Baguio students hold ‘Strike Week’ against pork
Baguio's Strike Week slams pork barrel and demands higher state subsidy to education.
Baguio students hold ‘Strike Week’ against pork
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Kin, colleagues of James Balao not giving up search
Kin, colleagues of James Balao not giving up search
“Five long years passed, to those who have him, please, have a heart and let him come back home to us. If you killed him, like what our late father said, give us back his bones so that we can give him a proper burial.” -- Balao siblings
Migrants’ group amplifies Zero Remittance Day with march to Mendiola
Migrants’ group amplifies Zero Remittance Day with march to Mendiola
“When I learned about the pork barrel scam, I was very angry. That money should have been spent for the welfare of Filipinos. My father was forced to leave us so he could provide for our needs. But our family ended up torn apart.” – Rolando Ypil Jr., son of an OFW
Clueless in Zamboanga
Clueless in Zamboanga
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld As of this writing (Sept. 19), the President of the Philippines, Benigno Simeon Aquino III, had been five days in Zamboanga, where, according to Palace sources, as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces he was...
41 years after
41 years after
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Today marks the 41st year when then President Ferdinand E. Marcos declared martial law and imposed a dictatorship to perpetuate himself in power. In 1986 a peaceful popular uprising ended his despotic rule....
Protest highlights ‘pork barrel as legacy of martial law’
Protest highlights ‘pork barrel as legacy of martial law’
"The reason why we are protesting today is because all succeeding regimes after Marcos failed to stamp out bureaucrat plunder and government abuse. The pork barrel scam reminds us how little has changed from the time of the dictator. Clearly, the system is the problem.” – Dr. Carol Pagaduan-Araullo, Bayan
‘Hacienda Luisita 11’ freed
‘Hacienda Luisita 11’ freed
“This is all part of the scheme of the Cojuangco-Aquino clan to silence us. Who else would have ordered the police to arrest us? Who else would have allowed the military to construct their outposts here?” -- Florida Sibayan, Ambala
Groups call for ceasefire, investigation into what caused the war in Zambo
Groups call for ceasefire, investigation into what caused the war in Zambo
“Someone has to be held accountable for this humanitarian crisis, where thousands are made to suffer and children are getting sick in evacuation centers.” – Neil Murad, Suara Bangsamoro
Do you know all your rights?
Do you know all your rights?
PRESS RELEASE Rights AllYouCan is a human rights literacy campaign which seeks to encourage Filipinos, especially college students, to take an active role towards human rights education. The two-week series of activities will culminate with a forum that will...
Women form chain against the pork barrel, corruption
Women form chain against the pork barrel, corruption
“Women and their families have long been burdened by high prices resulting from regressive taxes such as the E-VAT while the President and legislators have been misusing and abusing the people's money.” – Gabriela
OFW Dondon Lanuza home after 13 years in Saudi jail
OFW Dondon Lanuza home after 13 years in Saudi jail
“We are very happy for Dondon and the Lanuza family. All our efforts have not been in vain, and we attribute this mainly to Dondon’s fighting spirit and the collective efforts of friends, supporters and family.” – Migrante International
Who is afraid of a Freedom of Information law?
Who is afraid of a Freedom of Information law?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat Perspective A stronger push for the enactment into law of the Freedom of Information bill is a logical next step in the campaign against the pork barrel system, in particular, and against corruption, in general. In order to catch corrupt...
Lamenting lost homes, seeing MNLF forces up close
Lamenting lost homes, seeing MNLF forces up close
Zambo evacuees recount the "politeness" of MNLF members, and the "oddness" of the state military burning houses of civilians as a strategy.
Anti-Americanism, anyone?
Anti-Americanism, anyone?
QUESTION EVERYTHING Mong Palatino Bulatlat.com I believe in America. This is the famous opening line of the Hollywood film The Godfather. Incidentally, I share the same sentiment and I’d like to believe that most of my activist friends have a similar high regard...
Arrest of ‘Hacienda Luisita 11’ absurd, ridiculous – lawyer
Arrest of ‘Hacienda Luisita 11’ absurd, ridiculous – lawyer
“We were practically arrested by the Cojuangco-Aquino family to hide the anomalous and violent implementation of a flawed land distribution scheme.” – Ericsson Acosta, poet, ex-detainee, and part of the fact-finding team
Black sand mining: eroding livelihoods, destroying communities
Black sand mining: eroding livelihoods, destroying communities
'The impacts of magnetite mining operations in Cagayan Province are an indictment on the country’s flawed mining policies.'
Candles lit against Aquino’s war in Zambo
Candles lit against Aquino’s war in Zambo
'This deadly, destructive war was launched in Aquino's attempt to divert attention away from the pork barrel scandal.'
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