By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY — Mushroom growers welcome the occasional thunderstorms that usually jolt others to scamper to safer ground. “Lightning of that magnitude encourages the growth of mushrooms,” said Annie Cosi-Ngitew, a 28-year-old mushroom grower. After each thunderstorm, she would harvest around five kilos of oyster mushrooms from her mushroom laboratory…
Day: June 23, 2011
Filipinos by the thousands duped into “student visa” scheme in UK
By Artemio A. Dumlao Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY (June 13, 2011) – Many Filipino professionals, probably thousands by now, are being duped into a “student visa” scheme of recruitment agencies which promised them a “good life” in the United Kingdom. John Bautista a Filipino immigration professional and owner of the Pilipino Agency Limited, an immigration consultancy…
Satur C. Ocampo | Kudos to Andre Agassi
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star I am not a tennis buff. And I have not followed the career of any of the Grand Slam champions, whether in the French Open, the Wimbledon, or the US Open. My acquaintance with the game and its international stars — such as Andre…
Luis V. Teodoro | Asking for it
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld THE SUPREME COURT has granted a petition for live coverage of the Ampatuan Massacre trial filed by media advocacy groups, TV networks, individual journalists, and academics from the University of the Philippines. But it has imposed conditions some media organizations are already describing as difficult if not…
Fact-Finding Mission to expose impact of Aurora Pacific Economic Zone begins June 23
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
June 23 marks the start of a national fact-finding and solidarity mission in Aurora as peasant advocacy groups seek to expose the impact of the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Act (APECO) project in the region.
Seven activists jailed for 58 hours for doing a Rizal on Rizal’s commemoration
By CHRISTIAN RAY BUENDIA
“The fight for our right to free speech does not end with the release of the Calamba 7. These brave and selfless activists should never have been arrested and detained in the first place if the Aquino administration truly values the freedom of expression fought and died for by Filipino martyrs four decades ago.” – Kabataan Party-list
With Mar Roxas at DOTC helm, eviction of thousands of farmers, urban poor in land dispute against Araneta clan feared- Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Last May 30, President Benigno Aquino III appointed his former running mate and defeated vice-presidential candidate in the May 2010 elections Manuel “Mar Roxas” as new secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC). Immediately after, a progressive lawmaker and an activist farmers groups decried the appointment as…
Australia involvement in Spratlys row purely for business – Pamalakaya
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com And now Australia’s having it’s say on the brewing conflict over the Spratlys, and a fisherfolk group insists that’s it for purely business. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Monday said Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s expression of support to the Philippine government over its…