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By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"It's criminal that the government continues to allow these corporations to take over our forests, deplete our mineral resources and destroy our forest ecosystem.” – Kalikasan People's Network for the Environment
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – There is freedom of expression according to the Philippine Constitution, but according to the marchers who protested the visit of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the country, the Aquino government is “giving more...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL and INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“Leonard's family and the public continue to thirst for justice in the face of the turtle-pace investigation. It angers us that already a year has passed and still not a single word or action can be felt from the Aquino administration.” – Dr. Giovanni Tapang, convenor of the Justice for Leonard Co Movement.
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Stop using public funds for self-serving promotional gimmicks. This was the call made by the two Bayan Muna Representatives Teddy Casiño today and Neri Colmenares as they pushed for an “anti-epal” bill in the House of...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Last week, domestic workers from various immigrant communities gathered at the Philippine consulate on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York to bring attention to the existence of modern-day slavery of domestic workers....
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld There is a world of difference between the “occupation” of Wall Street and many other cities not only in the US but all over the world by unarmed protestors, and the occupation of Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya by...
Ni ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Binanggit na kwento ng kaguro habang ito ay nakasakay sa jeep. May nag-uusap sa kanyang tapat na pagkaupo habang padaan ang sasakyan sa Sidcor Sunday market sa Lung Center sa Quezon Avenue. Tinanong ng isa, “Bakit ang daming...
Communities, people's organizations, NGOs, environmental advocacy groups, the major church denominations, including the Catholic Church, and even the NPA are up in arms against big mining firms, but President Benigno Aquino III keeps on assuring big mining...
They read, they chat, they contemplate; they wear hats, hang out together yet mull over just their own thoughts... having lived for five to six decades must have its own perks. Photo by Jo A. Santos...
By JUAN COLE TomDispatch From Tunis to Tel Aviv, Madrid to Oakland, a new generation of youth activists is challenging the neoliberal state that has dominated the world ever since the Cold War ended. The massive popular protests that shook the globe this year have...
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
"We now tell his killers, we refuse to be silenced. We would continue our quest for justice and we would pay our highest respects to Caloy's memory by continuing the struggle for transparency, accountability and genuine public service." – Ferdinand Gaite, Courage
By Bulatlat.com MANILA -- The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) may not be the ideal place to gather solutions to the country’s problems, says research group IBON Foundation. The group is reacting to Pres. Noynoy Aquino’s statement that he will listen to...
By ACE ALEGRE Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY (November 11, 2011) -- The government is moving to exempt corporate mining from total log ban policy, Leo Jasareno, director of Mines and Geosciences, said in a discussion about Philippine mining at the Minerals Industry...
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal – Labor leader Nita Gonzaga described Rolando “Ka Lando” Olalia as a charismatic leader. Unlike his father Felixberto “Ka Bert” Olalia Sr. who was very strict and a “hard liner,” Ka Lando had a good humor. “He...
“It angers us that after 25 years, no one has been punished for the death of an important labor leader in the country’s history. Olalia is a victim of the injustice that he fought against in his entire life.” – KMU
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“The growing number of undocumented OFWs worldwide is indicative of the ongoing crisis of forced migration and systemic economic crisis in the country.” – Garry Martinez, Migrante International
By ALMA B. SINUMLAG Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY-- Rehabilitating the Ambuklao Dam in Bokod, Benguet will not mitigate the effects of climate change, contrary to what the SN Power Aboitiz is saying, the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) here said in a statement....
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com One could not help but see the irony in this week. Baguio city hosted the 58th staging of the Mine Safety and Environment week from November 8-10. And it was no small affair. The gathering was attended by seven envoys: Australian...
by INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- United States State Secretary Hillary Clinton is not welcome in the Philippines. This was the declaration of the patriotic alliance Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) as it announced that it will lead protests next...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Various groups opposed to budget cuts in state universities and colleges (SUCs), health and social services have linked-up with government employees who are fighting against the P800 million ($18 million) slash on the 2012 budget for the country's judiciary.
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