By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com The Aquino administration is in a serious state of denial over the impact of the debt crisis in the United States on the Philippine economy. According to the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), the US’ debt woes will inevitably affect the domestic economy and the outlook is not good. Bayan…
Day: August 10, 2011
Artists decry censorship, repression as CCP yields to pressure
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — A new formation of Filipino artists and civil rights defenders calling themselves Palayain ang Sining (Set Art Free) have taken up cudgels in defense of beleaguered artist Mideo Cruz. In a manifesto, the group said the whole controversy surrounding the Kulô exhibit at the CCP — particularly…
Groups call for probe on abduction of 3 farmers in Negros
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Peasant group Unyon ng mga Mangggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) urged the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to investigate the abduction of three farmers by suspected paramilitary agents in Canlusong village, Enrique B. Magalona municipality, Negros Occidental. Farmers Michael Celeste, Gerald Abale and Jully Devero have been missing since…
News in Pictures: BTL Farmers Association filed case against CMU admin
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Ni Axel Pinpin May mali sa design ng t-shirt ng babeng aktibista ng Los Baños dahil sa ilalim ng mukha ni John Lennon ay ang pariralang Let It Be. May mali sa spelling ng Venigar 4 Sale & Fresh Muscles from Bacoor na nasa pondahan sa By-pass Road ng Silang. May mali sa mukha ni…
DTI opposition to legislated wage hike hit
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Workers criticized the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for opposing a bill seeking to legislate a P125 ($2.93) across-the-board wage hike nationwide. Anakpawis Partylist Rep. Rafael V. Mariano filed House Bill 375. The late labor leader Crispin Beltran first filed a similar bill in 2001 as representative…