Press Release Judilyn Carina Oliveros, one of the Morong 43 gave birth last July 22 at 12nn to a baby boy. However, her return to detention remains a great ordeal to the young mother. “Our plea stands that Oliveros stays out of detention for a much longer time due to her condition and that of…
Month: July 2010
Public-private ownership will make education less accessible, says youth solon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2010 Kabataan Partylist Representative Raymond Palatino said that the youth failed to hear Pres. Aquino’s concrete plans for education in his first State of the Nation Address. He said that he feared Aquino’s framework of promoting ‘public-private partnerships and more aggressive foreign investments’ would only intensify privatization, commercialization and corporatization…
Invisibilidad ng Paggawa sa Indie Cinema
Maliban sa Endo (2007) na ukol sa kabataang subkontrakwal na manggagawa at sa My Fake American Accent (2008), walang presensya ang paggawa sa maigsing kasaysayan ng Cinemalaya. At ngayong iniisip ko, tila wala rin namang substansyal na papel ang paggawa sa indie film movement sa kabuuan.
How about OFWs’ dreams? Migrante asks Aquino
Migrante International chairperson Garry Martinez today described Pres. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s first State of the Nation Address as “matabang (bland), stating the obvious and empty in merit.” “Aquino said that we can dream again but there was no mention at all of plans that would give hope to millions of our OFWs. What of…
Two proposals for a just and lasting peace
Prof. Jose Ma. Sison National Democratic Front of the Philippines Chief Political Consultant July 27, 2010 The Negotiating Panel of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) has repeatedly declared its readiness to resume peace negotiations with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) under the Aquino II administration. It has also…
Aquino government should ensure secure environment for journalists
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) welcomes the call of President Benigno Aquino III for media to police its own ranks, help clarify issues, raise the level of public discourse and apply fairness and truthfulness in reporting. The NUJP and the overwhelming majority of media organizations and journalists in the country have…
LFS fears further commercialization of education
“The country is not for sale, Noy. We will resist all efforts by government to further commercialize the education system with its commitment to public-private partnerships in government infrastructure and services.” This was the statement of Terry Ridon, national chairperson of the League of Filipino Students in reaction to President Benigno Simeon Aquino III’s State…
In First Sona, Aquino Promises Windfall for Business, ‘Not Much’ for Poor Filipinos
By BULATLAT STAFF
No mention of land reform, no promise of any wage hike, no hint that the budget for education and basic social services will be increased, no reference to the reality that debt servicing eats into the national budget more than the corruption at the MWSS or Napocor or NFA, and no acknowledgment of the fact that the cease-fire precondition for the resumption of the peace talks with the Communists is the same precondition that bogged down previous negotiations.
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Ordinary Filipinos to Noynoy: We Expect Jobs, Decent Income, Housing
By RONALYN V. OLEA With reports from Janess Ann J. Ellao, Marya Salamat, and Anne Marxze D. Umil Bulatlat.com MANILA — While protesters were holding a program a few steps away from the Ever Gotesco Mall along Commonwealth Avenue, Dina Erene, 42, and Roselle Tupas, 35, were busy sweeping the garbage along the road. Both…
SONA 2010 in Pictures
SONA 2010: Sovereignty Issues Facing Noynoy
Giovanni Tapang, chairman of the group Agham, talks about sovereignty issues and how President Noynoy Aquino should deal with them. This discussion is partof Bulatlat.com and Kodao Productions’ coverage of Aquino’s first State of the Nation Address.