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Kudos to El Salvador for standing up for the environment, for its people
Kudos to El Salvador for standing up for the environment, for its people
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective In a move worthy of praise from environmental activists all over the world, El Salvador became the first country in the world to pass a law banning metal mining. Indeed as Lina Pohl, the environment minister of the smallest...
Progressives salute martyrs, living heroes of armed struggle
Progressives salute martyrs, living heroes of armed struggle
"Apatnapu't walo, at di matalo-talo.”
UP profs, students buck unprecedented cuts in liberal units
UP profs, students buck unprecedented cuts in liberal units
“We’re just being retooled to become cheap labor.”
The sacadas’ journey to freedom from exploitation
The sacadas’ journey to freedom from exploitation
How many sacadas must be exploited in Hacienda Luisita and other sugar plantations in the country to produce sugar made bitter by their sweat and tears?
Housing authority to process urban poor occupants in Bulacan
Housing authority to process urban poor occupants in Bulacan
Kadamay declares “initial victory” for #OccupyBulacan.
Appellate court stops Mary Jane’s written testimony
Appellate court stops Mary Jane’s written testimony
Court of Appeals stops what could have been Mary Jane Veloso's first-time testimony on her ordeal.
Why the climate crisis won’t be solved without a massive increase in forest protection
Why the climate crisis won’t be solved without a massive increase in forest protection
Forests are the only systems we have that can suck carbon out of the atmosphere within the time frame necessary to save humanity.
Artists offer music, poems in honor of development workers
Artists offer music, poems in honor of development workers
“They try to bury us. They didn’t know we are seeds.”
Lack of social services hinders women’s full development
Lack of social services hinders women’s full development
“Ninety percent of the housing needs for 2012 to 2030 are on the lower-end cost, meaning it should be economic, socialized, and subsidized. More than 1.45 million housing units need to be state-subsidized for families who cannot afford the high cost of units being...
NPA frees soldier captives
NPA frees soldier captives
MANILA -- The New People’s Army (NPA) released on March 24 two soldiers it captured over a month ago in Lupon, Davao Oriental. Rene Doller, 34, and Carl Marc Nucos, 24, are both from the 72nd Infantry Battalion. They were captured by the NPA on February 14. The...
Give free rein to ‘passion for peace’
Give free rein to ‘passion for peace’
The momentarily disrupted work on the GRP-NDFP peace talks has continued. In eight days the 4th round of formal negotiations will take place in Norway (April 2-6). This time the talks will not be in Oslo but in a town called Noordwijk. The change in the venue seems...
An illusion and a fraud
An illusion and a fraud
The argument that such values as human rights and the right to life are alien to Asian culture and impositions from the West, is not new. But not since the Martial Law period (1972-1986) and only recently has any Filipino functionary or politician demanded that...
25 years of UDHA | Still no housing for the poor
25 years of UDHA | Still no housing for the poor
“Many informal settlers are struggling to meet their families’ daily basic needs, and are also ineligible for housing loans from the Home Mutual Development Fund (HMDF) and Pag-IBIG.”
Peasant leader killed, another arrested
Peasant leader killed, another arrested
"We will demand justice."
Yes to Life, No to Mining Network solidarity to the people of Galicia
Yes to Life, No to Mining Network solidarity to the people of Galicia
Mining-affected communities around the world unite against the big, destructive mines.
President Duterte could do something positive, beneficial to the majority for a change
President Duterte could do something positive, beneficial to the majority for a change
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective The election of Rodrigo Roa Duterte as president of the country has been met with much hope. After all, his campaign slogan was “Change is coming.” The Filipino people hoped that the new administration would be the opposite...
Why do you insist that the Left and only the Left should rethink its politics
Why do you insist that the Left and only the Left should rethink its politics
It is common to hear some scholars complain about the Left’s lack of vigor and creativity. They follow this up with an unsolicited advice urging the Left to change its paradigms, replace its language, and overhaul its methods. These condescending but hopefully...
Kadamay: Futile dialogues with gov’t led to #OccupyBulacan
Kadamay: Futile dialogues with gov’t led to #OccupyBulacan
They held numerous dialogues with the appropriate government agencies to air their problems such as lack of housing, the expensive amortization and the lack of social services.
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