With the increases in the prices of rice, bread, pork, electricity, oil, liquid petroleum gas, and other basic commodities, the need for and the urgency of wage increases are no longer debatable. The only question is how and how much. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 13, May 4-10, 2008 The Arroyo government…
Month: May 2008
Women Workers in the Struggle
Women’s participation in the course of history has been invisible and largely unnoticed. This motivated Prof. Judy Taguiwalo to focus her doctoral dissertation on the role that women workers played in the labor movement. Her findings? “Andun sila sa iba’t-ibang anyo, sumasama sa pagkilos, sumasama sa mga welga at iginigiit ang karapatan ng manggagawa” (They…
Adonis, Other Journalists Challenge Philippine Libel Laws Before UN
Lex Adonis, the former anchorman of Bombo Radyo-Davao jailed for libel, filed a complaint addressed to the UN High Commission on Human Rights, challenging the legality of the criminal libel laws in the Philippines. BY GERMELINA A. LACORTE AND CHERYLL D. FIEL Davao Today Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 13, May 4-10, 2008 DAVAO…
Agri Dept Giving False Assurances About U.S. GMO Rice
“The Department of Agriculture (DA) was either lying or uninformed when it assured consumers that U.S. GMO rice has the seal of approval of international food safety agencies.” BY GREENPEACE Posted by Bulatlat Vol/ VIII, No. 13, May 4-10, 2008 Greenpeace debunked the Department of Agriculture’s assurances on U.S. GMO rice, and questioned the suspicious…
Ka Bel: The Consummate Warrior
To generations of labour activists, Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran is an iconic figure – a towering model who has survived five presidents in his fight for the working poor. The 75-year old aging warrior is still very much in the fray, albeit a bit slower in gait and a voice now muted with age. BY…
Filipinos Reject Ex-British PM, Want Pope as Peacemaker
Peace activists and human rights advocates in Manila last week opposed the proposal that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair help Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo clinch a peace agreement with political armed groups currently waging their respective civil wars against the Arroyo government. BY GERRY ALBERT CORPUZ Politics in Command / UPI Asia Online Posted…
U.S. Troops Involved in April 30 Bombing in Sulu?
U.S. troops are suspected of having been involved in the April 30 bombings of Barangays Buansa and Cagay in Indanan, Sulu. The suspicion stems from the use of so-called smart bombs in the attack, which has forced some 360 families to evacuate to nearby barangays. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 13, May…