Francisco Dizon of Ambala, a union in Hacienda Luisita, talks about the plight of the farmers and workers in the sugar plantation owned by the family of President Aquino. This discussion is part of the coverage of Bulatlat.com and Kodao Productions of Aquino’s first State of the Nation Address.
Month: July 2010
SONA 2010: Labor Situation in the Philippines
Leandro Gerodias, national president of the Association of Democratic Labor Ogranizations, an affiliate of the Kilusang Mayo, discusses the labor situation in the Philippines during a panel discussion hosted by Kodao Productions’ Raymund Villanueva and Bulatlat.com’s Benjie Oliveros, on the key issues that progressive groups say President Aquino should address. The forum was part of the coverage of Bulatlat.com and Kodao Productions of Aquino’s first State of the Nation Address. Watch part 2 of the webcast here.
SONA 2010: Human Rights in the Philippines
Karapatan secretary-general Marie Hilao-Enriquez talks about the human-rights situation in the Philippines and how President Benigno S. Aquino III should deal with it. Enriquez was the first guest in a series of panel discussions, hosted by Kodao Productions’ Raymund Villanueva and Bulatlat.com’s Benjie Oliveros, on the key issues that progressive groups say President Aquino should address. The forum was part of the coverage of Bulatlat.com and Kodao Productions of Aquino’s first State of the Nation Address.
Make Arroyo Face Justice, That’s What the Filipino People Wants – CPP
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today welcomed plans by Philippine Pres. Benigno Aquino III to expose in his state of the nation address (SONA) what he describes as “shocking cases” of unprecedented corruption by the Gloria Arroyo government, but added that “that will not be enough”. The CPP reminded Aquino of the need…
Bulatlat Live Coverage: Aquino’s First ‘State of the Nation Address’
Discussion on President Aquino’s first State of the Nation address with Sonny Africa, research head of Ibon Foundation, and Kodao Productions’ Raymund Villanueva and Bulatlat.com’s Benjie Oliveros. Powered by Ustream.TV Watch President Benigno S. Aquino III deliver his first State of the Nation Address. Listen to earlier webcasts on Aquino’s SONA : * SONA 2010:…
OFW Victims of Labor Malpractice Appeal to Noynoy for Help (PR)
Press Release 25 July 2010 More than 20 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) deployed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia have sent their appeal letter address to President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III, a day before his First State of the nation Address (SONA), pleading for help as they have been victims of their employer’s labor malpractice…
Two Women Political Prisoners During Martial Law Join Calls for Release of Two Pregnant Women of the Morong 43
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Professor Judy Taguiwalo of the University of the Philippines made an urgent appeal through Facebook on behalf of two women political detainees, from among the Morong 43, who are pregnant but still languishing in jail at Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan. “As a former detainee during the…
NPAs Unfazed by Soldier Imports from Luzon
By CHERYLL D. FIEL Davao Today Posted by: Bulatlat.com MACO, COMPOSTELA VALLEY – Communist guerillas who captured and released three soldiers and a militiaman in Compostela Valley in June scoffed at the deployment of more government troops from Luzon. Anvil Guinto, spokesman of the NPA’s Crucifino Uballas Command, called the arriving soldiers “blind” because they…
‘Stop E-Passport Fees Increase, Probe Anomalous Contract’ – Migrante
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — The largest OFW group urged President Benigno S. Aquino III to stop the increase of the e-passport fees in the light of allegations of corruption in the procurement contract by the Department of Foreign Affairs. “We thought that there would no longer be any corruption,” Migrante Internatonal…
Mother of OFW Killed in Kish Island Recollects Good and Sad Memories of Her Son
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Perlita Carmen, 55, considers Mark Lloyd as the sweetest and most thoughtful among her five children. And every time she recalls that fateful day when Mark left to work abroad, Perlita feels like crumbling to death. It was her last memory of her son who was “full…
ILPS Condemns US and ROK FOR Anti-DPRK Provocations As Attack on Korean Sovereignty and Peace in East Asia
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison Chairperson, International Coordinating Committee International League of Peoples’ Struggle The International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) hereby condemns in the strongest terms the US and its South Korean puppet government for a crescendo of provocations against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). These provocations constitute an attack on the…