By RONALYN V. OLEA
“He mentioned about the poison tree. He knew the arrest was wrong from the start. What else is the President waiting for? Release the Morong 43 now,” Evelyn Montes, wife of Dr. Alexis Montes, said.
Day: October 16, 2010
Farmers’ Groups to Hold Lakbayan Against Aquino Government
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Calling the Aquino government as a “haciendero regime” and the “number one enemy of peasants,” progressive farmers’ organizations from Central and Southern Luzon would converge at the office of the office of the Department of Agrarian Reform before marching to the historic Mendiola bridge on October 21.
Two OFWs in Saudi Jailed, Families Decry Government Negligence
By Bulatlat.com MANILA – Families of the two overseas Filipino workers who were charged with possession of illegal drugs in Saudi Arabia accused Philippine embassy officials of negligence after their loved ones were sentenced to three years of imprisonment and 600 lashes. The families of the two OFWs, Jason and Salvador (not their real names),…
They Hate Us for Our Occupations
By GLENN GREENWALD Salon.com/Common Dreams.org International Posted by Bulatlat.com In 2004, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld commissioned a task force to study what causes Terrorism, and it concluded that “Muslims do not ‘hate our freedom,’ but rather, they hate our policies”: specifically, “American direct intervention in the Muslim world” through our “one sided support in favor…
‘2 More Years to Basic Education an Added Burden, Not a Solution’
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Filipino students could hardly finish up to sixth grade. How much more with K+12?” – Kabataan Party-list.
Benjie Oliveros | The Importance of the Much-Ignored Barangay Elections
Barangay elections are held between, and not during, national and local elections supposedly to prevent it from being influenced by traditional political parties. But political parties do try to influence the results of barangay elections, albeit secretly. Why? Because of the power barangay officials wield. By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com The barangay elections are, perhaps,…
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