Interview with Prof. Jose Maria Sison on the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) The International League of People’s Struggle (ILPS) successfully held its Third International Assembly (TIA) in Hong Kong from June 18 to 20. Prof. Jose Maria Sison was re-elected as chairperson of the International Coordinating Committee (ICC). BY D. L. MONDELO (Bulatlat.com)…
Day: July 19, 2008
Alarming
Too many things have been happening recently that triggers the alarm bells of corruption. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS Vol. VIII, No. 24, July 20-26, 2008 Too many things have been happening recently that triggers the alarm bells of corruption. Former Commission on Higher Education Chair Romulo Neri was transferred to head the Social Security System…
Paulit-ulit, Paikut-ikot
Iba man ang panahon noon at ngayon, iisa pa rin ang konteksto ng mga argumento. Ang nararamdaman ng nakararami ay hindi kaunlaran kundi kahirapan. NI DANILO ARAÑA ARAO Konteksto / Pinoy Weekly Inilathala ng (Bulatlat.com) Vol. VIII, No. 24, July 29-26, 2008 Hindi ka man nawawalan ng paksang pagkukuwentuhan, mapapansin ang paulit-ulit na linya ng…
Status Report on the Collapse of the U.S. Economy
BY RICHARD C. COOK Global Research, July 16, 2008 Posted by Bulatlat ALTERNATIVE READER Vol. VIII, No. 24, July 20-26, 2008 With the economic news of the week of July 14—the continuing crisis among mortgage lenders, the onset of bank failures, the announced downsizing of General Motors, the slide of the Dow-Jones below 11,000—we are…
War Crimes Paradox
BY PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS Counterpunch Posted By (Bulatlat.com) ALTERNATIVE READER Vol. VIII, No. 24, July 20-26, 2008 National Public Radio has been spending much news time on Darfur in Western Sudan where a great deal of human suffering and death are occurring. The military conflict has been brought on in part by climate change, according to…
Letter from a Political Prisoner
BY RANDY FELIX MALAYAO DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by (Bulatlat.com) Vol. VIII, No. 24, July 20-26, 2008 Friends, relatives, fellow libertarians and human rights advocates: Warmest Greetings! There is a pending motion/request from the State’s Armed Forces to transfer my detention from BJMP-Tuguegarao City, Cagayan to PNP Camp Crame Custodial Center and consequently, the venue for…
Tagaytay 5 Visitors Refused Entry, Harassed; Reading, Viewing Materials Confiscated
One would never have thought the literary/lifestyle magazine Rogue, which published its first issue sometime last year, would find its way into any police or military list of “propaganda” (read: subversive) materials, but that was just what happened to a copy of it that was brought over by artists visiting the Tagaytay 5 last July…
Prosecutor Junks UNP’s Appeal on Theft Rap vs Campus Scribe
The City Prosecutor’s Office here denied the Motion for Reconsideration filed by Nolito Ragunjan, University of Northern Philippines’ (UNP) coordinator for Student Publication, on its theft case against Tandem Editor-in-Chief Ma. Criselda Diocena, stating there is no “plausible reason to reconsider the questioned resolution.” BY ROD TAJON, JR. Northern Dispatch HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Posted by…
Energy Firm to Start Exploration in Mt. Kanlaon; Negrenses Face Great Risks
The approval by the provincial government of a memorandum allowing the entry of Energy Development Corporation, formerly PNOC-EDC, into the 169-hectare buffer zone of Mt. Kanlaon National Park, poses a danger to the people of Negros. If such activities are not stopped, Negros might experience the same kind of devastation as that of Iloilo and…
Itogon Miners ‘Illegal’ in Own Hometown
Small-scale miners in the town of Itogon, Benguet find it hard to comply with the law regulating their trade, making them unable to register as miners. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by (Bulatlat.com) Vol. VIII, No. 24, July 20-26, 2008 ITOGON, Benguet – This mining town’s small-scale miners find it hard to comply…
Davao Oriental Folk: We Want Food, Not Mining
As the government is set to conduct a mining summit in Davao City this month, residents called on the government to prioritize solutions on the food crisis. BY BULATLAT Volume VIII, No. 24, July 20-26, 2008 DAVAO ORIENTAL – Various organizations here have called on the government to stop promoting its mining industry revitalization and…