Slideshow: 41 Years of People’s War
Day: December 31, 2009
Labor in 2009: Joblessness, Rights Violations, Violence Confronted Filipino Workers
By MARYA SALAMAT
The year 2009 began, ended and paved the way to 2010 with the festering problem of joblessness for millions of Filipinos. The global financial crisis only revealed the stark reality of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s inherently flawed job-generation strategies. The Arroyo regime fell short of its employment target. Worse, thousands of jobs, especially in the export industry, were “massacred” in 2009 even as unionists faced violence, intimidation and murder.
Labor Migration in 2009: A Terrible Year to Be an OFW
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
The regime of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo changed the face of labor migration in the Philippines. It pursued its labor-export policy aggressively, begging receiving countries to accept more overseas Filipino workers. In the meantime, it shirked its responsibilities toward OFWs in distress, in many instances even becoming complicit in the abuse of overseas workers.
Politics in 2009: Arroyo Regime Brought Philippines Deeper Into Crisis
By BENJIE OLIVEROS
While it would take more than a change in president to effectively address the worsening economic and political crisis, if Arroyo and her minions are able to get away with keeping themselves in power — by declaring a failure of elections, martial law, or charter change — the Filipino people would sink faster and deeper into the quagmire of backwardness and poverty.
Pagsagap ng Hininga sa Gitna ng Delubyo
Gayong ang aral ng kasaysayan ng kasalukuyan ay ang pagkakaroon ng politikal na paninindigang mabuhay nang marangal, patuloy na paniningil sa sistema na ipaglaban ito, patuloy na pag-oorganisa, pagtaas ng kamulatan at pagkilos.
Slideshow: Mayon Displaces Bicol Folk
