If government increases its tax collection efforts from 14 percent of the gross domestic product to 16 percent, this can produce at least P94 billion ($2,163,904,235) in a year. These revenues are more than enough to cover the revenue losses from the removal of VAT...
“We are here to expose the role of coal in climate change, the greatest threat to life and biodiversity on the planet. We are here to highlight the urgent need for adoption of strong mitigation and adaptation measures to tackle the worst impacts of climate change,”...
IBON research head Sonny Africa said the EU Ambassador's statement that the Philippines was slow in negotiating for a PCA compared with neighboring countries Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand was merely a way of pitting Asean member-countries against each other to...
Family, friends and neighbors, colleagues, the media, and kasamas (comrades) are heaping praises on Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran; and rightfully so, for who can question the integrity and commitment to serve of a man who was true to being from the working class till...
In session, Beltran stood tall and dignified among many, untainted by the corruption that soiled many multimillionaire-congressmen's seats. BY THE CENTER FOR PEOPLE EMPOWERMENT IN GOVERNANCE ANALYSIS Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 16, May 25-31, 2008 As the...
The accolades coming the way of Anakpawis Representative Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran, in his untimely death, salute his honesty and self-sacrifice, his courageous resistance against all forms of political repression, his unwavering commitment and service to the cause...
BY PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON CHAIRPERSON, INTERNATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF PEOPLES' STRUGGLE May 21, 2008 DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 16, May 25-31, 2008 On behalf of the International Coordinating Committee (ICC) and...
A tribute to Ka Bel His passing may have silenced his fiery voice but his legacy lives on for the masses for which he has dedicated his life to the very end. BY TED ALCUITAS Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 16, May 25-31, 2008 His passing may have silenced...
BY EMILY VITAL Bulatlat May 20, 2008 - 2:11 p.m. Anakpawis Representative and veteran labor leader Crispin Beltran, 75, passed away 11:48 a.m. today due to brain injuries after falling from the roof of his house. Beltran, former chairperson of Kilusang Mayo Uno...
BY EMILY VITAL May 19, 2008 -1:40 p.m. Randy Malayao, a consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines and former vice president for Visayas of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) was abducted May 15 and remains missing as of press...
Karapatan (Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights) has condemned the killing of Davao peasant leader Celso Pojas, the first victim of extrajudicial killing in Davao City. BY BULATLAT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Vol. VIII, No. 15, May 18-24, 2008 Karapatan (Alliance...
Even the church is not safe from the recent military occupation of the tri-boundary of Abra, Mountain Province and Ilocos Sur provinces. BY JOHN ERIC B. ESCALANTE Northern Dispatch HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 15, May 18-24, 2008 BAGUIO CITY...
For a month, the military conducted intensive military operations in their village. Fields were bombed; soldiers encamped in the heart of the village; the people were prohibited from leaving their homes; and their farm animals were stolen. Elders of Tubo, Abra have...
May mga ginagawa naman ang pamahalaan para bigyang-solusyon ang sunud-sunod na pagtaas ng presyo ng langis. Ang tanong lang siyempre ay kung sapat ba ang mga ito para makatulong sa mga tao. NI DANILO ARAÑA ARAO Konteksto / Pinoy Weekly Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol....
Granite, the light-colored plutonic rocks found mostly in mountain belts and continental shield areas, is now a popular material in construction of concrete houses and as ornament to buildings. In the mountainous, almost remote village in Southern Camarines Sur...
The House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture chair Abraham Mitra, during the committee’s regional consultation here, said that the budget for the agriculture sector should be increased and that it should even be larger budget than the military's. BY CYE...
Does snapping at journalists reflect culture of impunity? BY ACE ALEGRE Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 15, May 18-24, 2008 BAGUIO CITY (246 kms from Manila) – Does snapping at journalists reflect the culture of impunity, which is the main reason for the unabated killing...
When the history of this era is finally written, based on the Tai Chi Principle, Osama bin Laden and his scattering of followers may be credited for goading the fundamentalist leaders of the United States into using the power in their grasp so - not to put a fine...
NI E. SAN JUAN, JR. Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 15, May 18-24, 2008 “Walang rebelyong nasayang, bawat isa’y hakbang tungo sa kalayaan….” -- Salud Algabre, lider ng mga Sakdalista Lubhang mapanganib ang tulay na ito, delikadong nakabitin sa hangin,...
BY JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 15, May 18-24, 2008 Hurting from the continuous oil price hikes, militant labor leaders echoed their sentiments along the streets of Quezon City during the recent transport strike. All of them were clamoring for...
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