Last November 24, as the people of Manila went out of their houses, schools and offices to welcome boxing champ Manny Pacquiao, students from various colleges and universities also took to the streets for a different reason: to call for a stop to tuition and other fee increases and for a refund in previous increases.…
Day: November 26, 2006
‘Going Down the Drain’ Foreign investors asked to withdraw from Arroyo’s flagship mining project
Philippine environmentalists will bring the controversial Lafayette mining project to international forums and ask foreign investors to withdraw as the operation violates environmental standards and local community rights. BY BULATLAT Environmental activists affiliated with the Defend Patrimony! alliance and Kalikasan-Peoples Network for the Environment (Kalikasan-PNE) Nov. 24 vowed to increase international pressure on mining investors…
In Canada: Filipino Professionals End Up in Low-Paying Jobs
Why is it that despite having high levels of education among Filipino immigrants, most of them end up in lower-paying jobs, resulting in an average income lower than that of most Canadian immigrants? BY BULATLAT Why is it that despite high levels of education among Filipino immigrants, most of them end up in lower-paying jobs,…
Troops in Metro: For Demolition or Rebel Hunting?
Regular soldiers are sent to Metro Manila to help secure military facilities and Malacanang in times of red alert. For the first time since martial law, however, at least 40 soldiers are now holed up in Pandacan and villagers are puzzled what they are there for. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat PANDACAN, Manila – Chief Inspector…
Canadian Envoy Tells Arroyo to Listen to Appeals on Killings As members of a Canadian fact-finding mission are held by the military
The Canadian ambassador has asked President Arroyo to listen to international appeals for a stop to the political killings in the Philippines, reminding her that his country’s aid is tied to “good governance.” By Bulatlat Expressing concern over the reported spate of political killings in the Philippines, the Canadian ambassador to Manila has asked the…
On Golloso kids’ slay: ‘Only Soldiers Were in Our Village That Day’
When Mylene and Raymond Golloso (then 13 and 6 years old, respectively) were killed by armed men on May 7, 2004 in their own home in Bulan, Sorsogon, no other armed group was in the village except seven Army soldiers and two members of the paramilitary Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU). BY ALEXANDER MARTIN…
Visayan Farmers, Landlords say CARP a Failure; Urge Overhaul
In Region 6, farmers and landowners agree on one thing: The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program has been a failure. Farmers and their organizations point to the absence of real land distribution, while landowners cite the lack of support services for them and for agrarian reform beneficiaries. BY KARL G. OMBION Bulatlat BACOLOD CITY — “More…
Has a Secret Deal Been Made in Nepal?
RATAN BHANDARI After a decade of conflict and more than 13,000 deaths, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, better known as Chairman Prachanda, leader of the Communist Party of Nepal and commander of arguably the most successful modern-day anti-feudal rebellion, has signaled an apparently abrupt ideological change of course. In an interview with Thomas Bell of the Telegraph,…
Nicole’s Ordeal is More than Rape
Nicole’s case is not just rape. It is also a case against the presence of U.S. troops in the country, a violation of our sovereignty. It is not only Nicole’s dignity which has been violated. The Filipino people’s dignity is also trampled upon whenever U.S. troops conduct military exercises in our country; participate in combat…
Gov’t Hiding Real Plans for Proposed Integration – Health Workers
Health workers and union representatives of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Philippine Heart Center, Lung Center of the Philippines, the Philippine Children’s Medical Center and the East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC), which will be affected by the planned integration and creation of the Philippine Center for Specialized Health Care (PCSHC), said that the Department…