“Genuinely serving the Filipino people will not be straight and narrow and the Filipino women challenge President-elect Noynoy Aquino to take the path none of his predecessors traversed.” This was the message of GABRIELA National Alliance of Women in the Philippines in the restaging of their satirical fashion show dubbed Project RunAway: The Season Finale.…
Day: June 11, 2010
Fewer Children in School, Anomalous and Glitch-ridden Poll Automation Among Arroyo ‘Feats’
Special Release June 11, 2010 This is the second of a three-part series of special releases on de facto President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s supposed legacy. The government has allocated P10 million for the celebration of Arroyo’s supposed achievements in her 10-point agenda on Saturday. To serve as the program’s highlight is a parade of 10 floats…
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | More than meets the eye
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise/Business World Posted by Bulatlat.com The story could have come right out of an American-made suspense thriller with the mysterious death of a nondescript fellow followed by a suspicious cover-up by government officials and the murder of a likely whistleblower. It has the makings of a classic whodunit except that this time…
Cases of Abuse of Household Helpers Increasing, Gabriela to Push for Laws for their Protection
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Mary Jane Sollano, then 13, Aljane Bacanto who was then 16, and Gina Renecia who was then 15, were recruited to work as household helpers. What followed were years of abuse – of being hit with wood, iron bars and chains, heads slammed on walls, being made to endure hunger – for the slightest of reasons.
Peasants in Hacienda Yulo Vow to Continue Fighting for the Land They Till
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Peasant leaders are challenging president-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino to act on the case of the farmers of Sitio Buntod in Hacienda Yulo. The violent dispersal of the barricade of the farmers of Hacienda Yulo is the first attack against peasants since the election season began during the start of the year.