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Day: March 28, 2009
Comelec’s Poll Automation will Make Fraud More Dangerous
OMR creates the danger of placing the fate of the elections in the hands of a profit-oriented multinational company – the winning bidder – and on the Comelec which remains ill-prepared to run an election technology let alone in checking fraud. BY THE CENTER FOR PEOPLE EMPOWERMENT IN GOVERNANCE (CenPEG) Posted by Bulatlat When at…
Muntik Na Kitang Malimutan, Laurie (Mabuti Na Lamang, May Nagpapaalala)
NI NOEL SALES BARCELONA Inilathala ng Bulatlat Para kay Ma. Lorena Barros (March 18, 1948-March 24, 1976), martir ng Bayan Muntik na kitang malimutan, Laurie Kung hindi ko pa muling nakita Ang naghihingalong lagay ng aking bayan. Nabubulagan na kasi minsan ako Sa ilaw-dagitab ng kapitalismo Parang gamu-gamong uhaw-na-uhaw sa init at ilaw. Muntik ko…
Do Not Lift Deployment Ban to Lebanon, Gov’t Urged
A migrant group urged the government not to lift the deployment ban to Lebanon as the situation remains volatile. BY BULATLAT MIGRANT WATCH A migrant group urged the government not to lift the deployment ban to Lebanon as the situation remains volatile. John Leonard Monterona, Migrante-Middle East regional coordinator, said that war could spark again…
Gov’t Rakes Billions of Pesos Annually on OFW Processing Charges, Studies Show
Studies by the Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (Courage) and the International Seafarers’ Action (ISAC) Philippines Foundation, Inc. show that the government rakes in billions of pesos from mandatory exactions on prospective overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). BY NOEL SALES BARCELONA Correspondent MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Aling Rose (real name withheld upon request),…