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Vol. V, No. 14 May 15- 21, 2005 Quezon City, Philippines
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Investigative Reports
Who Are Behind the Violence and Disappearances? First of two parts BY DABET CASTAÑEDA AND ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
A Reign of Silence by GMA Last of two parts BY DABET CASTAÑEDA AND ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
- For Land and Wages: Half a century of peasant struggle in Hacienda Luisita (First of two parts) By Dabet Castañeda
- Poorly-paid Workers Lose Jobs – and Homes, Too (Last of two parts) By Dabet Castañeda
Special Reports
Special Report
- Tender hands that toil: Rising Incidence of Child Labor in Negros First of three parts BY Karl G. Ombion
- Tender hands that toil: Unprotected by Government Second of three parts BY Karl G. Ombion
- Tender hands that toil: Children Stories Last of three parts BY Karl G. Ombion
SPECIAL REPORT
- Maids Work to Teach, Teachers Work as Maids (First of three parts) By Carl Marc Ramota
- Future Looks Dim for Education Graduate (Second of three parts) By Carl Marc Ramota
- Education: A Low State Priority (Last of 3 parts) By Carl Marc Ramota
A Special Report on Human Rights in Sulu:
- The Straw that Broke the Camel’s Back (First of 3 parts) BY LEILA HALUD
- The Hidden War Continues (Second of 3 parts) BY LEILA HALUD AND TYRONE VELEZ
- Waiting for the Elusive Peace (Last of 3 parts) BY LEILA HALUD
- Joblessness Awaits Batch 2005 (First of two parts) By Carl Marc Ramota
- Economic Woes Drive Bright Graduates to Call Centers (Conclusion) By Carl Marc Ramota
Samar Folk Struggle to Regain a Paradise Lost BY MAUREEN JAPZON
SPECIAL REPORT Grains of Truth: Food Producers Suffer Hunger, Poverty BY DABET CASTAÑEDA
SPECIAL REPORT - A Sick Health Care System By Carlos H. Conde
Special Report - Is There Life after the Riles*? ‘Para lang kaming mga hayop na tinapon dito’ By Dabet Castañeda
- ‘Big One’ Is Possible But Metro Is Unprepared (First of two parts) By Aubrey SC Makilan
- Disaster Execs Admit They Can’t Handle Big Quake (Last of two parts) By Aubrey SC Makilan
SPECIAL REPORT - College Education: High in Profits, Low in Quality By Ronalyn Olea
SPECIAL REPORT: 16 Years of Agrarian Reform
- Lands are Back in the Hands of the Lords (First of two parts) By Zelda DT. Soriano
- Are Filipino Peasants Better Off Now? (Last of two parts) By Zelda DT. Soriano
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
- Bagong Lupa: The Village Built from Garbage (First of two parts) By Zelda DT Soriano
- Countdown Begins for Bagong Lupa’s Settlers (Last of two parts) By Zelda DT Soriano
Special Report: Unrest in the Labor Front Heightens
- Metro Manila: The Mall Empire that Slavery Built By BULATLAT.COM
- Baguio: Contractualization Shatters Hopes for a Better Life in Baguio By Audrey Mary Beltran
- Negros: Contractualization, Job Layoffs Widespread in the Visayas By Karl G. Ombion
- Davao: Mindanao’s Modern-Day Slaves By Carlos H. Conde
MIGRANT WATCH - PMC SPECIAL REPORT
- Brain Drain Refrain (First of two parts) By Ely Manalansan
- Who Profits from the Brain Drain?: The Philippine Labor Export Policy (Conclusion) By Ely Manalansan
SPECIAL REPORT - FIRING SEASON: Massive Government Job Cuts Seen Early Next Year By Felicisimo Manalansan
Bulatlat.com Special Report ON MINING part III: - Gov't Takeover To Bring In More Mining Giants to Diwalwal By Carlos H. Conde and Daisy C. Gonzales - Sidebar: Gov't Scheme Allots 75% of Diwalwal to Big, Foreign TNCs By Carlos H. Conde
Mt. Diwalwal: A Bulatlat.com Special Report ON MINING part II
- Diwalwal Folk Caught in the Grip of Violence, Greed (First of a series) By Carlos H. Conde and Daisy C. Gonzales - Entry of Huge Mining Firm Turns Diwalwal into Powder Keg (Second of a series) By Carlos H. Conde and Daisy C. Gonzales
