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BULATLAT ARCHIVES

2005

OCTOBER

Vol. V, No. 37 October 23 - 29, 2005

 

NEWS FLASH

'Palit-Bigas’ Prostitution: Or how rural women are trading sex for rice due to hunger
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Stories of Hunger, Landlessness and Armed Struggle
Asia Pacific farmers, advocates meet in Negros conference
By Ranie Azue

SPECIAL REPORT

Gov’t Promotes ‘Suicide Seeds,’ Transgenics in Cordillera  First of two parts
BY FERNANDO BAGYAN AND LULU GIMENEZ

Aggressive GMO Promotion is Making Ifugao Corn Farmers Poorer  Conclusion
BY FERNANDO BAGYAN AND LULU GIMENEZ

‘Destabilization Plot’ a Military Farce – Ka Satur  BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

ANALYSIS

Repeating History
By the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CENPEG)

News Analysis

Is Arroyo-Church Clash Looming?  BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Mines over Citrus in Nueva Vizcaya: 10,000 rights violations reported due to mining
BY FELICISIMO MANALANSAN

SPECIAL REPORT

Cordillera – Still the Main Hub of Transnational Mining  First of three parts
By Windel Bolinget

Foreign TNCs Dominate Mining Industry  Second of three parts
By Windel Bolinget

Arroyo’s Priority Mining Projects a Boon to TNCs
But small-scale miners will be displaced
  Conclusion 
By Windel Bolinget

Related story:

Buaya Tribe Resists Mineral Exploration  By Abigail T. Bengwayan

37 Soldiers Killed, 42 Others Wounded in Fresh NPA Offensives
But AFP in tit-for-tat with armed guerrillas
 
BY BULATLAT

Europeans Pledge to Defend Civil Liberties and Democracy  By D. L. MONDELO

MIGRANT WATCH

4,775 Filipinos in Foreign Jails; 1,103 are women  Posted by Bulatlat

50 Minors in Cordillera Jails  By Lyn V. Ramo

Arroyo Satisfaction Rating Lowest since May 2004  By IBON Foundation

Corruption in Arroyo Gov’t is Severe – IBON Survey   By IBON Foundation

Using Asia's Poor to Build U.S. Bases in Iraq
Some 1,300 Filipinos were working at Camp Anaconda alone
 
By David Phinney

TULA (POETRY)

- Bago Ideklara ang “Emergency Rule” ng Diktaduryang Arroyo   Ni E. San Juan, Sr.

- Ang Buhay na Dakila
Handog para kay Fr. William Tadena at sa lahat ng mga nagalay ng buhay sa paglilingkod sa sambayanan ng Diyos
  
Ni Rev. Erahvilla M. Maga-Cabillas

- Pagtawid  Ni MARK ANGELES

- Hinagpis ng Isang Bayani  Ni PAULINO PRUEL

NEWS AT A GLANCE

- Bayan Muna office in Tarlac burned

- Budget proponent an illegitimate president – Beltran

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Slow Suspense

 

 

Vol. V, No. 36 October 16 - 22, 2005

 

Bayan Muna Leader Assassinated; 13th in Tarlac since November Massacre
By Abner Bolos

PARC Stalls Luisita Land Distribution  BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

SPECIAL REPORT
- After Luisita, Now It’s Sugarlandia
Negros farmers groups demand similar SDO cancellation
  First of two parts
By Karl G. Ombion and Ranie Azue

- Negros: A Bastion of Landlord Resistance   Conclusion
By Karl G. Ombion and Ranie Azue

SPECIAL REPORT

- Playground Behind Bars
First of four-part series
by Mylene Buensuceso, Ronald Caraig, Likha Cuevas, and Jenielle Marie Enojo

- Doing Time in the Company of Hardened Criminals
Second of four parts

- Children on Death Row and the Child-unfriendly Justice System
Third of four parts

- Slow Justice for Detained Children
Last of four parts

Images of Strife and Struggle: Photographs as History and Critique   By Lisa C. Ito

General Out to Quell Opposition vs GMA’s NorthRail, Expressway Projects?
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

