Taong Kabayo
Taong Kabayo. In a land of cheap, docile and surplus labor, humans take on the work of animals or machines.
(Photo by Raymund Villanueva)
Taong Kabayo
POSTS FOR "Day: June 13, 2009"
Stopping Cha-Cha
Stopping Cha-Cha
Stopping Cha-Cha, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo seems determined to ram the charter change train through despite all opposition, but she will likely change her position when the number of protesters rises to a certain point. (By Flon Faurillo)
Dismantling of IALAG, Arroyo’s Shadowy Agency, ‘Just for Show’
Dismantling of IALAG, Arroyo’s Shadowy Agency, ‘Just for Show’
Unless the Arroyo regime released all the individuals it has thrown to jail for politically motivated and fabricated charges, the abolition last month of the agency behind these cases will amount to nothing but a publicity stunt, according to lawyers and human-rights advocates.
Hot Air Versus Hard Facts: The Latest Torture Cover-Up Scam
Hot Air Versus Hard Facts: The Latest Torture Cover-Up Scam
By JAMES BOVARD Counterpunch International Posted by Bulatlat The Obama administration appears increasingly devoted to covering up the worst crimes of the Bush era. CIA chief Leon Panetta formally objected to federal judge Alvin Hellerstein who was considering...
US-Peru FTA Sparks Indigenous Massacre
US-Peru FTA Sparks Indigenous Massacre
By TOM LOUDON Truthout International Posted by Bulatlat During the last week, deep in the Peruvian Amazon, confrontations between nonviolent indigenous protesters and police have left up to 100 people dead. The vast majority of the casualties are civilians, who...
A Wake-Up Call on Water Use
A Wake-Up Call on Water Use
By GLORIA GOODALE Truthout International Posted by Bulatlat A long-running resource issue finally trickles down to more consumers. Move over carbon, the next shoe to drop in the popular awareness of eco-issues is the "water footprint." That's the word in...
Pumatak ang luha ng libo-libong kasama kasabay ng mga pagsigaw
Pumatak ang luha ng libo-libong kasama kasabay ng mga pagsigaw
Ni TERENCE KRISHNA V. LOPEZ Bulatlat Pumatak ang luha ng libo-libong kasama kasabay ng mga pagsigaw. Naghalo ang poot at hinagpis sa hapon ng sa iyo'y pagpaslang, Ka Fermin. Hindi umulan sa kamaynilaan habang libu-libo kaming tumungo sa protesta laban sa mga...
Jeepney Drivers as Milking Cows of ‘Crocodiles’ in Arroyo Administration
Jeepney Drivers as Milking Cows of ‘Crocodiles’ in Arroyo Administration
Steep increases in fines and penalties, imposed by the Arroyo regime to make up for its chronic revenue shortfalls, are hitting jeepney drivers particularly hard. As if that were not enough, buwayas (crododiles) masquerading as traffic enforcers in colorful uniforms lurk in the streets, waiting to pounce on them at every turn.
Impunity ‘Alive and Well’ in Philippines as Another Radioman Is Shot Dead
Impunity ‘Alive and Well’ in Philippines as Another Radioman Is Shot Dead
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat MANILA -- Another Filipino journalist has been killed, the latest in a series of murders that prompted a media group to say that “impunity is alive and well in the Philippines.” Radio commentator Crispin Perez, 66, was shot dead on...
Benjie Oliveros | The Cha-Cha See-Saw Battle: A Test of Political Will
Benjie Oliveros | The Cha-Cha See-Saw Battle: A Test of Political Will
How strong is the political will of the Filipino people to act against the Arroyo government's self-serving designs? Who is more determined? By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat MANILA -- The Filipino people's vote against the convening of a constituent assembly...
‘IALAG Abolition Not Enough; Drop Fabricated Charges Now!”
‘IALAG Abolition Not Enough; Drop Fabricated Charges Now!”
Detained peasant leader Randall Echanis today said President Macapagal-Arroyo’s so-called order abolishing the dreaded Inter-Agency Legal Action Group (IALAG) is not enough and urging the President to drop all charges against its victims. Reports said that the...
Philippines: Another Victim of Impunity
Philippines: Another Victim of Impunity
Impunity is alive and well in the Philippines and has claimed the life of another journalist. On Tuesday, a lone assassin shot and stabbed dead radio commentator Crispin Perez of radio station dwDO outside his home in San Jose City, Occidental Mindoro province. He...
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