Groups Slam US Warship ‘Goodwill Visit’
Day: August 17, 2009
Arroyo’s US ‘Food Trip’ Reflects Poor Policies, Arrogance
Malacañang officials claimed they merely had “a simple dinner” in Le Cirque, but Nanay Evelyn Monicario cannot imagine what a lavish dinner for Arroyo and her cohorts would be, considering that she herself considers sardines a lavish meal these days.
In New Zealand, Migrant Workers Face Risk of Job Loss Under New Business Scheme
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Ariel Guanlao was told that New Zealand was “the right choice” if one wants to work abroad. So after 16 long years working for the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), he went to New Zealand to work as a residential faultman for one of the country’s…
Akademya at Indie Filmmaker
Ni ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO Kulturang Popular Kultura Bulatlat.com MANILA — Limang taon pa lamang ang indie cinema sa bansa, pero malinaw na ang demographics ng indie filmmaker: kabataan, edad na di tatanda sa 40, kalakhan ay lalake ang direktor, tapos ng degree sa kolehiyo, at at least, middle-class ang class origin. Tulad sa mainstream cinema,…
Progressive Fil-Am Youth Group Joins Striking Health Workers
Progressive Filipino-American youths from Anakbayan New York/New Jersey, USA joined striking workers of at least four nursing home facilities in New Jersey and New York in their fight for justice in the workplace. With members of allied organizations from Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-USA (Bayan-USA), the youth group supported the union workers’ fight against the nursing home…
New Alliance in Cebu Eyeing 10-Million Signatures for the Environment
By RITCHE T. SALGADO Bulatlat.com CEBU CITY – A new broad alliance in Cebu initiated the gathering of 10-million signatures for the environment. The Visayas Climate Action Network (Visayas CAN) aims to convince the public to start becoming more responsible for their actions. “Not all change begins with the government,” said Ramon Magsaysay awardee and…
Cebu Gov Admits Mistake in P98-M Purchase of Property for Coal Plant
By RITCHE T. SALGADO Bulatlat.com CEBU CITY – Gov. Gwendolyn F. Garcia recently apologized to Cebuanos for lack of discretion in purchasing a property that will be used as a dump for coal ash that will be generated by a coal-fired power plant being built in Naga. The provincial government bought the 25-hectare beach front…
Despite Arroyo Order Cutting Some Prices, Drugs, Medicines Will Remain Expensive
Even if seriously implemented, the Cheaper Medicines Law would still fail to bring down the prices of medicines because it did not break “the monopoly control of transnational corporations on all aspects” of the drug industry. This monopoly is the main reason why drug prices in the Philippines are among the highest in Asia.
Display of Callousness
Display of Callousness, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her entourage engaged in a display of callousness when they paid exorbitant amounts for dinners in Washington DC and New York City recently, during Arroyo’s state visit to the US last month. (By Flon Faurillo)