Slideshow: Groups to Noynoy: ‘Philippines Not For Sale!’
Groups to Noynoy: 'Philippines Not For Sale!'
Slideshow: Groups to Noynoy: ‘Philippines Not For Sale!’
POSTS FOR "Day: November 13, 2010"
Progressive Lawmakers Deem 2011 Budget as Rushed, Misaligned and Regressive
Progressive Lawmakers Deem 2011 Budget as Rushed, Misaligned and Regressive
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
When the session resumed on November 8, members of the House of Representatives were being asked to vote on the proposed budget. ACT Teachers Rep. Antonio Tinio stood up and asked if they could still look into the amendments that were considered and included in the final version of the bill. The request, however, was denied.
Indigenous Peoples Demand Apology for Cultural Slur in Clinton Forum in Manila
Indigenous Peoples Demand Apology for Cultural Slur in Clinton Forum in Manila
By ACE ALEGRE Bulatlat.com LAGAWE, Ifugao – An apology not only to Cordillerans but to all indigenous peoples of the world is being demanded by three Igorots (Cordillera natives) who experienced discrimination for wearing a native Igorot “wanes” (g-string) at...
Three Filipino Youth to Perform in Italy
Three Filipino Youth to Perform in Italy
By TERENCE KRISHNA V. LOPEZ Bulatlat.com For the third time, the Association for the Rights of Children in South East Asia (ARCSEA), an organization advocating for the rights of children here in Manila is sending young people from urban poor communities to perform...
Mining Workers in Lepanto to Go on Strike
Mining Workers in Lepanto to Go on Strike
By ACE ALEGRE Bulatlat.com MANKAYAN, Benguet– Workers of the mining giant Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company filed a “notice of strike” Nov. 12 at the National Conciliation and Mediation Board in Baguio City. The Lepanto Employees Union and the Lepanto Security...
Government Union Leader Killed
Government Union Leader Killed
By RONALYN OLEA
Carlo “Caloy” Rodriguez, 41, president of the Nagkakaisang Lakas ng Manggawa ng Calamba Water District, became the 22nd victim of extrajudicial killings under the Aquino administration when he was gunned down by two motorcycle riding men last November 12.
Ang Makata ay Tulad ng Ipis I & II
Ang Makata ay Tulad ng Ipis I & II
Ang Makata ay Tulad ng Ipis (I) Ang antena mong pangkapkap ay bolpen ng manunulat; pagkapa’y dapat maingat upang masundan, masilat ang talinghagang mailap. -Richard R. Gappi Angono, Rizal, Pilipinas ************************************* Ang Makata ay Tulad ng Ipis...
For More Than Half a Century, Justice Remains Elusive to Filipino Comfort Women
For More Than Half a Century, Justice Remains Elusive to Filipino Comfort Women
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Lila Pilipina, the organization of Filipino women who were used as sex slaves by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II, said the Supreme Court decision denying their petition to hold the Japanese government accountable for its crimes against them, which was penned by Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo, was not only plagiarized but was also “twisted.”
Government Health Workers Form Alliance to Fight for Wage Hike
Government Health Workers Form Alliance to Fight for Wage Hike
By MARYA SALAMAT
Like many Filipinos, the leaders of various health workers and health professionals in the public health sector said they dream of having a decent house, enrolling their children in quality schools, and providing for their family's basic needs like food, clothing and recreation. But sadly, they could not make both ends meet.
Sidebar: Doctors’ Association Seeks Amendments to Laws to Further Code of Ethics
Global Network Urges Electronics Supply Chain to Respect Workers’ Rights
Global Network Urges Electronics Supply Chain to Respect Workers’ Rights
By MARYA SALAMAT
While owners of big name brands ranging from Apple to Nokia to HP and JVC Kenwood roost in their headquarters in the US or Europe and try to outdo each other in bragging about their latest research and development, their supply chain around the world is comprised of different outsourcing companies vying for the contract to manufacture their required parts at the lowest production costs possible.
Doctors’ Association Seeks Amendments to Laws to Further Code of Ethics
Doctors’ Association Seeks Amendments to Laws to Further Code of Ethics
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA-- The number of doctors leaving the Philippines for work abroad has dropped since last year, but that is no reason to fall into complacency. According to Dr. Oscar Tinio, president of the Philippine Medical Association, “nothing...
Farmers File Petition Questioning Hacienda Luisita Deal with Chinese Firm
Farmers File Petition Questioning Hacienda Luisita Deal with Chinese Firm
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
"Since (we) are still stockholders and beneficiaries of the subject land, we have the right to information on such matter and HLI is under obligation to disclose whatever nature or kind of agreement it has entered or it intends to enter into with Wahaha with the assistance of DTI," the statement of Alyansa ng mga Manggagawang Bukid sa Asyenda Luisita read.
Aquino, US ‘Hell Bent’ on Holding Balikatan Exercises in Hacienda Luisita — Peasant Groups
Aquino, US ‘Hell Bent’ on Holding Balikatan Exercises in Hacienda Luisita — Peasant Groups
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“US troops have no business in Hacienda Luisita except to join the armed forces in stepping up the militarization and perpetuate a climate of fear as protesting farm workers persist in their demands for land," Gabriela Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan said, "We want the US troops out of Luisita and out of the Philippines.”
Makibaka: Music Inspired by the Struggle for Change
Makibaka: Music Inspired by the Struggle for Change
In ‘Makibaka The Album,’ Karl Ramirez offers an hour of progressive music that will appeal to a young, mainstream audience as much it does to an older generation of Filipino activists.
Timing of Terror Scare, Travel Advisories Suspect – Progressive Groups
Timing of Terror Scare, Travel Advisories Suspect – Progressive Groups
By RONALYN OLEA
LFS chairman Terry Ridon said the greatest terror threat present in the Philippines is the continued US intervention. Gabriela Women’s Party Luzviminda Ilagan added that there is a terror scare because the ‘lopsided VFA not only allows the entry of terrorists in the country, it also guarantees their protection from suit and accountability.’
Sidebar: The VFA, A History of Abuses
The VFA, A History of Abuses
The VFA, A History of Abuses
By RONALYN OLEA Bulatlat.com Eleven years of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) has resulted in many incidents of abuses. Here are some: On July 25, 2002, Buyong-buyong Isnijal was shot at by American solder Sgt. Reggie Lane inside his home in barangay Canas,...
Film Review | AMIGO
Film Review | AMIGO
Indie filmmaker John Sayles rides again. By ED RAMPELL Posted by Bulatlat.com Writer/director John Sayles went to Hollywood Saturday night, but that’s not to say the über-indie filmmaker -- creator of independent features such as 1979’s Return of the Secaucus...
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