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- ‘DLR hypocritical in acquiring lands’

- Sto.Tomas - ‘denial queen’

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Ice Exhibit

Vol. V, No. 32 September 18 - 24, 2005

- People’s Tribunal to Hear Arroyo Impeach Case
‘Hyatt 10’, other new witnesses set to tell all about the president
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

- ‘Fire And Power’ for Arroyo’s Removal
Negros’ September 6 Movement supports Transition Council By Karl G. Ombion

- `Rats’ Mar Macapagal-Arroyo Visit in New York BY AUBREY MAKILAN

- Transition Council By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo

EU Gov’ts Linked to Massacre of 17 Activists in Turkey By D. L. Mondelo

Arroyo Hit on Oil Prices; Strike Cripples Transport in Provinces
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

With continuous oil price hikes: Drivers’ Income Still Low Despite Fare Hikes, and Sinks Still BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Southern Tagalog Transport Groups Press for Arroyo’s Ouster By Dennis Espada

Enrile's Revised Edsa History
By the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (Cenpeg)

Philippine-U.S. FTA: A Skewed Deal in the Making By Sonny Africa and Joseph Yu

Debt-for-Equity Scheme Will Legitimize Fraudulent Loans By IBON Foundation

Thanksgiving, Tributes Exude Hope for Miners’ Union; CBA negotiation on-going
By Kim Quitasol

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Convict Names Three Other Killers; For HR worker’s slay 12 years ago
Baguio court issues arrest warrants for 3 CAFGUs By Arthur L. Allad-iw

Kamote: Poor Man’s Staple Food BY Johnny Fialen

NEWS AT A GLANCE

- Beltran asks ex-budget secretary to reveal Arroyo’s foreign PR, lobby groups spending

- Labor center condemns shooting of strikers

- Party-list congressman says charter change lobby deal ‘treasonous, impeachable’

alternative reader no. 123
Four Years After 9/11

9/11 in Historical Perspective: Flawed Assumptions By Dr. Peter Dale Scott

The Mosquito and the Hammer
A Tomdispatch Interview with James Carroll

The Globalization of State Terror By Mike Whitney

From 9-11 to Katrina By Prof. Jose Maria Sison

War Crimes and The "Just War" Theory By Michel Chossudovsky

Unacceptable regimes in Iraq and the United States
Occupied Zones By Howard Zinn

Just saying no By Alain Gresh

Venezuelan Leader Lashes at US in UN Speech By Agence France-Presse

DEMOCRATIC SPACE
On the 40th Anniversary of the Grape Farm Strike in California
By PESANTE-USA

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Noisiest

SALUNGGUHIT
Full Circle

Vol. V, No. 31 September 11 - 17, 2005

Transport Groups to Strike vs. Oil Deregulation, EVAT; Will also demand Arroyo’s ouster from presidency BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Protests to Hound Arroyo in U.S.; UN leaders urged to condemn GMA
BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

CRISIS OF THE ARROYO REGIME

- Congress after the Impeachment: Half-Empty, Half-Full BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

Carabao-Kangaroo Defense Ties: Australia Steps Up Military Aid to Philippines
BY CAESAR BEN BASAN BAROÑA

The VAT and the ‘Underground Economy’ BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Oil Companies Slammed for Greed by NORTHERN DISPATCH

Need for Price Controls Now More Urgent By Ibon FOUNDATION

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Samar town gripped by terror: Local Officials in AFP Hit List
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

Abra Execs, Village Leaders Call for Troops’ Pullout; Sign Peace Covenant
By Kimberlie Olmaya Ngabit-Quitasol

DEMOCRATIC SPACE

An Urgent Call to Uphold Carhrihl And Support the Formal Peace Talks
By the Ecumenical Bishops Forum (EBF)

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Deceptive Calm

SALUNGGUHIT
Full Circle

SPECIAL RELEASE
(Sept. 7, 2005)

Solidarity Movement Storms EDSA; Will Form Transition Council
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

After the Impeach ‘Murder,’ the Deluge
New broad anti-Arroyo alliance launches big rallies in 2 days
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

How the House Voted COURTESY OF INQ7.net

Statement of the President: On the Dismissal of Impeachment Complaint
By President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Arroyo’s Sleepless Nights Not Over BY THE GLORIA STEP DOWN MOVEMENT

The Failure of the so-called Rule of Law and the Impeachment Complaint
By Anakpawis Rep. Crispin B. Beltran

A Broad United Front Emerges -- Ka Satur

The House Failed Moral and Political Test -- Ka Satur

Reconciliation offer ‘pure hypocrisy’
‘Arroyo Should Reconcile with Her Conscience if She Still Has One,’ Says Solon

8,000 OFWs in Hong Kong Back Protests to Oust Arroyo
BY UNITED FILIPINOS IN HONG KONG

Death of Impeachment Dawns another People Power
BY MIGRANTE INTERNATIONAL

Vol. V, No. 30 September 4 - 10, 2005

CRISIS OF THE ARROYO REGIME

- Arroyo Not Yet Off The Hook; Transition Council to prosecute and try GMA
By Bobby Tuazon

- Disgust Over Junking of Impeachment Mounts BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

- Why the Impeach Complaint Will Still Prosper: Legal and constitutional basis for reviving the impeachment against Arroyo
By the Counsels for the Defense of Liberties (CODAL)

- Arroyo to Face ‘Storm of Protests,’ Militants Say
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

E-VAT, High Oil Prices to Drive Poor Deeper in Debt By Joseph Yu

COMMENTARY

Economic Indicators that Really Matter By Sonny Africa

Total Collapse of Sugar Industry by 2010 Feared By Karl G. Ombion

First 100% Foreign-owned Mining Firm to Start Commercial Production
BY CAESAR BEN BASAN BAROÑA

Progressive Solons Back Lepanto Mines Strike BY ABIGAIL BENGWAYAN

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Death Squad Behind Lawyer’s Killing? BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Latest Killing of Filipino Lawyer Condemned in Asia Pacific Law Conference
BY BULATLAT

NPA Guerrilla’s Mutilated Body Found in Baguio BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW

`Cavite Gov Not Just Corrupt, But Also Anti-Farmer’ – Rural Groups
BY DENNIS ESPADA

Baguio Urban Poor Push for Charter Change BY LYN V. RAMO

A Community of Their Own By Gilbert Pacificar and Bejay Absin

NEWS AT A GLANCE

- Gabriela condemns rape by Scout Ranger

- Groups demand probe of OFW beatings in Taiwan

- "September terrorist attacks" scenario scripted -- CPP

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Likely to Make a Killing

SALUNGGUHIT
Full Circle

- ‘DLR hypocritical in acquiring lands’

- Congress after the Impeachment: Half-Empty, Half-Full BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

CRISIS OF THE ARROYO REGIME

- Arroyo Not Yet Off The Hook; Transition Council to prosecute and try GMA By Bobby Tuazon

- Disgust Over Junking of Impeachment Mounts BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

- Arroyo to Face ‘Storm of Protests,’ Militants Say BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

E-VAT, High Oil Prices to Drive Poor Deeper in Debt By Joseph Yu

NEWS AT A GLANCE

- Arroyo Not Yet Off The Hook; Transition Council to prosecute and try GMA
By Bobby Tuazon

- Arroyo to Face ‘Storm of Protests,’ Militants Say
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO