old but loyal allies in Senate to keep investigations in check; and the chain of command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police to suppress any attempts at removing it from power. Most of all, it has counted on public apathy s

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Painting on the Wall

admin — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 04:58:41 -0500

Botong did murals on historical events, myths, and national heroes – now safe subjects; what the Neo-Angono artists rendered in their now defiled mural is contemporary truth –the social and political reality largely attributable to the person the NPC board wanted to please.

BY ELMER ORDOÑEZ
The Other View / Sunday Times
Posted by Bulatlat

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To the Hilt

admin — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 04:57:33 -0500

Any ruling regime should quake at being accused -- much more proven -- as one that cannot be trusted to execute foreign-funded projects reasonably “free” of corruption.

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Creating Historical Milestones: Overseas Filipino Workers and Australian Unions

admin — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 04:56:55 -0500

Australian unions are turning out to be at the forefront of the fight for OFWs brought into Australia under the Liberal government’s notorious S457 visa scheme. Filipino migrant workers in turn are making history in Australian labour records.

BY ANIBETH DESIERTO
MIGRANTE AUSTRALIA
Contributed to Bulatlat
COMMENTARY

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The Other Story of Luisito Bustamante

admin — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 04:56:43 -0500

Luisito Bustamante had two stories to tell about his ordeal under the custody of the military. He admitted before the court, during the hearing of a writ of amparo filed by his family, that he was a member of the NPA and that he was not tortured. But minutes after his release, he recounted the horrors he suffered at the hands of his abductors.

BY GEMELINA A. LACORTE

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ARCHIVES

Curfew Declared

Civilians, Media People Arrested with Trillanes, Lim

Trillanes, Lim to Leave Hotel

Assault at Manila Peninsula Begins

Troops Mass up in Makati as 3 p.m. Deadline for Trillanes' Surrender Expires

Kuwait High Court Upholds Death Sentence, Protesters, Relatives to Pursue Campaign

‘Bantay Hatol’ Launched for Ranario

2 Missing UP Students Tortured, Raped inside Military Camp

Unimaginable Heights of Corruption

A Thing of the Past?

Hardline Militarists, Rights Violations, Corruption, Obstacles to Peace Talks – NDFP

How have Australians Truly Fared in the Last 11 Years?

Senate Proposes Act to Regulate Tuition and other Fee Increases

Bleak Yuletide for Drivers, Operators

Drinking Water in Benguet, Bulacan Contaminated with Nitrates

The Silent Majority

Painting on the Wall

To the Hilt

Creating Historical Milestones: Overseas Filipino Workers and Australian Unions

The Other Story of Luisito Bustamante