How does one know that the workers’ demands are just and fair? One indication is the groundswell of support they get not only from other marginalized sectors, but also their spouses and children. BY ABIGAIL BENGWAYAN Northern Dispatch Bulatlat.com MANKAYAN, Benguet — Wilma is 11 years old and the fourth of six children. last week,…
Month: June 2005
Another OFW Sent to Death Row
As the “Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995” nears its 10th anniversary, OFW Reynaldo Cortez awaits his death sentence in a Riyadh jail. His case highlights how the law has been ineffectual in keeping Filipino workers from the gallows. BY ROWENA CARRANZA Bulatlat.com On May 17, 2002, Reynaldo Cortez, a car technician in…
WTO at 10: A Decade of Burden for Poor Countries
A decade of unhampered entry of goods and investments to Third World markets has reaped profits for the transnational corporations of rich countries. Through all these, poor countries were left to bite the dust. By John Paul Andaquig IBON Features / June 2, 2005 Bulatlat.com The World Trade Organization (WTO), the largest and most influential…
Defector Calls for GMA Ouster
Negros Oriental’s No. 2 intelligence officer called for the ouster of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo after defecting to the New People’s Army, saying “people very, very close to Malacañang” and even “inside the Palace” are running big time-illegal gambling and smuggling operations, including large-scale sugar smuggling in Negros. BY JAIME ESPINA Bulatlat.com BACOLOD CITY – Citing…
CIDG Deputy Officer Defects to NPA
Cites massive corruption, illegal drugs and gambling syndicates in gov’t For being a victim of injustice by the government institution he served with utmost dedication for 28 years, he finally made “the most difficult decision” in his entire life by joining the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA). By Karl G. Ombion Bulatlat.com…
Rightful Owners
By Jasper Almirante/ Bulatlat Bulatlat.com Now amounting to P150 billion (about $2.8 billion), the coco levy fund remains in the hands of government and is being traded to some powers-that-be in return for some favor. Taken from coconut farmers during the Marcos dictatorship in the 1970s, the fund is now the subject of a bill…
Uneasy Peace
Photo courtesy of Karapatan-Surigao del Sur / Bulatlat Bulatlat.com With simple belongings wrapped and placed atop their heads and in their backpacks, women and children refugees of war-torn Andap Valley, Surigao del Sur in southern Philippines return to their villages after spending three weeks in evacuation centers. War refugees in several towns found their villages…