Wiped out
‘Wiped out (Photos by Ace R. Morandante / davaotoday.com)
Marya Salamat | Jan 1, 2012
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Farm workers to SC: ‘Junk Cojuangco-Aquinos’s plea, declare decision as final’
Farm workers to SC: ‘Junk Cojuangco-Aquinos’s plea, declare decision as final’
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“The high court must act now and stop the decades-old exploitation of farm workers by the Cojuangco-Aquinos.” – Ambala
Scientists, farmers protest vs manual on GMOs
Scientists, farmers protest vs manual on GMOs
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“Biosafety is not the intent of this new government policy. It will only facilitate the entry of more genetically-modified organisms (GMOS) into the country. This is bio-entry, not biosafety.” – RESIST! Agrochemical TNCs Network
Palparan’s ‘lawyer’ claims missing UP students alive
Palparan’s ‘lawyer’ claims missing UP students alive
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“If it is false, it’s an insensitive and irresponsible claim designed to confuse and raise false hopes. It could be a cheap shot to incorrectly undermine the charges. But if true, which is good, it raises even more questions though.” – Edre Olalia, private prosecutor
Arakan farmers decry rights abuses
Arakan farmers decry rights abuses
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today KIDAPAWAN CITY -- About 600 farmers belonging to the Arakan Progressive Peasant Organization (APPO) and church people trooped to the municipal gym, January 20, to meet head on the commanding officer and spokesman of the 57th...
Like/Unlike at sibilidad sa publikong spero
Like/Unlike at sibilidad sa publikong spero
Ni ROLAND B. TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Ang kalakaran sa platform ng pangunahing social networking site, dahil sila naman ang nag-imbento nitong choices, ay pwede kang mag-like sa statuses at posts. At kung nagbago ang isip mo, pwede itong i-undo at i-unlike. Sa...
Why beg for an increase in US military presence?
Why beg for an increase in US military presence?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com It has now hit the headlines, the US is negotiating with the Aquino government for an increase in its military presence in the country through more frequent joint military exercises and other military cooperation activities, and an...
Photo of the week: Stone walling
Photo of the week: Stone walling
BAGUIO CITY -- How stone walling like the 2000-year old Ifugao Rice Terraces is carefully and intricately made with bare hands and pure indigenous technology, bare-handed young and old Igorots scale a 6 meter high hillside to cascade mountain stones to prevent...
Bill to compensate martial law victims barely moving
Bill to compensate martial law victims barely moving
By RONALYN V. OLEA
It has been 26 years since dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos was toppled but the victims of tyranny have not received any compensation from the government.
UP condemns harassment of students undergoing fieldwork in Pampanga
UP condemns harassment of students undergoing fieldwork in Pampanga
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
"We will not let it happen just like that. Justice must be served." – UP President Alfredo Pascual
Kabataan Party bucks ROTC reinstatement, says yes to youth social involvement
Kabataan Party bucks ROTC reinstatement, says yes to youth social involvement
By INA ALLECO R. SLVERIO Bulatlat.com There’s no way they are going to allow ROTC training become mandatory again. Kabataan Party-List and the youth and students organization Anakbayan have declared their determination to oppose proposals to once more make ROTC or...
Progressive labor belies DOLE’s claim of ‘industrial peace’
Progressive labor belies DOLE’s claim of ‘industrial peace’
By MARYA SALAMAT
Despite the difficulties posed to unions and workers’ organizations by the intensifying repression and contractualization, the total number of labor disputes recorded and “handled” by the labor department itself has continued to increase in 2011.
Corazon de Jesus residents remain determined to fight
Corazon de Jesus residents remain determined to fight
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
"What the local governments have been trying to evict are not only the structures of the people's homes but the people's very life and dignity." – Promotion of Church People's Response
Mary, the 13-year-old mother to her siblings
Mary, the 13-year-old mother to her siblings
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com They say children must be able to learn how to be responsible at an early age. Mary (not her real name) is only 13 year old, yet she already has a big responsibility. Her mother died in an illness last year and now she is taking...
Even children became victims of violent demolition in San juan
Even children became victims of violent demolition in San juan
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“They (police) treated us like animals. They were beating us to death. But we did not give up, the youth are unshaken. We fought back.” – Gerry, 17, a resident of Corazon de Jesus.
Mendiola massacre: Issues not resolved after 25 years
Mendiola massacre: Issues not resolved after 25 years
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Twenty-five years constitute a long time and reaching it is usually deemed a milestone in the life of a person or a nation. Tomorrow marks the 25th year of the Mendiola massacre, but you wonder what it’s a...
Street Shooter: Artificial Lights
Street Shooter: Artificial Lights
Tourists remain unmindful of the rare lunar eclipse above them, more enamored by the artificial lights of Bangkok's tourist district. (Sukhumvit, Bangkok, Thailand.)
Actor Boyet de Leon ignores plea against large-scale mining operations in Batangas
Actor Boyet de Leon ignores plea against large-scale mining operations in Batangas
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Environmental groups in Batangas are crying foul against dramatic actor and Batangas Provincial Board member Christopher de Leon ’s alleged support for mining operations in the region. Saying that the recent tragedy...
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