Day: February 21, 2009

A lawyers’ group has denounced the Philippine government for “lawyering for a foreign government” on the transfer of convicted rapist L/Cpl. Daniel Smith of the US Marines to Philippine prison facilities. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat A lawyers’ group has denounced the Philippine government for “lawyering for a foreign government” on the transfer of convicted…

As the country faces uncertainty in the face of the global economic downturn, the latest IBON survey shows that majority of Filipinos doubt that the administration will be able to address the crisis well. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat As the country faces uncertainty in the face of the global economic downturn, the latest…

The situation OFWs are now facing is a wake-up call for government which has mythologized overseas remittances as some kind of magic bullet for development BY SONNY AFRICA IBON Features Posted by Bulatlat Even as overseas Filipino workers’ (OFW) remittances grew by 13.7 percent last year, the slowdown in growth in December 2008 draws attention…

According to the January 2009 IBON Nationwide Survey, 62.5 percent of the 1,500 respondents said that the government subsidy package did not reach them, while 18.1 percent said that it did. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Malacañang released this week the final P4-billion ($82,850,041 at the current exchange rate of $1=P48.28) tranche of the…

Too many problems have been confronting the Filipino people. To effectively confront these problems and issues, tough but obvious solutions can be implemented. However, the Arroyo government refuses to act decisively, claiming it could not do anything about it or at best, implements peripheral solutions. This is programmed helplessness. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS The Supreme…

In the midst of the global financial crisis and the resulting job losses in the Philippines, a new labor group is expected to be launched before this month ends. At the same time, the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU or May 1st Movement) has declared that it will continue to push for a P125 across-the-board, nationwide wage increase.