US War on Terror Devastates Mindanao
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Day: March 21, 2009
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12% VAT on LPG, Enough to Buy a Meal for a Family
Based on the computations of the Center for Women Resources (CWR), the 12-percent Value-Added Tax (VAT) on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is already enough to buy one meal for a family. BY ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Based on the computations of the Center for Women Resources (CWR), the 12-percent Value-Added Tax (VAT)…
OFWs Mark Death Anniversary of Flor Contemplacion
Overseas Filipino workers from different parts of the globe commemorated the 14th death anniversary of Flor Contemplacion, March 17. BY RONALYN V. OLEA MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from different parts of the globe commemorated the 14th death anniversary of Flor Contemplacion, March 17. Contemplacion, a domestic helper in Singapore, was executed for…
Deceased Filipina Caregiver an ‘OFW par Excellence’, Migrants’ Group Says
A migrants’ group paid tribute to Juana Tejada, the Filipino caregiver who campaigned for overseas Filipino workers’ (OFW) and immigrants’ rights in Canada even while waging a fight against cancer. In its tribute, Migrante International called her a “female OFW par excellence”. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat A migrants’ group paid tribute to…
Oppose the US Invasion and Occupation of Iraq, Demand Total, Immediate and Unconditional Withdrawal of US and Other Foreign Forces of Aggression
After six years of brutal occupation following the widely condemned US-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003, the US government has found itself more isolated than ever before. The people of the world are outraged that at a horrendous cost the US has committed the worst form of terrorism, the crime of aggression, in order…
‘Nicole’ Ex-Lawyer on Termination of Services: I was Prepared for This
Evalyn Ursua, whose services as lawyer of Subic rape victim “Nicole” were recently terminated, says she was prepared for such a possibility. Still, she went on, and credits her erstwhile client for sticking it out “during the (most) difficult period.”
Reagan: The Great American Socialist
His redistributionist obsession led to a perversity in the law. The wealthiest faced a 28 percent tax rate, while those with lower incomes faced a 33 percent rate; in addition, the bottom rate climbed from 11 percent to 15 percent. For the first time in history, the top rate fell and the bottom rate rose…
The HDI Oscars: Slumdogs vs Billionaires
The Indian economy also grew at 9.6 per cent in 2006-07 and 9.4 per cent in 2005-06.) Those supposedly glory days when we churned out 53 dollar billionaires also nourished India’s plummet to 132nd rank in human development. As so often in history, the rich grew fatter while the poor ate even less BY P.…
Nat’l Artist, NBN Star Witness, Missing Activist’s Mother Among Junk VFA Conveners
A National Artist for Literature, the star witness in the National Broadband Network scam, and the mother of a missing activist are among the conveners of the recently-launched Junk VFA Movement. The Junk VFA Movement describes itself as “a broad initiative that calls for the assertion of national sovereignty and the termination of the VFA (Visiting Forces Agreement).” It also calls on the Arroyo administration to regain custody of US Marine L/Cpl. Daniel Smith.
Getting Away with Rape
The release of Jalosjos, despite the two life terms, and the virtual release of Smith, despite the conviction, show the state of the justice system under the Arroyo government and the character of this administration BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS Bulatlat Last week was a sad one not only for women’s rights advocates but also for…