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"The government should cut poverty by increasing the incomes of Filipinos instead of reducing the poverty threshold."--Ibon Foundation, Inc.
Equally troublesome is the media tendency to speculate on Reyes’ state of mind, his reasons for his apparent suicide, and even who’s to blame for it (as the weekend approached, the Senate was turning into the villain responsible). While nothing much can be gained from it, the cost of this mindlessness is to bury under tons of verbal garbage the need to get to the bottom of the corruption metastasizing in an institution that claims national security as its exclusive mandate. By LUIS V. TEODORO / bulatlat.com
The government and the AFP have consistently harped on the line that the “insurgency” is the obstacle to development, to wit: "If only the armed rebels stop fighting the government and lay down their arms, there will be peace and development in our country". This kind of thinking is totally blind to the real roots of the armed conflict and is incapable of appreciating, much less grasping, the need to address these roots in order to achieve a just and lasting peace. By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO / bulatlat.com
It should be remembered that the corruption scandals that involved the Arroyo family were the subject of so many congressional inquiries and were made as basis for the impeachment complaints that were filed against former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. There are already numerous evidences that were gathered. And yet, the Aquino government has not yet demonstrated the political will to run after the Arroyo family. By BENJIE OLIVEROS / bulatlat.com
By RONALYN V. OLEA
"Why do they keep on insisting that my husband Edwin is the Edwin Bustamante in the charge sheets? My husband is not a criminal,” Lyn Dematera said, in reaction to the continuing detention of her husband, one of the Morong 43.
By JENNIFER CHAN Bulatlat.com Bakal Boys (Children Metal Divers), directed by Ralston Jover, is a documentary-drama about young boys who dive into the sea to scavenge for metal scraps. For the average Filipino, such a story is nothing new. However, Jover, along...
On February 7, 2011, at around 10:00 p.m., an estimated 5,000 families lost their homes when a fire hit Brgy. Central in Agham Road, Quezon City. The fire lasted until 3:00 a.m. of February 8. The said community was subject to demolition operations in October last year to make way for the Quezon City Business District Project. (Photos by Tudla Productions / bulatlat.com)
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Cause-oriented groups said today the death of former armed forces chief of staff Angelo Reyes should compel authorities to step up their investigation into the alleged massive corruption within the military.
PRESS RELEASE 08 February 2011 With the shocking death of former Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Angelo Reyes, the human rights group KARAPATAN commiserates and condoles with the family even as it expressed its regrets “that one uncovered trail of...
News Release February 8, 2011 Pagbabago! People’s Movement for Change today said that the apparent suicide of General Angelo Reyes should compel authorities probing alleged massive corruption within the military to step up their investigation and make those...
Ni RICHARD GAPPI Progresibong panulat, Militanteng mag-ulat -- Pinto ka sa pagmulat! Mabuhay ang Bulatlat! 10:09AM, Lunes, 7 Pebrero 2011 Angono, Rizal, Pilipinas
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said it is ready for the resumption of peace talks with the Manila government this month even as the front confirmed reports of a split within its ranks.
Dr. Alexis Montes was wiping away his tears throughout the program on Feb. 3 organized by church workers who were involved in the campaign for the release of the Morong 43. It was evidently an emotional moment for him, less than two months after he and 32 others were released after 10 months in detention.
An Inauspicious Start to a New Year
Members of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-National Capital Region held a protest action against LRT-MRT fare increase outside LRT Recto Station Friday. After the public consultation on Friday, progressive youth groups held a protest action outside LRT2 Santolan station, calling on the Aquino administration to withdraw the proposed fare hikes. (Photos by Tudla Productions and Alvin Joseph Tenedero / bulatlat.com)
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By CHERYLL D. FIEL
Residents of Pantukan, a coastal town in Compostela Valley province, are locked in battle against two large-scale mining companies attempting to wrest full control of the area’s mineral resources. They also bewail the unfair advantage the government gives to these companies at the expense of small-scale miners.
News Release February 5, 2011 The umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan today reiterated its opposition to the MRT/LRT fare hike as it criticized the Aquino government for its plans to reduce subsidies for train commuters. Bayan is participating in the two-day...
Media Release 05 February 2011 “President Aquino is not doing everything within his power to stop the impending fare hikes in the MRT and LRT.” This was the statement of labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno on the second day of the LRT Administration’s public...
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