A Nation’s Defeat
Day: March 6, 2010
Strict Monitoring and Permanent Blacklisting of Abusive Recruitment Agencies Sought
PRESS STATEMENT 6 March 2010 Government failure to permanently ban abusive recruitment agencies means that many more OFWs will suffer what the Annasban caregivers went through. As fellow OFWs celebrate the victory gained by Annasban OFWs who staged a three-day protest camp-out in front of the office of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in…
Womens’ Groups Slam Arroyo’s Inaction Towards El Niño
News Release 06 March 2010 Women farmers and urban poor women joined forces today as they braved the heat and marched to Mendiola to condemn Arroyo government’s lack of action in addressing the severe effects of El Niño. “The so-called P1.7 billion calamity fund released by the government failed to reach the people especially the…
Global Justice Is a Principle, Tossing Rocks a Tactic
By TED GLICK Truthout International Posted By Bulatlat.com “Political leadership is a matter of program, strategy and tactics, and not the color of those who lead it, their oneness of origin with their people, nor the services they have rendered.” – CLR James, The Black Jacobins I have discovered, over the course of my years…
The Politics of Earthquakes
By JOE CONASON Truthout International Posted by Bulatlat.com If the earthquakes in Chile and Haiti carry any message for those of us fortunate enough not to live in those places, perhaps it is that government regulation could save your life — while right-wing ideology may kill you someday. For those of us unfamiliar with geological…
Laiban Deal Setback Temporary, Group Vows Continued Opposition
PRESS STATEMENT 6 March 2010 Anti-water privatization alliance Water for the People Network (WPN) today said that the termination of the proposed P52-billion Laiban Dam is just a temporary setback for its proponents and called on all concerned sectors to remain vigilant and continue to oppose moves to revive the controversial project. The group noted…
Street Shooter: Bank Holiday
Bank Holiday
Photo of the Week: Danger Sign
Danger Sign
Slideshow: Freedom March for Morong 43
Freedom March for Morong 43
Peasant Leaders to Aquino Sisters: Insulting Farmers Won’t Help Noynoy’s Campaign
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“If they think that insulting Luisita farmers can help Noynoy’s campaign, they are absolutely wrong. They are further isolating their brother Noynoy from the peasantry, agrarian reform advocates, and the Filipino people,” Anakpawis Rep. Rafael Mariano said.
On Mindoro’s Lubang Islands, a Clash Between Morals and Tourism
By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com LUBANG, Occidental Mindoro — Village officials here have criticized the existence of a beach resort that might be condoning prostitution in a group of islands now being promoted as a paradise resort. Reacting to a report made by a group of researchers, at least six village chairmen of this town…