The assassination of Rep. Luis Bersamin only shows the unabated killings in Abra province. The police’s claim six months ago that peace and order has improved in the area is clearly negated by the various incidents of political killing these past few months. By ACE ALEGRE Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat The killing of Abra…
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Cagayan Peasants Denounce Unabated Killings
In Cagayan province, the celebration of Christmas is farthest from the minds of members of militant groups as death squads relentlessly attack them. BY ABE ALMIROL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat TUGUEGARAO CITY – A youth leader was killed on December 15 while a 64-year old farmer survived an attack on December 17 in two…
Resist Political Persecution, Defend the People’s Rights
We fear. We grieve. We rage. But let us rise above this fear, and transform our grief and rage to an undying commitment to the cause of people’s rights. By Edre U. Olalia* Posted by Bulatlat Naimbag nga agsapa kadakayo amin! A pleasant good morning to all! Nabara a kablaaw kadakayo amin! Militant greetings to…
U.S. and Latin America: Overview for 2006, Perspectives for 2007
The New Year does not promise ‘more of the same’: it will start with a major US military escalation in the Middle East but it will likely end with a greater military debacle, ensuring deepening political crises and increased economic instability both in the Middle East, the US and Latin America. By James Petras Posted…
After the Con-Ass Debacle, the Elections
Having seen the country’s major political pillars festering under the hands of the elite – the presidential office, Congress and the electoral system in particular – the bourgeois election will serve as an opportunity for broadening the masses’ political consciousness about genuine people’s governance and establishing real democratic institutions. By the Policy Study, Publication and…
Mayon Lahar Avalanche: A Repeat of Pinatubo
BY FRANK MANGULABNAN UGNAYAN-Central Luzon Posted by Bulatlat.com We, the victims of the eruptions and succeeding after-effects (the lahar avalanche) of Mt. Pinatubo beginning 1991 – particularly we, the people, in the provinces of Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales in Central Luzon – say that what happened on Mt. Mayon is just a repeat of the…
Jueteng Operated by Baguio Local Execs Raided
Jueteng operations in Baguio City allegedly hiding under the cloak of legalized bingo met a big stumbling block last week when Cordillera policemen simultaneously raided “gambling dens” including a barangay (village) hall. BY ACE ALEGRE Contributed to Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY (246 kms. north of Manila) –Jueteng operations in the city allegedly hiding under the cloak…
In Brussels: 1,000 Protesters, Parliamentarians Denounce Arroyo Political Killings
On Dec. 11 stop the killings.be, a coalition of 65 trade union organizations, NGOs and political parties, held a torch vigil in front of the Philippine embassy in Brussels at the occasion of international human rights day. They commemorated the victims of political assassinations since the start of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s presidency in 2001. At the…
Canadian Govt’s Aid to RP in Question due to Intensifying Rights Violations
Members of the Canadian Human Rights Fact-Finding Mission to the Philippines marked the celebration of the International Human Rights Day by joining gatherings of various community organizations in forums that took the Canadian government to task for “paying lip service” to the intensifying human rights violations in the Philippines. BY EDWIN MERCURIO Contributed to Bulatlat.com…
Bleak Christmas for Workers in CL Economic Enclaves
(First of two parts) This Christmas season, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo paints a rosy picture for workers especially in so-called “industrial enclaves” such as the Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) in Pampanga and the Subic Bay Free Port Economic Zone (SBFEZ). But the realities workers have to contend with in these industrial enclaves are low wages,…
Mayon Lahar Avalanche: A Repeat of Pinatubo
15 years after Pinatubo When will the government learn from its negligence (mistakes)? BY FRANK MANGULABNAN UGNAYAN-Central Luzon Posted by Bulatlat We, the victims of the eruptions and succeeding after-effects (the lahar avalanche) of Mt. Pinatubo beginning 1991 – particularly we, the people, in the provinces of Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales in Central Luzon –…