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New DENR Order: A ‘Recipe for Destruction’ Fishers group to stage nationwide fluvial protest vs order opening coastal areas to investors

New DENR Order: A ‘Recipe for Destruction’ Fishers group to stage nationwide fluvial protest vs order opening coastal areas to investors

Leaders of the fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) vowed to launch a nationally-coordinated fluvial protest on Feb. 24 against a new order from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) allowing...

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

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

BY ABNER BOLOS Bulatlat.com The strike may have been lifted last December 8, 2005, but the struggle of the farm workers of Hacienda Luisita, Inc. (HLI) is far from over. Among the unresolved issues are coverage of land distribution and number of agrarian reform...

On the 19th year of the Mendiola Massacre Peasants’ Blood Compact Signals 100 Days of Protest vs GMA, Chacha

On the 19th year of the Mendiola Massacre Peasants’ Blood Compact Signals 100 Days of Protest vs GMA, Chacha

On January 22, 1987 at the historic Mendiola Bridge, soldiers drew first blood as they opened fire on demonstrators calling on the government to implement genuine agrarian reform. Since this resulted in 13 demonstrators being killed, this came to be known as the...

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

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

Five years have passed since Joseph Estrada was ousted as President. But for those who continue to support him, Estrada is merely on a leave of absence and he will assume his duties as President anytime soon. BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN Bulatlat.com Joseph Estrada,...

Everyone’s a Suspect

Everyone’s a Suspect

The Anti-Terrorism Bill, which the Macapagal-Arroyo administration is pushing for with support from the U.S., has been criticized by several sectors – including media groups – for containing a definition of “terrorism” so broad it may include even legal protest...

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