‘Backyard’ View. You are looking at what serves as the “backyard” (actually, the laundry area) of one of several families in a relocation site in Mandaue City, Cebu. (Photo by RAYMUND VILLANUEVA)
‘Backyard’ View
Day: November 29, 2008
Dancing the Cha-Cha over Money
Large-Scale Mining Threatens Communal Forests in Mountain Province
Communal watershed forests in Mountain Province, which serve as the water sources of main rivers, are threatened by various mine applications due to the government’s active campaigning to revitalize the mining industry. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Communal watershed forests in Mountain Province, which serve as the water sources of main…
Fisher Folk Battle Huge Mining Proposal and Its Defenders
Two protected areas in Mati, Davao Oriental now face the threat of large-scale mining operations dubbed as the Pujada Nickel Project. BY KEITH BACONGCO Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project Posted by Bulatlat MATI CITY, Davao Oriental – Waves lap up the shallow shores of Sitio Wagon in Barangay (village) Macambol as fishermen and their families…
The Election, Economy, War, and Peace
Turning to the future, what can we realistically expect of an Obama administration? We have two sources of information: actions and rhetoric. The most important actions to date are selection of staff. The first selection was for vice-President: Joe Biden, one of the strongest supporters of the Iraq invasion among Senate Democrats, a long-time Washington…
On the November Elections and the Next Steps in Building the Anti-Imperialist Movement in the U.S.
In January, Barack Obama will become the 44th Commander-in-Chief of the U.S government, which controls and protects an empire of corporations, banks, military bases and occupying armies all around the world. Obama has reached this position by loyally serving this bipartisan system in the U.S. Senate and by being vetted, tested and auditioned over the…
‘Imprisonment Could Worsen Medical Conditions of 6 Political Prisoners’
A doctor said their continued imprisonment could worsen the medical conditions of six political prisoners detained at the Provincial Jail of Oriental Mindoro in Calapan City. The doctor also said their medical conditions disprove the allegations hurled against them. BY RONALYN V. OLEA HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Bulatlat A doctor said imprisonment could worsen medical conditions…
3 of Tagaytay 5 File Damage Claims vs Police, Navy
Three of the former political detainees known as the Tagaytay 5 have filed damage claims against elements of the Police Regional Office in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) and the Philippine Navy before the Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR). BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Bulatlat Three…
Minority Solons: House Justice Panel Ignored Facts of Impeach Rap
Leaders of the minority bloc at the House of Representatives have criticized their colleagues in the majority for ignoring the facts related to the fourth impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Still Fighting for the Land They Till
They came from different places. One farmers’ group tries to eke out a living farming the land they have been tilling in Bukidnon in Mindanao, and the other farmers’ group is in Nueva Ecija in Central Luzon. They may be miles apart, but their stories are the same.
‘86 Con-Com Delegate Says Party-List System Hasn’t Served its Avowed Purpose
Has the Philippine party-list system served its avowed purpose of providing representation for the country’s “marginalized and under-represented” sectors? Dr. Wilfrido Villacorta, a co-sponsor of the 1987 Constitution’s party-list provision, together with Christian Monsod, does not think so. His views are expressed in this interview with Bulatlat. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Has the Philippine…