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By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Here is another data that shows that there is something terribly wrong with the economy and the economic program of the Aquino government, which is merely a reprise of the program of the previous administration. A report WHERE DID...
By RIO MONDELO
Is there a basis for the claims of the Sultanate of Sulu over Sabah? Could the act committed by Kiram’s followers be called an incursion or are they right in saying that it is Malaysia which has no rightful claim to Sabah and are therefore the invaders?
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Schools and village halls are being used as camps by soldiers. Residents have to seek the permission of the military and sign in their logbooks whenever they go in and out of the community.
By MARYA SALAMAT
“Corruption, violence, human rights violations, chilling disasters one after another –these are what Filipinos have suffered as a result of implementing the Mining Act of 1995.” – Bayan Muna Party Rep. Neri Colmenares
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Main Story: On its 18th year, Philippine Mining Act still reviled as a killing behemoth By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – If all the hoopla surrounding the promises of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III were to be measured today by his stance on mining...
Filipino artists gather to fight political repression and to cal for the release of artists-political prisoners and all political prisoners as part of a global campaign to defend people's culture.
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Just as they arrived back in their community (after the barricade last week), Kagawad Jose and all those who participated in the Kampuhan at the DSWD were harassed by the Barangay Captain and the military from the 67th Infantry Battalion Philippine Army. Supposedly, she was on her way to Davao City after the session to report the cases of human rights violations, but she was brutally killed.” – Karapatan–SMR
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“We have waited this long, only to suffer another injustice. By ignoring the need for justice, they have also ignored the life of service that Leonard and his companions had done up to their last breath.” – Mrs. Glenda Co
By ALMA SINUMLAG Northern Dispatch LUBUAGAN, Kalinga -- Residents of sitio Ag-agama, Western Uma in this town are calling for the immediate pull out of military troops deployed there. Elements of the Alpha Company of the Army’s 21st Infantry Brigade have encamped...
Main story: Batangas political prisoners earned the respect, support of other inmates By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com BATANGAS CITY – Another birthday spent inside jail signals another year of incarceration. But Maricon Montajes who turned 23 and Romiel Canete...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
What do political prisoners do while in jail? Organize.
Sidebar: UP students, workers, professors visit political prisoners in Batangas
By MARYA SALAMAT
Bayan regards this double standard in handling the Sabah and Spratlys/Panatag Shoal issues as a demonstration of the Aquino government’s “deceitful and sham patriotism.”
Sidebar: Don’t use OFWs to mask double standards in Sabah dispute, Aquino told
Main story: Progressive groups slam Aquino government’s ‘double standard’ in dealing with Sabah standoff By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Migrante Partylist today criticized the Philippine government for using the “OFW card” to hide its double standards in...
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star For four days this week I joined a low-key electoral campaign sortie in Western Mindanao, specifically in Jolo, Zamboanga City, and Isabela, Basilan. I welcomed the chance to return to these places, accept...
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld In an audacious move to force both the Philippine and Malaysian governments to recognize the Sultanate of Sulu’s claim of ownership over Sabah, the Sultanate’s heirs physically occupied Lahad Datu in Sabah last...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – The Gabriela Women’s Party called on the Catholic Church to stop branding and name-calling party-list groups and candidates who supported the Reproductive Health Bill or the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health...
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Three farm workers of Hacienda Luisita were arrested by policemen, February 28. Yesterday, leaders of Alyansa ng Manggawang Bukid sa Asyenda Luisita (Ambala) were holding a dialogue with Provincial Agrarian Reform Office...
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Lito Bais, chairman of Unyon ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (Uma)maintained that the DAR should have referred to the signatories to the 1989 Stock Distribution Option instead of the list submitted by the HLI management to the high court.
By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY – A Taiwanese company reportedly continues its magnetite mining activities along the seashores of Caparacadan, Caoayan, San Sebastian and San Vicente in Ilocos Sur, ignoring the cease and desist orde issued by the...
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