Month: August 2013
Behn Cervantes, People’s artist
“His [Behn’s] professional achievements, his artistic works, have been imbued with and given direction by his deep concern for the toiling masses of workers and peasants, and the need for national and social liberation.” – Prof. Jose Maria Sison
Green carpet
Govt dared: ‘Scrap pork and use funds for climate-proofing PH’
“The P10-billion (US$ 228 m) pork barrel re-channeled to fake NGOs should have been used instead for an P8.3-billion restoration project for our country’s mangrove forest cover and almost four year’s worth of community-based disaster preparedness and response programs costing at least P2 billion.” – Kalikasan-PNE
National Museum officials urged to resign over ‘missing’ P331M
“They keep saying that it is just there. And that it could be returned to the Development Bank of the Philippines. Why would they return it there and not to the Land Bank of the Philippines? And even if they return it, they still have accountabilities that they need to face.” – National Museum employee
Beyond military abuses: wresting control from Agusanon Manobos
‘We believe that they are really after our wealth, not just because of the presence of NPA in our communities.’
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