Media Release 11 Mayo 2011 Labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno condemned today President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s thumbs up to the P22 Cost of Living Allowance approved by the National Capital Region wage board even as he got richer by P4.8 million in the past year. “It angers us to hear the NCR wage board’s…
Day: May 13, 2011
Osama bin Laden’s Second Death
By Paul Craig Roberts Trends Research Institute Until the decline of the dollar reached the breaking point, Osama bin Laden, who many experts believe to have been dead for years, was a useful bogeyman to use to feed the profits of the US military/security complex. If today were April 1 and not May 2, we…
LTE: Position on the Marcos burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani-Tanggol Bayi
May 5, 2011 H.E. Jejomar Binay Vice President Republic of the Philippines Dear Vice President Jejomar Binay, Greetings from Tanggol Bayi, an organization of women human rights defenders in the Philippines! I wrote to express our organization’s strong and vehement opposition to the dangerous proposal of our legislators from the House of Representatives to allow…
7 Deceptions about Bin Laden’s killing pushed by the Obama administration
By Joshua Holland AlterNet The Obama administration deftly shaped the media coverage of its prized kill by detailing a picture-perfect, morally unambiguous special forces operation, which culminated in the death of Osama bin Laden. Most of the details of that narrative have now unravelled, but the conventional wisdom that the tale established remains. As Glenn…
Women speak in support of reproductive health bill
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“We urge the Catholic community to actively participate in crafting a national policy on women’s reproductive health on the framework that full access to healthcare services is a universally recognized right and that population control is never to blame for and should not be a panacea to the country’s worsening poverty.” Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan.
Imprisoned for refusing to leave their land
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com Main Story: A first hand experience with Oplan Bayanihan Sidebar: For two Igorot women, a constant struggle to survive SAN JOSE CITY, Nueva Ecija – Igorot farmer Ernesto Bubod was all smiles when he saw his visitors, May 3. With his wife Lita were leaders of farmers’ groups and human…
For two Igorot women, a constant struggle to survive
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com Main Story: A first hand experience with Oplan Bayanihan Sidebar: Imprisoned for refusing to leave their land Pantabangan, NUEVA ECIJA – In 2004, Mina Golitiw, 52, left Sta. Fe, Nueva Vizcaya to search, literally, for greener pastures. In Sta. Fe, they did not have land to till and survived only…
A first hand experience with Oplan Bayanihan
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The solidarity mission went to Pantabangan to document the conditions of the Igorot community who are being displaced from the land they have been tilling. The team did not expect that they would experience what the Igorots have to put up with in their struggle for land.
Sidebar: For two Igorot women, a constant struggle to survive
Sacked Davao broadcaster wins labor case
After almost eight months of waiting, dismissed Radio Mindanao Network DXDC-Davao (RMN-DXDC Davao) station manager Mario Maximo “Dodong” Solis won the illegal dismissal case he filed against Radio Mindanao Network (RMN). Solis was fired on September 6, 2010, with RMN citing “loss of trust and confidence and willful disobedience” as bases for his termination. Solis…
Benjie Oliveros | A mere token
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis The cornetto ice cream advertisement has been a hit. The ads show that one cannot enter a club, rent a video, buy a sweater, and get a sports drink with P20. The poor character was even made fun of for having only P20: he is made to dance while the club…
Removal of Sandiganbayan justices in Garcia plea bargain pushed
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL and INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“It sends the message that it is okay to steal the people’s money for as long as you admit your crime when caught and just return a small amount from what you stole.” – Pagbabago