“The heavy oil spill, which occurred during the height of super typhoon Yolanda, is not a fortuitous event nor an act of God, but a result of sheer criminal negligence and gross incompetence of the Office of the President, other key departments of the executive branch of the government and the state-owned Napocor which operates Power Barge No. 103, the source of oil spill.”
“Ruthless impunity and agrarian unrest hang over Hacienda Luisita. It’s like President Aquino is setting the stage for more bloodshed.” – Florida “Pong” Sibayan, Alyansa ng Manggagawang Bukid sa Asyenda Luisita (Ambala)
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Union grieves for murdered Hacienda union chief Originally posted Oct. 30, 2005 “Ganun si kapitan. He would risk everything for us. It can only be those who feel threatened by him and the union who would want to kill him.” Thus said a Hacienda Luisita worker of murdered union leader Ricardo Ramos. BY DABET CASTAñEDA…
Kids who are already exploited due to poverty and oppression are deliberate targets of Armed Forces of the Phils’ operations in hapless communities its suspect as under the control or are supportive of the revolutionary movement.
(Pamamaalam kay Mandela) Ni RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA Bulatlat.com Nagpapasalamat ako Sa iyong paglaya mula sa karamdaman Sa panahong hindi makatayo, makalakad, makasayaw Sa walang patid na pag-aalala ng pamilya, ng iyong bayan, ng sangkatauhan Ikaw na rin ang nagsabing ayaw mong pinagkakaguluhan Ikinagagalak ko Na yumao ka sa petsa ng aking kapanganakan Ika-lima ng Disyembre’y…
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Tomorrow the South African people, to whom he dedicated his lifetime struggle for freedom, justice, and peace — and his millions of supporter-admirers all over the world — will give Nelson Mandela a farewell salute as his body is laid to rest in Qunu,…
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Unless the Aquino administration rouses the Philippine National Police from its lethargy and forces it to find and investigate the killers of journalists; unless it lights a fire under the Department of Justice to see to their prosecution; and unless it does something to encourage the courts…
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld The recent Supreme Court (SC) ruling that the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) is unconstitutional (Alcantara vs Drilon), announced only through a press release by the Court’s spokesperson, was hailed by most of mass media as the end of the pork barrel system, a victory for the anti-pork movement,…
Ni LIONELLE DUQUE TAN Bulatlat.com Sardinas sa umaga, Sardinas sa gabi, Hindi nakakasawa, Bagkus nakakasuka! Nakakasuka ang pambababoy sa isda, De-latang may balot ng mukha, Ni Mayor, Ni Congressman, Ni Gov, Ni Sec. Sila’y na-delubyo, Delubyo ng kahangalan, Sila’y na-delubyo, Delubyo ng kapabayaan Kinulayan ng dilaw ang bawat supot, At bilang ang bawat pag-abot, Ang…
“Forming local task forces every time a journalist is killed is hardly comprehensive action to address a larger problem of weak law enforcement and a tolerated culture of impunity.” – Bayan Muna
In its April 24, 2012 decision, the Supreme Court mandated the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to implement the land distribution of Hacienda Luisita to farmworker-beneficiaries. It was only in July this year that Ambala learned of Tadeco’s claims over hundreds of hectares of land.