- Entry of Huge Mining Firm Turns Diwalwal into Powder Keg (Second of a series) By Carlos H. Conde and Daisy C. Gonzales
Mining for whom?: A Bulatlat.com Special Report / part I - A Bane Called Victoria By Audrey Mary Beltran and Ara Forda - Mining in Negros: A Story of Plunder, Destruction and Dislocations By Edgar A. Cadagat and Karl G. Ombion
- A Bane Called Victoria By Audrey Mary Beltran and Ara Forda
- Mining in Negros: A Story of Plunder, Destruction and Dislocations By Edgar A. Cadagat and Karl G. Ombion
Damning the Dams: A BULATLAT.COM Special Report
- Dam to Bury Pangasinan’s ‘Little Paradise’ This August By Audrey Mary Beltran
- 3 Dams to Rise in Denuded Negros By Edgar A. Cadagat and Karl G. Ombion
SPECIAL REPORT - United States Profiting from War? By Jennifer del Rosario-Malonzo
- U.S. Military-Industrial Complex: Profiting from War (Part 1)
- Bush's War on Terrorism Boosts Military-Industrial Complex (Part 2)
- Top U.S. Defense Corporations (Sidebar)
SPECIAL REPORT: Public Safety and Substandard Drugs By Mike Ac-ac and Rachel Anne Calabia
- Substandard Drugs Are Killing Poor Filipinos (Part 1) - Poor-Quality Drugs Undermine Generics Law (Part 2) - Erring Drug Firms Get Away With Murder (Part 3)
- Poor-Quality Drugs Undermine Generics Law (Part 2) - Erring Drug Firms Get Away With Murder (Part 3)
- Erring Drug Firms Get Away With Murder (Part 3)
Yearend Reports
BULATLAT 2004 YEARENDER Part III
PEASANT AND LABOR 2004: Toughest for Farmers, Workers First of two parts By Dabet Castañeda/With a report by Bobby Tuazon
DoLE Figures in Violent Strike Dispersals Last of two parts By Dabet Castañeda/With a report by Bobby Tuazon
MIGRANTS
‘Terrorized’ Lives First of two parts BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN
Abandoned Abroad, Distressed at Home 5,168 OFWs jailed, about 900 denied of OWWA services Last of two parts BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN
2004: The Year in Photos
Part II
GRP-NDFP TALKS Clearing the Humps By Bobby Tuazon
Part I
POLITICS The Smoke of Battle Refuses to Vanish (First of two parts) BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
Year of Triumph for Progressives (Last of two parts) BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
ARMED CONFLICT AFP-NPA Armed Clashes Increased in 2004 By Benjie Oliveros
CULTURE Culture and the Arts is Everybody’s Business BY JULIE L. PO
2003 Yearend Highlights (Part II)
- 2003: A Tough Year for OFWs and Their Families By Aubrey SC Makilan
- No Cause To Celebrate U.N. Decade of IPs; Development aggression, reign of terror endangering tribal communities By Felicisimo H. Manalansan
2003 Yearend Highlights (Part I)
- The economy in 2003: Broken Promises, Misplaced Priorities, Outright Lies By Danilo Araña Arao - No Jobs, No Homes, No Water: Urban poor see no hope under Gloria By Dabet Castañeda - The Year of High Unemployment By Alexander Martin Remollino - A Year of Disquiet for the Filipino Farmers By Bobby Tuazon - Silencing Journalists: The year media killings united journalists By Rowena Carranza Related article: Philippines: A Killing Field of Journalists By Carlos H. Conde
- No Jobs, No Homes, No Water: Urban poor see no hope under Gloria By Dabet Castañeda - The Year of High Unemployment By Alexander Martin Remollino - A Year of Disquiet for the Filipino Farmers By Bobby Tuazon - Silencing Journalists: The year media killings united journalists By Rowena Carranza Related article: Philippines: A Killing Field of Journalists By Carlos H. Conde
- The Year of High Unemployment By Alexander Martin Remollino
- A Year of Disquiet for the Filipino Farmers By Bobby Tuazon
- Silencing Journalists: The year media killings united journalists By Rowena Carranza Related article: Philippines: A Killing Field of Journalists By Carlos H. Conde
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