Day: November 10, 2007

Senator Ma. Consuelo “Jamby” Madrigal said last week that business interests who will benefit from the controversial Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) are lobbying senators who are presidential hopefuls in the 2010 national elections to ratify the one-sided treaty. BY GERRY ALBERT CORPUZ Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 40, November 11-17-2007 Senator Ma. Consuelo “Jamby” Madrigal…

Filipino workers in Japanese firms based in Southern Tagalog oppose the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). They shared their stories of struggle against what they deem as “greed for profit of Japanese investors at the expense of labor.” BY EMILY VITAL Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 40, November 11-17, 2007 Filipino workers in Japanese firms based…