Luisita workers reap seeds of decades-old struggle
“We occupied the land because it belongs to us. We used the idle land for the benefit of our children,”
Luisita workers reap seeds of decades-old struggle
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The Police May Have Seized The Park But The Movement Moves On
The Police May Have Seized The Park But The Movement Moves On
By DANNY SCHECHTER Commondreams.org It was strange, after all these weeks, to be on the outside looking in at a new set of occupiers that were there because they have the guns and we don’t. When Mao said that “power grows out of the barrel of a gun” he most...
My personal clash with DoJ on watchlist
My personal clash with DoJ on watchlist
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Like many others, I welcomed Justice Secretary Leila de Lima’s action on Gloria M. Arroyo’s request to be allowed to travel abroad for medical treatment, and appreciated her reasons for denying it. But I feel...
The massacre watch
The massacre watch
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld When the Ampatuan Town Massacre of Nov. 23, 2009, occurred and its brutal details were known, it provoked attempts at self-examination among many media advocacy and journalists’ groups, and even in some of the...
Flight from justice
Flight from justice
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld The overriding and unstated premise in the controversy over the “constitutional crisis” provoked by the Supreme Court order allowing former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and former First Gentleman Miguel...
Lacking a sense of urgency or the decisiveness to address impunity?
Lacking a sense of urgency or the decisiveness to address impunity?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com For all his fiery inaugural address, President Benigno Aquino III seems to have chosen the path of indecisiveness especially on important issues such as justice, expanding democracy, human rights, and even his banner issue...
Urban poor occupy NHA to put a stop to demolitions
Urban poor occupy NHA to put a stop to demolitions
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- The struggle against the government urban poor housing program continues. With their homes demolished, urban poor dwellers and their supporters went to "occupy" the National Housing Authorities's office in Quezon City....
Slow process of investigation in Fr. Tentorio killing lamented
Slow process of investigation in Fr. Tentorio killing lamented
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA – The lawyer handling the case of the killing of Fr. Fausto “Pops” Tentorio is dismayed over what he said was the slow process the Department of Justice (DOJ) was employing in handling the case of the slain...
Hillary Clinton visit paves way for more US-RP partnership and the US-TransPacific agenda
Hillary Clinton visit paves way for more US-RP partnership and the US-TransPacific agenda
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – Amid jeers that his government is engaged in “hardcore US puppetry,” President Benigno Aquino III sat at an extended bilateral meeting in Manila held by visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last Wednesday, after...
Leonard Co remembered with tree-planting ceremony and re-launch of “Common Medicinal Plants of Cordillera”
Leonard Co remembered with tree-planting ceremony and re-launch of “Common Medicinal Plants of Cordillera”
By LYN V. RAMO BAGUIO CITY -- The book on medicinal plants and herbs in the Cordillera, which the late botanist Leonard Co wrote in the '70s was re-launched on his first death anniversary in this city. A tree-planting and exhibits of Leonard Co's works were also...
The passion of famed botanist Leonard Co
The passion of famed botanist Leonard Co
By MARYA SALAMAT
To continue with the campaign for justice, a "struggle against forgetting" is launched on the first death anniversary of the workaholic, generous scientist and the rest of Kananga 3.
Sidebar: Leonard Co remembered with tree-planting and re-launch of Common Medicinal Plants of Cordillera
Street Shooter: Light Seller
Street Shooter: Light Seller
An old lady sells candles to followers of an age old religion. (Dauis, Bohol)
Photo of the week: Game over
Photo of the week: Game over
One of the most visible child labor scenes are found in markets including this one in Baguio City. This cheerful boy at least has a cart for pretending he's playing a game. Photo by Jo A. Santos...
Licensed to Flee: GMA must come to court with clean hands while Noynoy twiddles his fingers
Licensed to Flee: GMA must come to court with clean hands while Noynoy twiddles his fingers
Press Statement 16 November 2011 Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s attempts to escape justice and frustrate efforts to prosecute her is in plain view that nobody could have missed it. The minute she steps out of the country, the quest for justice will...
Malacañang, SC blamed for Arroyo’s attempts to flee justice
Malacañang, SC blamed for Arroyo’s attempts to flee justice
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Two progressive lawmakers and leaders of various peoples organizations said the blame over the attempts of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to leave the country should be laid at the doors of two...
Fisherfolks slam Malacañang for returning to Vietnam seized vessels involved in illegal fishing
Fisherfolks slam Malacañang for returning to Vietnam seized vessels involved in illegal fishing
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"It is like telling fishing capitalists all over the world that the country's territorial waters are open for exploitation as long as they maintain diplomatic relationships with Malacañang.” – Pamalakaya
Legal experts to Aquino govt: Comply with peace agreements
Legal experts to Aquino govt: Comply with peace agreements
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Agreements are binding and not only pieces of paper. One of the basic principles of international law is that agreements must be executed in good faith. There are no documents without obligation.” – Jan Fermon, professor of law at the University of Maastricht and a member of the International Legal Advisory Team
First Cordillera community radio station launched in Sagada
First Cordillera community radio station launched in Sagada
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
“We felt the people’s desire and interest for a radio station they truly own long before this launch. Radyo Sagada is no longer a dream but a reality.”
Seafarers call on Aquino government to ratify ILO Maritime Labor Convention
Seafarers call on Aquino government to ratify ILO Maritime Labor Convention
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Health problems, labor rights abuses, and attacks of pirates continue to endanger the lives of seafarers.
Journalists urge Aquino government to act now to end impunity
Journalists urge Aquino government to act now to end impunity
By BENJIE OLIVEROS
“Will we be holding the same forum discussing the same topic next year?”
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