Day: July 11, 2009

Hard Times Indeed. While other people would try to get more than one job, the man in the picture tries to cope by selling two products — water and ice cream, for everyday use and for treats and special occasions. (Photo by Raymund Villanueva)

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– an interview with David Bacon Against the Current, July/August 2009 http://www.solidarity-us.org/node/2262 THIS INTERVIEW WAS conducted on April 10, 2009 by Star Murray and Charles Williams on behalf of the Against the Current editorial board. Photojournalist David Bacon spent 20 years as a labor organizer and immigrant rights activist. He hosts a show on KPFA-FM…

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By Dahr Jamail Truthout/Perspective International Posted by (Bulatlat.com) On Friday, June 12, Harith al-Obaidi, leader of the Iraqi Accordance Front, the largest Sunni bloc in the Iraqi Parliament, was shot dead outside a mosque just minutes after giving a sermon condemning the Maliki government for human rights abuses. Obaidi, who was a leader in the…

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By Aldwin Quitasol Northern Dispatch Posted by (Bulatlat.com) BAGUIO CITY ? Members of Migrante International warned the Filipino people that the latest spate of bombings could be used by the administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as bases to declare martial law and prolong Arroyo’s presidency. During the launching of a petition against Arroyo’s term…

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By Aldwin Quitasol Northern Dipatch Posted by (Bulatlat.com) BAGUIO CITY ? “It is very hard and painful to think that you are going to be displaced from your place that was nurtured by your own ancestors,” said Gloria Abibuag at the dialogue with Baguio City Mayor Peter Rey Bautista and some city officials on July…

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By Lyn V. Ramo Northern Dispatch Posted by (Bulatlat.com) LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The provincial board here, 246 kms. north of Manila, supported the resolution passed by its Bulacan counterpart opposing House Bill 4631 that seeks to revive the mothballed Bataan nuclear power plant (BNPP) in Morong. In April, the Bulacan legislators furnished the local…

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By Lyn V. Ramo Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Endemic to the Cordillera region is a species of a high- altitude tree that bears orange oil-bearing fruits that may be the region’s contribution to the country’s quest for alternative fuel. The tree, according to Dr. Michael Bengwayan, grows in some places…

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Analysis Talk is rife that the Arroyo government would proclaim martial law, especially after the series of bombings that rocked several parts of the Philippines. However, the Arroyo regime sorely lacks the factors that enabled the dictator Ferdinand Marcos to successfully impose martial rule. The bottomline: if Arroyo declares martial law, she would be adding fuel to the fire of the people’ anger.

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