Alleged Killer of HR Worker Eludes Justice Due to Political Connections

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:20:16 -0400

For 15 years, the alleged killer of human rights worker Cris Batan has evaded arrest. But it is not because he is nowhere to be found. In fact, the accused killer Mathew B. Fanao is Barangay (village) captain of the village of Betwagan in Sadanga, Mountain Province, and is the vice-president of the Association of Barangay Captains in the province.

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Search Team for Two Missing Youths Denied Access to 'Sacred Place,' Padlocked Camps

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:19:25 -0400

On the second day of the five-day search for two missing youths Romulo Robiños and Ryan Supan in military camps, soldiers denied the families and rights groups entry to what the military calls a “sacred place,” a forested area beside the office of the Commanding General in Fort Magsaysay, headquarters of the 7th Infantry Division in Nueva Ecija.

By Dabet Castañeda

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Food Riots, Anarchy Feared Amid Rice Crisis

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:17:43 -0400

BY KARL G. OMBION
Bulatlat
SPECIAL REPORT
Vol. VIII, No. 8, March 30-April 5, 2008

Amid recent reports of another impending rice crisis, a local university-based agricultural economist said he is not surprised by the reports because “there has been a prolonged and continuous decline in Philippine agricultural productivity since the early 1970s.”

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Sana’y Magretiro Na si Manny Pacquiao

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:16:47 -0400

Para sa mga tunay na traydor at kaaway, kailangan ang eskapismo para mabigyan ng maling konsepto ng pagkakaisa ang mamamayan at mapanatili sila sa kapangyarihan. At dahil nagagamit si Pacquiao at ang kanyang mga laban ay nagiging instrumento ng pambansang pagkalimot, napapanahon na, para sa akin, ang permanenteng niyang pag-alis sa boxing ring.

NI DANILO ARAÑA ARAO

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International Experts Foresee Collapse of U.S. Economy

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:12:47 -0400

"The end of the third quarter of 2008 (thus late September, a mere seven months from now) will be marked by a new tipping point in the unfolding of the global systemic crisis.

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More Harassment, Trumped-Up Charges Against Student Leaders

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:12:25 -0400

Student leaders from the University of Northern Philippines (UNP) have been met with trumped-up charges by the university administration. Ma.

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DoH Order: ‘Regulating or Legalizing Organ Trade?’

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:10:57 -0400

The Health Alliance for Democracy (HEAD) warned that the administrative order (AO) issued by the DoH March 24, which is supposedly aimed at eradicating the thriving black market of kidney trade would only pave the way for the virtual legalization of organ trade under the pretext of "management and regulation".

BY AUBREY MAKILAN
Bulatlat

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JMSU: China will Set Up Gas Pipelines to Transfer RP Natural Gas, Fishers Group Predicts

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:09:59 -0400

The China National Offshore Oil Corporation will eventually set up gas pipelines from Palawan to mainland China once the potential reserves of 3.3 trillion cubic meters of gas is confirmed in the ongoing gas exploration, according to the militant fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya or National Alliance of Small Fisherfolk Organizations).
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Rice Not Lies! HK OFWs say GMA Answers Hunger with Squander

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:09:46 -0400

BY UNITED FILIPINOS IN HONG KONG
DEMOCRATIC SPACE
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VIII, No. 8, March 30 – April 5, 2008

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Oil Price Hikes More Frequent under Arroyo

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:08:27 -0400

Oil price increases under Pres. Arroyo’s term comprise almost 42 percent of total increases since the implementation of the Oil Deregulation law in 1996.

BY IBON FOUNDATION
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VIII, No. 8, March 30 – April 5, 2008

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Real Story for 2008: More Hardships, More Unrest

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:07:36 -0400

Gloria Arroyo’s distorted version of reality shows how detached her regime is from the people who face worsening poverty and hunger. But empty propaganda about economic growth will not quell the deteriorating political crisis that engulfs the country today.

BY ARNOLD PADILLA
Contributed to Bulatlat
Vol. VIII, No. 8, March 30-April 5, 2008

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There is an Actual Rice Crisis Aggravated by an Artificial One

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:07:28 -0400

Rice importation fosters crisis

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Gov't, AFP Claims of NPA Weakening are Lies – Ka Roger

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:06:25 -0400

CPP spokesperson Gregorio “Ka Roger” Rosal has belied claims by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the AFP that the strength of the CPP's armed component, the NPA, has been halved in the last two years and that it will certainly face defeat by 2010.

BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
Bulatlat
Vol. VIII, No. 8, March 30-April 5, 2008

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Real Crises

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:04:39 -0400

There is real danger that rice will soon become a very scarce commodity beginning with the market stalls but eventually, from the dining table of tens of millions of poor Filipinos. This is not to say that this staple food has not become scarce before and is even now beyond the reach of a scandalously huge number of Filipinos.

BY CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO

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A Nation Divided, A Truth Concealed

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:04:04 -0400

The Supreme Court decision upholding the right of CHED Sec. Romulo Neri and Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to invoke executive privilege did not serve the cause of justice and truth. It helped conceal a crime, added to the cracks in the institutions of government, and left the nation more deeply divided.

BY BENJIE OLIVEROS
ANALYSIS
Bulatlat

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Baguio Mayor Seeks Rice Price Watch

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:02:52 -0400

Mayor Reinaldo Bautista, Jr. last week said he would ask the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) regional office here to strictly monitor the prices of rice in the city to guard against profiteering, hoarding and other illegal practices that may arise due to the problem hounding the rice industry.

BY AILEEN F. REFUERZO, Baguio City PIO
Northern Dispatch

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Pag-angat ng Starbucks sa Ordinaryong Pag-angat

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:59:57 -0400

Ang karanasang Starbucks at gitnang uri ay nagsasaad ng bagong auratiko o ang pakiwari na ginawa ang lugar para sa iyo lamang: lugar na pwedeng pagtrabahuan ng notebook computers (may wi-fi card na pwedeng bilhin para sa Internet), pwedeng pag-aralan bitbit ang makakapal na librong binabasa at minememorya (parang haven ng mga estudyanteng sawa na sa ingay at gulo ng dorms nila), wholesome

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Despite Doubts by MILF, ‘Peace is Still Possible’

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:59:50 -0400

Dureza said the government is currently working on another draft on the ancestral domain clause that will hopefully be acceptable to the MILF to break the deadlock in the peace negotiations.

BY GERMELINA A. LACORTE
Davao Today
Posted by Bulatlat

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OFWs to Greet Arroyo’s April 5 Birthday with Zero Remittance

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:58:38 -0400

After a rousing protest by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong during Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s visit on March 30, Filipino migrant workers are again preparing another “greeting” for the president on her 61st birthday on April 5.

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Salamisim Noong Mahal na Araw

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:56:41 -0400

NI RICHARD R. GAPPI
Inilathala ng Bulatlat
Vol. VIII, No. 8, March 30-April 5, 2008

Prologo: Ang Pagninilay

Sabi ng Simbahan, pagninilay
ang kahulugan ng Mahal na Araw.
May hihigit pa kaya sa pagbubulay-bulay
kaysa sa mga tula
na bulong at pintig ng puso
ngayong duguan ang palad

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ARCHIVES

Alleged Killer of HR Worker Eludes Justice Due to Political Connections

Search Team for Two Missing Youths Denied Access to 'Sacred Place,' Padlocked Camps

Food Riots, Anarchy Feared Amid Rice Crisis

Sana’y Magretiro Na si Manny Pacquiao

International Experts Foresee Collapse of U.S. Economy

More Harassment, Trumped-Up Charges Against Student Leaders

DoH Order: ‘Regulating or Legalizing Organ Trade?’

JMSU: China will Set Up Gas Pipelines to Transfer RP Natural Gas, Fishers Group Predicts

Rice Not Lies! HK OFWs say GMA Answers Hunger with Squander

Oil Price Hikes More Frequent under Arroyo

Real Story for 2008: More Hardships, More Unrest

There is an Actual Rice Crisis Aggravated by an Artificial One

Gov't, AFP Claims of NPA Weakening are Lies – Ka Roger

Real Crises

A Nation Divided, A Truth Concealed

Baguio Mayor Seeks Rice Price Watch

Pag-angat ng Starbucks sa Ordinaryong Pag-angat

Despite Doubts by MILF, ‘Peace is Still Possible’

OFWs to Greet Arroyo’s April 5 Birthday with Zero Remittance

Salamisim Noong Mahal na Araw