‘We believe that they are really after our wealth, not just because of the presence of NPA in our communities.’
Day: August 22, 2013
Surviving Pablo, the Manobos’ story
‘When the storm stopped, you feel like breaking down seeing your crops uprooted.’
Agusanon Manobos battle vs. displacement, aggression
“They wanted the capitalists to come in to solve poverty, but experiences in other mining areas showed that Lumads were displaced instead when the capitalists took over.”
Read 2nd part: Surviving Pablo, the Manobos’ story
Read 3rd and last part: Beyond military abuses: wresting control from Agusanon Manobos
Aquino’s suspension of pork barrel fund releases, a token act – Makabayan
“When we say pork barrel system, we’re not just calling for the abolition of the PDAF, but the whole system of discretionary spending. This includes funds under the un-programmed funds, the special purposes fund, the presidential social fund, and other lump sum accounts that are under the Executive’s direct discretion.” – Kabataan Party Rep. Terry Ridon
NPA holds 1001st Brigade HQ personnel as POW
By Bulatlat.com MANILA — Operatives under the Comval Davao Gulf Sub Regional Command of the New People’s Army exploded a command-detonated bomb inside the headquarters of the 71st Infantry Battalion in Barangay Pangibiran, Mabini town of this province killing six AFP troops and wounding five others. The bomb explosion last August 5 is reportedly meant…
Coco farmers hit plans to use levy fund for agribusiness, landlord compensation
“Once again, the government will provide the infrastructure for the benefit of big guns in the coconut industry at the expense of small coconut farmers. It is totally revolting that P305 million of small coconut farmers money will be spent for the so-called agro-industrial estate project that will only benefit local and foreign agri-businesses.” – Willy Marbella, KMP
Pardon me, your lard is showing
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com President Benigno Aquino III finally blinked: he ordered a suspension of releases of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) pending the results of the investigation on the pork barrel scam involving Janet Lim-Napoles, and government officials, from both Congress and line agencies. President Aquino could no longer keep defending the pork…
30-million peso calamity fund ratted out?
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA Davao Today DAVAO CITY — The city council wants to find out what happened to the 30-million peso calamity fund provided to eight villages in Paquibato District. Councilor Melchor Quitain said in a privilege speech on Tuesday’s session that the city’s “executive branch” only submitted 2 out of 30 monthly…