Once upon a time you could rely on pharma when all else failed for a decent starting job — even if you did have to live in New Jersey. Not anymore. Pharma is melting down like Wall Street–and for the same reasons. BY MARTHA ROSENBERG Counterpunch INTERNATIONAL Posted by Bulatlat Think you’ve got problems? Imagine…
Day: March 28, 2009
Malacañang Blunting Calls to Regulate Oil Industry
In response to the growing clamor for the scrapping of RA 8479 or the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998, the House Oversight committee is, instead, pushing for its amendment. These developments should make consumers wary because these blunt calls to junk RA 8479 and to establish an entirely new set of measures to…
Trouble in Paradise
Madagascar, a tourist paradise of beaches and exotic animals, is home to one of the most uninterrupted cycles of coups and crises in Africa. On January 26, this cycle of political upheaval began again. Andry Rajoelina, the ousted mayor of the capital city, accused Ravalomanana of leading a dictatorship. Soon after that came protests, marches,…
‘An Old, Dirty Tactic’
Does Leoncio Pitao, alias Commander Parago of the New People’s Army (NPA), have enough reasons to believe that the military is behind the abduction, torture and killing of her daughter Rebelyn? Those whose family members became victims to get back at them or to force them to capitulate think so. They believe it is part of the military’s dirty tactics, which the military has been employing since the time of the Marcos dictatorship.
Of Togas, Jobs, and the Future
Picture this: you, in your toga, walking along the long aisle, waiting for your name to be called, excited to get hold of that diploma, or medal (if you are an honor student), until that final moment came when you could release a sigh of relief because you’re done with college. But after the wild…
Hundreds Join San Francisco Protest against Iraq Occupation
Hundreds of protesters participated in an anti-war march in downtown San Francisco, March 21 demanding an end to the United States-led occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. March 20 marked the sixth year of the invasion and colonial subjugation of Iraq. BY MONG PALATINO Contributor Bulatlat SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Hundreds of protesters participated in an…
Indigenous Peoples Want Global Moratorium on Mining, Other Extractive Projects
The united voice of the indigenous peoples swept from continent to continent in 37 countries calling their respective governments to stop large-scale mining and other extractive activities (oil and gas projects) in their indigenous lands until effective measures to safeguard their rights and the environment are in place. BY JO VILLANUEVA INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S WATCH Northern…
7 Out of 10 Filipinos Reject Economic Revisions to Charter
Majority of Filipinos do not favor amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, according to the latest nationwide survey conducted by research group IBON Foundation, Inc. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Majority of Filipinos do not favor amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, according to the latest nationwide survey…
James Balao: Still Missing Almost 200 Days On
Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) founding member James Moy Balao has been missing for six months. Ironically, the anniversary of his abduction by five armed men who warned witnesses away by claiming to be policemen was marked by National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales rejecting European Union concerns about continuing summary killings and disappearances. BY MARILOU GUIEB…
CHR Gets Pittance from 2009’s Trillion-Peso Budget
It is a shame to hear that the Commission on Human Rights, despite the taxing demand it now faces amid unsolved and continuing cases of extrajudicial killings, abductions, torture, and disappearances, is getting a mere pittance from the country’s PhP 1.4 trillion (USD 29.1 billion) budget for this year. BY RORIE R. FAJARDO Project Coordinator…
Bath
Bath. Theirs may not be a well-appointed bathroom–in fact it is on the road outside their shanty–but a bath is a bath on a hot summer day. (Photo by Raymund Villanueva)