Cart Before the Horse. Driving to the market one sunny morning, I saw this funny scene. Talk about catching a cliché on camera. (Photo by Raymund Villanueva)
Day: September 16, 2008
Salungguhit: Permanent ‘Visitors’?
Pump Prices Still Above Normal Levels
Even as world crude prices have gone down to approximately their January 2008 levels, current pump prices are still above the averages for the period January-March 2008.
Study Shows Foreign Nurses, Caregivers Face Exploitative Work Conditions in Japan
While proponents of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) claim that the pact will create more opportunities for local nurses by allowing them to enter the Japanese market, a study by a Japanese university shows that foreign nurses in Japan face exploitative work conditions and even discrimination. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Volume VIII,…
More Violence Feared After GMA Scraps Peace Panel
Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Maza said the Bangsamoro people can’t help but interpret Arroyo’s move as a declaration of an all-out war against them. “The Arroyo government’s obstinacy, all the while ignoring the legitimate demands of the Bangsamoro, does not bring the conflict anywhere near resolution,” she said. BY CJ KUIZON Davao Today Posted…
Reporting the ASEAN: Repression of ASEAN Media Continues
(First of 3 parts) This is a slightly revised version of the author’s presentation in Jakarta, Indonesia on July 29 and August 26 during the training of journalists from member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) organized by the International Institute for Journalism (IIJ) of InWEnt-Germany. BY DANILO ARAÑA ARAO Bulatlat Vol. VIII,…
Wheels of Justice or Wheel of Fortune?
The taint in the judiciary’s integrity stems not only from the CA scandal; it likewise emanates from the questionable decisions of the courts, as well as the obvious influence of the Arroyo government in its decisions. But, of course, there are, once in a while, some few exceptions of judges and justices who upheld the…
Torture Survivor Files Charges vs Perpetrators
A survivor of torture and abduction filed administrative, criminal and civil charges against his captors, including retired Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officers Gen. Hermogenes Esperon, Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan Jr. and Maj Gen. Juanito Gomez. BY RONALYN V. OLEA HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 32, September 14-20, 2008 A survivor of…
Davao Militants Hit Gov’t Support for US Troops in Mindanao
BY BULATLAT Posted 3:20 p.m., September 16, 2008 DAVAO CITY — A militant group here protested the Arroyo administration’s support for the presence of US troops in Mindanao during the commemoration of the 17th anniversary of the Senate vote rejecting the extension of the RP-US Military Bases Treaty. The Southern Mindanao Region (SMR) chapter of…