By Prof. Jose Maria Sison Chairperson, International League of Peoples’ Struggle July 7, 2010 Since 2008 the major capitalist powers have wantonly used public money to bail out the big banks and corporations, thus allowing these to show profits on their balance sheets and to conjure the false illusion of recovery in financial markets but…
Month: July 2010
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Nothing Personal
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise Posted by Bulatlat The controversy over the possible appointment of former Akbayan party list Representative Loretta Ann Rosales as Chair of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) merits closer scrutiny. Apart from the importance of appointing a new chairperson who can carry on the outstanding work left behind by Atty. Leila…
Street Shooter: Queuing for Water
Queuing for Water
Aurora Farmers Ask Aquino to Stop Ecozone Project, Pull Out Military
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Residents of Casiguran municipality, Aurora province are urging President Benigno Aquino III to stop the development of Aurora Ecozone, which they said had resulted in human-rights violations. A vocal critic of the project survived an attack last June 26. At around 2 a.m. that day, unidentified men fired…
News in Pictures: Group Slams Worsening Water Crisis, Privatization
Members of the group under the Water for the People Network (WPN) trooped to the office of the Metropolitian Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to urge the agency to immediately address the current water crisis in Metro Manila. They said that the failure of MWSS to ensure the provision of clean, adequate and affordable water supply and service in the region is due to privatization.
Benjie Oliveros | No Honeymoon in a Crisis
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com MANILA — President Benigno Aquino III was quoted last week complaining that he is not being given a “honeymoon” by the media as criticisms are starting to come his way. The very first executive order of his administration received flak for being legally inappropriate; the conflicts of interest in his…
More Children Become Casualties of Philippine Military’s ‘Dirty War’
By MARYA SALAMAT
Special Report As the Philippine military continues to wage Oplan Bantay Laya, its so-called “dirty war” against communists as well as activists, peasants and workers, more and more innocent children are not only being caught in the crossfire but have become targets as well of human-rights violations.
Disappointed in ‘The Last Air Bender’
By JENNIFER CHAN Bulatlat.com Almost everyone who went to see The Last Air Bender had a feeling that it would not live up to the original Nickelodeon series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. With M. Night Shyamalan leading the project, it was almost guaranteed to be a huge flop! But fans of…
People’s Demands on Aquino’s First State of the Nation Address
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Because the Arroyo administration left the country in a crisis of unparalleled proportions, progressive groups presented an agenda, which they deem as necessary for the nation’s survival.
Aquino, Binay Told: Prioritize Housing for Urban Poor, Especially Those Displaced by Projects, Calamities
By MARYA SALAMAT
“It is a challenge to the Aquino administration to address the housing question holistically, beyond the low-cost housing projects peddled as the flagship program of the government,” GWP Rep. Emmi de Jesus says.
Aquino, Solons Must Address Education Crisis -– ST Youth (PR)
PRESS RELEASE July 23, 2010 Southern Tagalog youth gathered on July 23 and trooped to the House of Representatives, Commission on Higher Education and Mendiola to stage the so-called State of the Youth Address (SOYA) and challenge newly elected lawmakers…