By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com The Aquino government has been riding high on the 6.6 percent GDP growth rate last year and the granting of investment grade to the Philippines recently. It has been gloating, declaring that its efforts at good governance are paying off. And much like the Ramos administration, which achieved an average growth…
Month: April 2013
Campus press under siege
“Press freedom violations are being committed to prevent student writers from becoming critical, or to tame, paralyze and even shut down militant student papers.” – College Editors Guild of the Philippines
What is the gov’t doing about the stranded OFWs in Saudi Arabia? – migrants group
“Repatriation of the stranded OFWs, especially the sick, old women and those who have children is within the purview of the state’s responsibility as mandated in the amended Migrants Workers Act of 2010 or Republic Act 10022.” – Migrante International
Gringo Honasan named as one of commanding officers of team that abducted, killed Olalia, Alay-ay
A state witness said then colonel Gringo Honasan headed the Special Operations Group, under the Defense department, that abducted and killed labor leaders Rolando Olalia and Leonor Alay-ay in 1986.
Investigation urged on OFW’s death in Bahrain
“All she wanted was to go home.”
OFWs disappointed over conduct of Overseas Absentee Voting
“The failure of the system in place has always been the biggest single stumbling block in making OFWs go out and vote.” – Migrante
Portraying the pain that no mother should go through
“It is about the journey of a mother who seeks the truth about her son.”
Aquino hand seen as behind Comelec’s attempts at Piston, progressive partylists
“In terms of postering, we all know who are the real violators. Akbayan, Risa Hontiveros and Bam Aquino have the most number of illegally placed posters all over the country but they remain sacred cows that are not being touched by Comelec.” – PISTON
Pieta
Military denies earlier reported US troops deployment in Pablo areas, but groups wary of cover-up
Deploying US Troops to typhoon Pablo-affected areas, as Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Southern Mindanao spokesperson Sheena Duazo said, is a greater disservice to the victims who are already rendered homeless and hungry due to government neglect and corruption of rehabilitation funds.
Military intel eyes NPA areas on elections
Major General Ariel Bernardo, commanding officer of the 10th Infantry Division, says Monday the military “will be occupying conflict-affected areas,” or about 15 percent of his unit’s area of responsibility, which he calls “guerilla bases.” These are in the boundaries of Davao del Norte-Bukidnon, Davao del Norte-Agusan Sur and Compostela Valley-Davao Oriental.