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News Release 20 September 2010 A day before the commemoration of Martial Law, GABRIELA has this to say to Noynoy Aquino: “Be humane. Have mercy on Mercy.” GABRIELA reiterates its call to the second Aquino president since the fall of Martial Law to release women and...
NEWS RELEASE 17 September 2010 Militant women’s group GABRIELA expresses its strong condemnation of the rape of a 12-year-old girl by San Marcelino, Zambales Mayor Jose Rodriguez. “We call for the immediate arrest and persecution of the perpetrator. Any delay in...
By PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON Chairperson International League of Peoples' Struggle Bulatlat.com 20 September 2010 From September 20-22, 2010, the United Nations is hosting the largest gathering of heads of state since the Millennium Summit in the year 2000 when 189...
By JEREMY SCAHILL The Nation / Alternet International Posted by Bulatlat.com One of the most incendiary details in the documents is that Blackwater sought to become the "intel arm" of Monsanto, offering to provide operatives to infiltrate activist groups. Over the...
They democratically elected a president to stand up to the rich and multinational corporations - so our governments have him kidnapped By JOHANN HARI The Independent / Commondreams.org International Posted by Bulatlat.com Today, I want to tell you the story of how...
By RONALYN V. OLEA
There are at least 388 political prisoners in the country, 317 were arrested during the term of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Under the new administration, activists continue to be slapped with “trumped-up” criminal charges.
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- It was 36-year-old Siony Torzar's second time to work as a factory worker in Taiwan. She hoped to provide for a better future for her two children. But she ended up deeply in debt instead. Worse, she, like other OFWs in...
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
"We are condemning the violent dispersal by authorities here and elsewhere," Bea Arellano of Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap said, "While there are still no decent jobs available for the Filipino people, the government should allow vendors to sell, even on sidewalks, to earn a living."
By MARYA SALAMAT
Is this proposed budget just a dream? A study conducted by health groups HEAD and AHW revealed that there are enough sources to fund a P90 billion ($$2.037 billion) health budget, if the Aquino government has the political will to do so.
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The NDFP has reiterated its readiness to resume peace talks with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) on the basis of The Hague Joint Declaration and subsequent agreements -- Luis Jalandoni, chairman of the NDFP negotiating panel.
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com President Benigno Aquino III has barely reached his 80 days in office and so may issues have already shaped his administration. The Hacienda Luisita land dispute and the Philippine Airlines labor issue have shown how the...
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“I’ll keep mentioning this case to the President…It’s just a matter of time, you can expect some action,” Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said when asked about the Morong 43 case. “It’s the case I would want to focus on after the [IRRC],” De Lima said, referring to the Incident Report and Review Committee on the Aug. 23 hostage taking incident.
By BULATLAT MANILA -- A Filipino domestic helper was found dead in a hospital in Saudi Arabia on September 8. Migrante Middle East, an overseas Filipino workers group, said they suspect that there was foul play in the victim’s death. Based on the initial...
The judges’ threat to stage a “revolt” and resign is not just a reaction to poor priorities set in the national budget. It is indicative of dissatisfaction that has started to build up against a wavering and compromising presidential leadership and at slim...
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com The fall-out from the killing of eight tourists from Hong Kong and Canada last August 23 could include a spike in discrimination and even violence against Overseas Filipino Workers in Hong Kong...
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com Benigno Aquino III said upon taking office last July that he hoped the “honeymoon period” between him on the one hand and the media and the citizenry on the other would last throughout his...
Progressive groups in Davao City staged a lightning rally during President Benigno "Noynoy" S. Aquino III's visit on Thursday. The groups called for the scrapping of Oplan Bantay Laya and demanded justice for all the victims of human-rights violations.
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
On a roller coaster ride in their struggle for the land they till, victory seems to be within grasp for the farm workers of Hacienda Luisita after the mediation panel announced that the land should be distributed, effectively revoking the Stock Distribution Option being imposed by the Cojuangco clan.
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