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BULATLAT ARCHIVES

2006

JANUARY

Vol. V, No. 49 January 22 - 28, 2006

 

NEWS ANALYSIS
Officers’ Jailbreaks Show Deep Division in AFP
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Erap Comeback, Anyone?
Does Joseph Estrada have what it takes to regain his so-called lost presidency?
By Aubrey AC Makilan

Lawyers on Subic rape case:
`Without Warrant, Trial of Four US Soldiers Cannot Proceed'

BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

Swift Justice Necessary for Rape Survivors' Recovery
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

On the 19th year of the Mendiola Massacre
Peasants' Blood Compact Signals 100 Days of Protest vs GMA, Chacha
By Gerry Albert Corpuz

Despite gov't decision favoring land distribution
Hacienda Luisita Workers Still Face Uphill Battle

BY ABNER BOLOS

CAP Employees Unite with Plan Holders, Prepare Protests
BY MAUREEN A. HERMITANIO

More than 80% dissatisfied with GMA's performance - IBON
BY BULATLAT

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S WATCH
Mindanao Lumads Defend Ancestral Land vs Large-scale Mining
BY TYRONE VELEZ

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Politics Eyed in Abra Town Mayor’s Slay
NPA involvement least of the police's concern

BY ARTEMIO A. DUMLAO

LABOR WATCH

DA Employees Reject Privatization, Rationalization of Gov’t Agencies
BY FLORENCE BATAWANG AND KATHERING DEL ROSARIO

Baguio City's Panagbenga Festival Kicks Off January 30
BY LYN V. RAMO

MIGRANT WATCH

Canadian Gov't Rejects Call to Stop Deportation of Filipino Caregivers
BY SIKLAB ONTARIO

DEMOCRATIC SPACE

Reliving the Spirit of EDSA
By
Jefferson Balistoy, LIGA NG KABATAANG MORO

The Prejudice in U.S.-RP Treaties  
By
Zaynab Ampatuan,
Deputy Secretary General,
Suara Bangsamoro Party-list

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
As If All Is Well

 

 

Vol. V, No. 48 January 15 - 21, 2006


LABOR WATCH

March to Congress: Workers To Press for Wage Hike, Tax Exemption
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

Charter Change: The Other View  BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

ANALYSIS

Charter Change Causing Rift in Arroyo Camp  BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

New DENR Order: A 'Recipe for Destruction'
Fishers group to stage nationwide fluvial protest vs order opening coastal areas to investors
 
By Gerry Albert Corpuz

Tita Lina: At Heart, a Rights Activist  By Aubrey AC Makilan

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

PhilHealth Exec Says Soldiers Harassed Him After NPA PoW Release
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Labor Leader Nabbed, Tagged in NPA Raid in Leyte  BY BULATLAT

Arroyo Risks Further Isolation with Maynilad Reprivatization - WPN
By Arnold Padilla

Games of the Elite  By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo

alternative reader no. 123

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Night Market at Ukay-Ukay Capital

 

 

Vol. V, No. 47 January 8 -14, 2006

 

2005 YEARENDER

Labor

Barely Surviving 2005
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

2005 People of the Year
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

The Presidency in 2005

Weathering the Political Storm: Will It Last?
By Bobby Tuazon

PROTEST MOVEMENT

Anti-Arroyo Forces: The Broadest Ever
By Benjie Oliveros

MIGRANTS

Once Again, the OFW Saves the Day for RP Economy
BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

PEASANT

Peasants Suffer in 2005, Brace for Worst in 2006
BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

MORO PEOPLE

2005 among Worst Years in Bangsa Moro History
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

MEDIA

Another Murderous Year for Philippine Media
12 killed, harassments continue

BY JHONG DELA CRUZ

The Economy
On a Temporary Downturn?

By Benjie Oliveros

ARMED STRUGGLE

NPA Grew Beyond ‘Critical Mass’ in 2005
Dramatic increase in tactical offensives

BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

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2006 Growth Targets: Optimistic or Wishful Thinking?
By Benjie Oliveros

E-VAT on Electricity: Short-circuiting the People’s Interest
By Mon Ramirez

Luisita Farm Brigades Till Land as They Await Distribution
By Abner Bolos

Analysis

Everyone’s a Suspect
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Home is No Refuge for Abused Women
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

‘Soldiers Burned Our Buildings Last Christmas’
BY NORTHERN DISPATCH

BOOK REVIEW

In Memory of Those Erased from Memory
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

World Press Freedom in 2005
Violence Still Increasing: 63 Journalists Killed, More Than 1,300 Physically Attacked or Threatened

BY Reporters Without Borders

Christmas at the SOS Village
By Grace S. Uddin

alternative reader no. 123

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Year of the Dog

 

Vol. V, No. 46 January 1 -7, 2006

 

No Hope for Justice, Sanchez Widow Says
BY Rod Tajon

ANALYSIS

Burying People Power
BY CENTER FOR PEOPLE EMPOWERMENT IN GOVERNANCE

DEMOCRATIC SPACE
The Place of Lesbian Activism in the People’s Movement
By Jhoanna Lynn B. Cruz

By THE Ecumenical Movement for Justice and Peace

alternative reader no. 123

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
The Real Pinoy Big Brother