Colors of humanity
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
Raymund Villanueva | Aug 11, 2014
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No more Hiroshima, Nagasaki — green groups pray
No more Hiroshima, Nagasaki — green groups pray
NO MORE HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI. Lighting peace lanterns, progressive scientists and environmental advocates commemorate the anniversary of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. They call on the United States military to disarm their nuclear...
Indigenous peoples submit cases of rights abuses to UN official
Indigenous peoples submit cases of rights abuses to UN official
“More than 100,000 indigenous peoples from 39 tribal groups all over the country will be dislocated or will lose their livelihood as an effect of the all-out mining liberalization under Aquino. Even more indigenous communities will be displaced in energy, water, and plantation projects under the Public-Private Partnership program.”– Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas
SONA protesters charge police with human rights violations
SONA protesters charge police with human rights violations
“While BS Aquino is harping on his false achievements, it is at the same time whipping its stick on the people who are expressing discontent amid poverty, corruption, unemployment and injustices.” – Cristina Palabay, Karapatan
A sleight-of-hand budget
A sleight-of-hand budget
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld The State of the Nation speech of President Benigno S. Aquino III (BSA) has been lauded as “statesmanlike” in that he did not continue his broadside against the Supreme Court over its Disbursement Acceleration...
The National Police’s grammar of deception
The National Police’s grammar of deception
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld If eight out of 145 crimes have been solved, and in most cases no thanks to you, should you be crowing about it? Eight out of 145 is about 3% of the total cases of journalists and media workers killed in this...
State workers protest against DAP, new taxes
State workers protest against DAP, new taxes
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star They’re vexed, and justly they protest. After President Aquino warned of a clash between the executive and the judiciary— vehemently defending his Disbursement Acceleration Program and assailing the Supreme...
Hiroshima and Nagasaki: no more!
Hiroshima and Nagasaki: no more!
KALIBUTAN By CLEMENTE BAUTISTA Bulatlat.com It was the 69th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings last August 6 and 9, respectively. Decades hence, the world continues to be a dangerous place to live in amidst wars and conflicts. In the...
UP students open school year with protests vs commercialized education
UP students open school year with protests vs commercialized education
“We spend money not only on tuition, but also on food, for paper work and projects, for our transportation, among others. That is why it would be a great help if the tuition, in a state university like UP, would be affordable.” - Charlotte France, Stand-UP chair
2015 budget: more pork, more debts – Kabataan partylist
2015 budget: more pork, more debts – Kabataan partylist
In 2010, the yearend outstanding debt was just P4.36 trillion ($98.623 billion) and debt burden per capita was P46,377 ($1,049 for each of 94 million Filipinos). By next year, every Filipino would be indebted by nearly P63,000 ($1,425), no thanks to a fiscal...
Banks rule 2
Banks rule 2
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective Last week, this writer wrote about the implications of the law signed by President Aquino liberalizing the banking sector. The article dealt with how multinational banks would be able to control local business activity and...
Filipinos join call to stop US-backed Israeli attacks on Gaza
Filipinos join call to stop US-backed Israeli attacks on Gaza
MANILA – Artists, yoga practitioners and activists staged a solidarity action for the people of Palestine at the Boy Scout Circle, Timog ave., Quezon City, Aug. 7. Led by the Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), the protesters condemned the US-backed Israeli...
Workers of Hoya Glass decry union-busting moves of management
Workers of Hoya Glass decry union-busting moves of management
“The Hoya Glass management told us that they had to close down to avoid incurring losses. But according to the company’s financial statement for 2010 to 2012, which was submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), it has in fact registered bigger profits.”
Supreme Court urged to stop tax on state employees’ benefits
Supreme Court urged to stop tax on state employees’ benefits
Government employees said that it is beyond the power and authority of the Bureau of Internal Revenue to tax their benefits without an enabling law, and had asked the Supreme Court to prevent the “unlawful and unwarranted imposition of taxes” on their benefits.
IP groups decry hr abuses in Kapalong
IP groups decry hr abuses in Kapalong
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA August 06 2014 | Davao Today DAVAO CITY – An indigenous people’s group leader said they fear for their lives as government troops gather in their far-flung communities in Kapalong town, Davao del Norte. Datu Wilfredo Suminggil said he is...
Counterhegemony: 12 Reasons to save the national language
Counterhegemony: 12 Reasons to save the national language
Filipino subjects have been obliterated through Commission on Higher Education/CHED Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 20, Series of 2013. Hence, instead of celebrating this year’s National Language Month (Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa), everyone is requested to help turn the tables against the enemies of our beleaguered national language.
Lawyers of high profile activists urge court to junk multiple murder raps
Lawyers of high profile activists urge court to junk multiple murder raps
The defense lawyers from the Public Interest Law Center (PILC) and National Union of Peoples Lawyers (NUPL) pointed out that the Hilongos case is a recycled case, which was maliciously filed with the sole motive of persecuting the accused.
No pay hike for government workers in 2015 proposed budget
No pay hike for government workers in 2015 proposed budget
“They need pay hikes now, not in 2016.” – ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. Antonio Tinio
As they assert rights to a union, port workers battle illegal dismissal
As they assert rights to a union, port workers battle illegal dismissal
MPSI and Sasin, the employers, did not respect union rights and instead forced workers out of the company to prevent them from organizing more workers. -- Carl Anthony Olalo, president, Nagkahiusang Mamumuo sa Masters Port Services, Inc.
UP prof released from jail after 10 months
UP prof released from jail after 10 months
Gargar described his release as “victorious.”
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