Amid killings, groups want zero budget for military
“Not a single cent to the military monsters.”
Amid killings, groups want zero budget for military
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4-year-old Lumad evacuee dies
4-year-old Lumad evacuee dies
Forced evacuation continues to take toll on the Lumads, with the death of a child.
Emerito Samarca
Emerito Samarca
BLOOD RUSH By SARAH RAYMUNDO Sometimes he thought of the world as soil and rain. At times, the scorching sun meant everything for the roots and one’s roots, even skin. He did not go so far away To take it all the way to freedom to plenty, to happiness. He lived and...
Andrea Rosal freed
Andrea Rosal freed
"Her freedom is due to the resolute legal battle and campaign, no thanks to this government which inhumanly refuses or ignores pleas for compassion and humanitarian cries."
Andrea Rosal cleared of last false charges, says lawyer
Andrea Rosal cleared of last false charges, says lawyer
There is no more legal basis or impediment to hold Andrea Rosal in custody.
Surigao Sur evacuees rise to 2,700
Surigao Sur evacuees rise to 2,700
“No perpetrator has been arrested, while the 36th and 75th infantry battalion and Special Forces of the Armed Forces of the Philippines continue their military operations in the mountain areas."
Kung sakaling mahal mo ako
Kung sakaling mahal mo ako
kung sakaling makita mo ako sa tabi ng binti ng poste ng MERALCO sa ibabaw ng nilatag kong karton ng donut at sako o habang sinasalansan ang naani kong abubot: plastic cup, taeng-bakal, o dyaryong lukot o kaya'y malungkot na ninanamnam ano mang tirang pagkaing...
Lumad in Mindanao under attack
Lumad in Mindanao under attack
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld James Cameron’s 2009 box-office hit film Avatar, about an alien world where primitive but highly evolved inhabitants defend their habitat, moved audiences across the globe, including the Filipino urbanite...
Stop the killings
Stop the killings
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star We’ve entered the first of the “ber” months. For the many who are holiday-obsessed this may evoke merry thoughts of bells tinkling, of gift-shopping, of Christmas approaching. It’s a different picture,...
How to measure happiness?| Labor group bucks survey conclusion on ‘happy workers’
How to measure happiness?| Labor group bucks survey conclusion on ‘happy workers’
“Our unions, federations and regional chapters as well as institutions close to us are swamped with complaints from workers about their working conditions.”
Abaya letter to Abad for P7.5-B payment to LRT1 private concessionaire draws flak
Abaya letter to Abad for P7.5-B payment to LRT1 private concessionaire draws flak
“The penalty payments are the result of an onerous contract entered into by the Aquino government and the winning bidders. This is a form of sovereign guarantee that will be borne by taxpayers.”
‘Hold Aquino accountable for blood debts’
‘Hold Aquino accountable for blood debts’
Grief, anger and indignation sent protesters out to the streets last week, calling for justice for victims of killings by paramilitary and military groups in Mindanao, and other parts of the country.
Human rights group tags Army in Surigao Sur killings
Human rights group tags Army in Surigao Sur killings
"These killings were not isolated case. These are part of the serial killings happening now in Mindanao, and in some parts of the country, whose perpetrators are military elements and their own-created militia.”
Army arrested peasants, not rebels in Bukidnon, says groups
Army arrested peasants, not rebels in Bukidnon, says groups
The Philippine Army reportedly has a list of 67 people set to be arrested, which include tribal leaders and other civilians in Bukidnon.
Senator Marcos’s non-apology for Martial Law
Senator Marcos’s non-apology for Martial Law
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld In a performance that would have done his father proud, Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. managed to apologize and not apologize at the same time during a television interview last week (Aug. 26). Marcos Jr. was...
Jose Maria Sison on 2016 Presidential Elections
Jose Maria Sison on 2016 Presidential Elections
What is at stake in the upcoming elections? Bulatlat columnist and UP professor interviewed Prof. Jose Maria Sison to get the views and the position of the Left, a significant political bloc in the country, on the upcoming 2016 elections.
Progressives seek writ of amparo, habeas data over harassment cases
Progressives seek writ of amparo, habeas data over harassment cases
Activists are fighting back against harassment from state forces, by using a remedy from the Supreme Court.
‘Workers worse off despite triple hike in DOLE budget’ – Gabriela solons
‘Workers worse off despite triple hike in DOLE budget’ – Gabriela solons
“There is no reason at all to throw in taxpayers' money to DOLE when it cannot even provide Congress with the nationwide and disaggregated statistics of contract labor employees in the private sector, a piece of information that Gabriela has been asking for all throughout Aquino's presidency.”
Was Pamana ready to be set free?
Was Pamana ready to be set free?
Pamana’s long years staying in an artificial habitat and being fed by humans might have affected the bird’s ability to survive in the wild.
America’s Empire of Bases
America’s Empire of Bases
This is one of the "Best of TomDispatch: Chalmers Johnson on Garrisoning the Planet," reposted on the said site last month, Aug. 9, 2015. A note to its readers said: ... Every now and then, in the quieter days of summer, it feels good and appropriate to feature old...
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