Raymund Villanueva | Jun 26, 2013
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After Pablo, ComVal still far from recovery
After Pablo, ComVal still far from recovery
“Siguro nasa 20 percent pa tayo (ng recovery), malaki pa masyado (ang hahabulin) lalo na sa agriculture.” — Compostela Valley Governor Arturo Uy
Kalinga folk block entry of mining firm
Kalinga folk block entry of mining firm
By ACE ALEGRE Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY – Tribal folks in barangay Balatoc, in Pasil town, Kalinga denied the entry of Carrascal Nickel Corporation (CNC) into their ancestral domain. “There was no Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC),” said Balatoc villager...
Mt. Province folk demands pull out of soldiers
Mt. Province folk demands pull out of soldiers
By DELIA BAGNI Northern Dispatch NATONIN, Mountain Province – Residents here demanded the pull out of soldiers stationed in their community, citing threats to their life and security. In their petition, residents called on the National Commission on Indigenous...
Baguio’s garbage woe affects classes
Baguio’s garbage woe affects classes
“Even you cannot endure the stench,” Dr. Conrado Rotor Jr., Philippine Science High School director told Northern Dispatch. The garbage dump is a few meters the newly built four-storey, 16-classroom building of the government-run secondary school servicing students in the Cordillera and the rest of Northern Luzon.
Another witness tags soldiers in abduction of UP students
Another witness tags soldiers in abduction of UP students
“Seven years quickly passed by but the progress of our case has been painstakingly slow.” – Mrs. Concepcion Empeño, mother of Karen
KMU slams arrest of labor leader in Pentagon skirmish
KMU slams arrest of labor leader in Pentagon skirmish
Bulatlat.com MANILA -- National labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno condemned today June 24 the arrest of the president of the Metro Manila chapter of one of its federations during another clash this morning of workers and police forces in front of Pentagon Steel...
NPA’s Parago declares 5 Army men as Prisoners of war
NPA’s Parago declares 5 Army men as Prisoners of war
The NPA said their “active counter-intelligence and subsequent operations” were meant to punish AFP units, especially the Civil Military Operations Battalion headed by Maj. Jake Obligado, for continuing to “encroach, settle and conduct psychological warfare and intelligence operations” in the villages of Paquibato District.
Pentagon Steel workers fight for their right to their jobs
Pentagon Steel workers fight for their right to their jobs
The picketing workers asked: why did the labor department issue an injunction order against their supposed strike, when the company has locked them out in the first place? The workers said they are not on strike but in protest of their illegal lockout. Read also:Pentagon steel workers decry 'treachery' of PTGWO leaders ;
KMU slams arrest of labor leader in Pentagon skirmish
Pentagon steel workers decry ‘treachery’ of PTGWO leaders
Pentagon steel workers decry ‘treachery’ of PTGWO leaders
Their rights ignored by the management, the labor federation their union supposedly belongs to, and the Labor department, the workers of Pentagon Steel had no other option but to fight for their rights.
Popular protests in Brazil
Popular protests in Brazil
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Under the presidency of Luis Inacio “Lula” da Silva of the Workers Party, Brazil’s economy grew phenomenally, with vast well-developed agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and service sectors topping all South...
Disaster Philippines
Disaster Philippines
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Nearly 2,500 people -- 2,360 to be exact -- died in 2012 in natural disasters in the Philippines, says the nongovernmental Citizens Disaster Response Center (CDRC), putting it ahead of all other countries in the...
A quitter never wins
A quitter never wins
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld The impasse in the peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) brings to mind a popular tagline coined by the...
Filipino activists show solidarity with people of Turkey
Filipino activists show solidarity with people of Turkey
“We demand justice for the victims of Erdogan’s fascist rule. The Turkish government must immediately release those arrested in protests and lift the ban on mass meetings and protest actions."
2-year old girl hurt in Valenzuela demolition
2-year old girl hurt in Valenzuela demolition
A member of the demolition team suddenly grabbed Maybellin Fronda, 2 years old, resulting in a spinal injury even if her mother was already about to leave their house to give way to the demolition.
Martial law victims demand formation of Claims Board
Martial law victims demand formation of Claims Board
President Aquino signed Republic Act No. 10368 on February 25 during the 27th anniversary of EDSA I uprising that toppled Marcos. But up to now, the Aquino government has not taken the first crucial step: forming the Claims Board.
Bittersweet homecoming
Bittersweet homecoming
Her painful journey took 35 years before she was able to accept what happened to her husband and she vowed not to let people forget about the atrocities of the Marcos dictatorship.
To Obama and Aquino, image is everything, and all that is left
To Obama and Aquino, image is everything, and all that is left
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis International alternative news websites are populated by feature stories about whistleblowers exposing irregularities in the US government, most especially among the intelligence agencies. The latest whistleblower to come out in the open...
Military ‘persistent violator of child’s rights’– child rights group
Military ‘persistent violator of child’s rights’– child rights group
“They [children] are harassed, threatened, forced as guides, displaced, maimed, raped or killed and later on branded as child soldiers as an excuse of the AFP for the violations they have done.
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