By DEE AYROSO
March 8
Month: March 2019
Media outfits urged against publishing Duterte’s narco list’
“Once published or broadcast, the travesty will be magnified as a collective disregard for the rule of law, and a clear breach of the time-honored traditions of fair, accurate, and independent journalism, by the news media,” they said.
‘Conflict of interest’ seen in SMC P1-B Manila Bay rehab partnership
“San Miguel’s P1-billion rehab is highly suspicious because it comes alongside its push for its Aerotropolis and Expressway-Dike reclamation projects across Northern Manila Bay.” — KAlikasan PNE
Defending rivers and Manila Bay against pollution, privatization
“If anyone had rights over the Manila Bay, it is the Filipino people, and if it is to serve any purpose, it should be for the benefit of the general population, and not an elite few.”
Groups slam arrest of artist, party-list leader in Bohol
“He believes that aside from using arts which he is good at, to amplify people’s calls, electing officials who truly represent the marginalized in Congress is also another way of advancing their rightful demands like genuine agrarian reform. For this, he untiringly campaigned for Anakpawis Partylist. And while doing this, he was arrested.”
Groups decry continuing US intervention, martial law extension
MANILA- Indigenous people, women, and youth groups marched to various government offices on Tuesday to condemn the extension of Martial Law and the US military intervention in the country. According to a statement from Save Our Schools, the decision of the Supreme Court is a blatant disregard of its mandate of protecting the interest of…
Usapang babae
Konteksto Ni DANILO ARAÑA ARAO Naniniwala ka pa bang mas mababa ang kinikita ng kababaihan kumpara sa kalalakihan? Ayon sa pinakahuling pag-aaral ng PayScale tungkol sa kaibahan ng sahod ayon sa kasarian (gender pay gap), nakakakuha lang ng US$0.78 ang babae sa bawat US$1.00 na kinikita ng lalaki. At sa isang sitwasyon daw na ang…
Bungkalan vs imported rice
By DEE AYROSO
Colmenares hits lopsided PH loan agreement with China
“If the agreement was really vetted as the DOF claims, why did it sign an agreement so lopsided in favor of China containing conditions which are not imposed by other creditor countries and institutions?”
Blaming EDSA
His spokesperson Salvador Panelo insisted that it wasn’t because President Rodrigo Duterte thinks that the 1986 civilian-military mutiny at EDSA isn’t important; it’s just that he has a lot of things to do. Panelo announced Mr. Duterte’s non-attendance at the February 25 official commemoration of the 33rd anniversary of that event days earlier. That made…
Government ramps up red-tagging, gets broad-range ripostes
Putting to work its National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, the Duterte government since last month has ramped up its red-tagging campaign against human rights defenders, militant people’s organizations and alliances, and left-leaning candidates in the May 13 elections. Instantly the ripostes were vigorous – denials, condemnations – from a broad range…