Europe has a New ‘Terrorist’    By D. L. MONDELO

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S WATCH

Igorots Picket AsPac Mining Meet, Condemn Arroyo’s Mining Agenda
By AT Bengwayan

Corporate Mining: Assault on IP Lands  By Joan Carling

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Camp Bagong Diwa Likened to Auswichtz
Muslim detainees appeal for humane treatment   
By May Vargas

State Colleges to Get Less Than Half of Budget for Military Schools in 2006
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

BOOK REVIEW

By They Who Harvest
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO 
Resistance
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo 

NEWS AT A GLANCE

- With or without dengue, many Filipino children are dying

- Progressive congressman wants U.S. warships probed, seized

- Government ‘bounty system’ endangers peace talks

- Political earthquake to rock presidential palace

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Face to Face

 

 

Vol. V, No. 35 October 9 - 15, 2005

 

The Rush for An Anti-Terror Law  BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

Luisita Workers Reap Gains from 'Bungkalan'  By Abner Bolos

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Police Violating BP 880 – Labor Lawyer  BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

CL: From Rice Fields to 'Killing Fields'?
8 political killings reported since September
 
BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Central Luzon Before Palparan's New Command
Prominent officials, lawyers, union leaders were in 'hit list'
 
BY FRED VILLAREAL

'Camingawan 7' Accuse Military of Illegal Detention, Torture  BY KARL G. OMBION

ANALYSIS

Uncertain Future
By the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG)

Rebel Priest Calls Gloria 'Backstabber'
For unilaterally suspending safety and immunity guarantees 
By Bulatlat

LABOR WATCH

Sacked Union Leader Jailed by Benguet Police  BY ALDWIN QUITASOL

MEDIA WATCH

UP Profs, NUJP Hit Military, Police Harassment of Lensman
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Grim Reality Behind Mining Investments  By Jennifer del Rosario Malonzo

Service Contract Allows De Facto Foreign Control Over Malampaya
By Arnold Padilla

Day One of Ramadhan in Baguio   BY LYN V. RAMO

COMMENTARY

Boxers, Beauty Queens and Bugaw na Gobyerno
By JPaul Manzanilla

POETRY

Mga Pagpupugay kay Vicky Samonte, Pinaslang na Lider-guro-unyonista:
Tatlong tula (Three poems)

Mga tula ng isang migrante mula sa Saudi Arabia  Ni Noel Malicdem

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Dutiful Father

 

 

Vol. V, No. 34 October 2 - 8, 2005

 

Justice or Political Vendetta?  BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

Sweet but Partial Victory  By Abner Bolos

Hacienda Luisita workers: Will Justice Finally be Served?
By John Paul Andaquig and Sweet Mary Cawicaan

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

7 Negros Farmers Nabbed at Checkpoint; 1 Missing
BY KARL G. OMBION AND RANIE AZUE

GMA Creating ‘De Facto Dictatorship’ – Ex-PCGG Commissioner
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

18 Troopers, Paramilitary Men Killed in NPA Attacks  By Bulatlat

Mining Linked to Military Operations vs B'laans in Mindanao
Arroyo ally is a major shareholder of mining company
  
BY TYRONE A. VELEZ

Philippines Ill-Prepared for Global ‘Peak Oil’   BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Remembering Fort  by Dennis Espada

China: A Cauldron of Looming Conflict
With 200 demonstrations every day
 
By Carlito Parungo

Mao's Legacy in China's Current Development  By Pao-Yu Ching

Observing Ramadhan in Baguio  BY LYN V. RAMO

Poetry

- Mapait ang Kape sa Nestle (Kay Diosdado "Ka Fort" Fortuna) Ni Raul Funilas

- Timplang Nestle  Ni Michael Francis C. Andrada

- Isang Malaking Kumpanya ng Kape, Gatas At Tsokolate, Walang Pangalan

Ni Michael Francis C. Andrada

- Good Food, Good Life  By Kayan Liwari

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Peñafrancia in Milan

SALUNGGUHIT
Public Health on the Brink of Death