Audio: Interview with Luis Jalandoni and Alex Padilla
Interview: NDFP's Jalandoni, GPH's Padilla
Audio: Interview with Luis Jalandoni and Alex Padilla
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Laguna Lake Groups Reject $10-M Loan from World Bank
Laguna Lake Groups Reject $10-M Loan from World Bank
Community groups working with the fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) and the Save Laguna Lake Movement (SLLM) have reacted in the negative to reports that the Aquino government has accepted a $ 10-million loan from World Bank in connection with Laguna Lake rehabilitation project.
Central Luzon Farmers Troop to Congress to Back GARB
Central Luzon Farmers Troop to Congress to Back GARB
Central Luzon farmers on Feb. 16 trooped to the House of Representatives to attend the Committee on Agrarian Reform’s public hearing of House Bill 374 or Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill (GARB).
Audio Report: Opening Ceremony of GPH-NDFP Peace Talks in Oslo
Audio Report: Opening Ceremony of GPH-NDFP Peace Talks in Oslo
GPH-NDFP Peace Talks Opening Ceremony
Statement by Alan Jazmines on His Arrest: ‘Violation of Jasig and Mockery of the Entire Peace Talks’
Statement by Alan Jazmines on His Arrest: ‘Violation of Jasig and Mockery of the Entire Peace Talks’
My arrest on the very eve of the NDFP-GPH peace talks by combined forces of the AFP and PNP is an outright and arrogant mockery and sabotage of the peace process.
News in Pictures: In Oslo, GPH and NDF Break a Six-Year Impasse
News in Pictures: In Oslo, GPH and NDF Break a Six-Year Impasse
The government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines resumed peace negotiations on Feb. 15, 2011, after a six-year impasse. Up in the talks is the second of the four substantive agenda, socio-economic reforms. Shown above are...
Satur: AFP Must Keep Out of Peace Talks
Satur: AFP Must Keep Out of Peace Talks
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Satur Ocampo laments the statements made by the AFP about the peace talks that were mostly disparaging or negative. He says there were designed to sabotage the peace process.
‘Impeaching Ombudsman Is Important Step Toward Justice’
‘Impeaching Ombudsman Is Important Step Toward Justice’
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Groups welcome the Supreme Court’s decision junking the petition by Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez that sought to stop the impeachment case against her in Congress.
‘Midnight Approval’ of MRT-LRT Fare Hike Feared
‘Midnight Approval’ of MRT-LRT Fare Hike Feared
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Bayan asks the government to be transparent in the decision-making process involving the fare increases. It also denounces the “element of deception” on the matter, pointing out, for example, that commuters of LRT 1 will be paying for the debts incurred by LRT 2.
Environmental Group Says Cancelled Mining Applications Not Enough to Save Palawan
Environmental Group Says Cancelled Mining Applications Not Enough to Save Palawan
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- The cancellation of mining applications is not enough to save Palawan from environmental destruction. This was the stand of activist environmental group Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment in reaction to...
If the Peace Talks Were a Soccer Match, I’m Rooting for the NDFP
If the Peace Talks Were a Soccer Match, I’m Rooting for the NDFP
I support the peace talks because I believe that the armed conflict in the country can only begin to be resolved if the two sides, the two governments of the GPH and the NDFP, sit and talk and come up with solutions to the problems that precisely resulted in the conflict.
Progressive Lawmakers to Congress: Tackle Land, Wage Issues to Time with Oslo Talks on Socio-Economic Reforms
Progressive Lawmakers to Congress: Tackle Land, Wage Issues to Time with Oslo Talks on Socio-Economic Reforms
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“The armed conflict is deeply rooted in extreme poverty and social injustice suffered by the Filipino people and should be addressed by concrete measures A just and lasting peace cannot be achieved through abstract and empty peace rhetoric.” –Anakpawis Rep. Rafael Mariano
Bulatlat Live Event: GPH-NDF Peace Talks in Oslo (Day 2)
Bulatlat Live Event: GPH-NDF Peace Talks in Oslo (Day 2)
Bulatlat correspondent Raymund Villanueva will provide live updates of the peace negotiations in Oslo, Norway, between the Aquino government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. The negotiations began on Feb. 14 and will end on Feb. 21.
As Peace Talks Resume, Another NDFP Consultant Nabbed
As Peace Talks Resume, Another NDFP Consultant Nabbed
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Luis Jalandoni, chairman of the NDFP peace panel, said the arrest of Alan Jazmines is an attempt by the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police to disrupt the peace negotiations which are just about to be resumed on February 15 to 21, in Oslo , Norway.
On Eve of Peace Talks, Groups Push for Release of All Political Prisoners
On Eve of Peace Talks, Groups Push for Release of All Political Prisoners
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Fr. Dionito Cabillas, Selda secretary general, said the Philippine government should work for the immediate release of the political prisoners as a sign of goodwill in the continuation of the peace talks and for humanitarian reasons.
Bulatlat Live Event: GPH-NDF Peace Talks in Oslo (Day 1)
Bulatlat Live Event: GPH-NDF Peace Talks in Oslo (Day 1)
Bulatlat correspondent Raymund Villanueva will provide live updates of the start today of the formal peace negotiations in Oslo, Norway, between the Aquino government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. The negotiations will end on Feb. 21.
For Love of the Beautiful Game
For Love of the Beautiful Game
A new era in Philippine football has dawned and I was there to witness it.
In These Times, the Price of Onion Makes Me Cry
In These Times, the Price of Onion Makes Me Cry
My sister and I usually go to the public market at least twice a month to buy vegetables and fish. While I knew that prices of goods have increased, I did not realize how steep the increases had been.
News in Pictures: Groups to Aquino: Have a Heart, Release All Political Prisoners
News in Pictures: Groups to Aquino: Have a Heart, Release All Political Prisoners
On Valentine's Day, various progressive groups led by the Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (Selda), an organization for former political prisoners, marched from Bustillos Church to Don Chino Roces Bridge (formerly Mendiola Bridge) in Manila, demanding for the unconditional release of the 344 political prisoners in 67 jails and detention centers nationwide. The demand also came on the eve of the resumption of the GPH-NDFP formal peace negotiations, wherein among those still in detention are 14 consultants of the NDFP.(Photos by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-NCR / bulatlat.com)
Love Underground: When Louie Met Coni
Love Underground: When Louie Met Coni
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
They met at a time when the Philippines was awakening to a revolution that sought to empower the poor against their exploiters. He was a priest, she was a nun, and the time was 1971, a year before the dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos declared martial law.
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