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Admin Solon Threatens to Displace Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries in Bulacan
Admin Solon Threatens to Displace Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries in Bulacan
By RONALYN V. OLEA
A close ally of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in the House of Representatives was accused of grabbing land from supposed beneficiaries of agrarian reform programs of the government.
What’s in a Name? For Noynoy, a Shot at Presidency — and a Challenge to Do Better
What’s in a Name? For Noynoy, a Shot at Presidency — and a Challenge to Do Better
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
If Noynoy Aquino wins the presidency because he capitalized on the popularity and legacy of his mother, it should not surprise him that some people will put on his doorsteps the failures of the Cory administration not only to remind him of what she failed to do but to underscore what needs to be done. He can start with Hacienda Luisita.
An Appraisal: Cory Aquino and Human Rights
An Appraisal: Cory Aquino and Human Rights
While Cory Aquino restored democratic institutions and became a symbol of integrity in governance, her regime remained beholden, if not hostaged, by the military and Washington. This resulted in massive human-rights abuses that were even worse in terms of number of victims than those committed so far under the Arroyo regime.
An Appraisal: Cory Aquino and Left
An Appraisal: Cory Aquino and Left
The Left’s engagement with Cory had been both pleasant and acrimonious at certain stages. While they linked arms with her on a number of causes, there were also issues on which leftists found themselves at odds with the late president.
Progressive Groups, Leaders Recognize Cory’s Role in Fight Vs Tyranny
Progressive Groups, Leaders Recognize Cory’s Role in Fight Vs Tyranny
Even as they did not always see eye to eye with her politically, several progressive groups and party-list representatives have paid tribute to former President Corazon Aquino. They recognize her role in the people’s struggles against tyranny, corruption, and greed for power.
Cory Aquino’s Place in History
Cory Aquino’s Place in History
The failures of her presidency notwithstanding, Cory Aquino will be remembered for helping restore democracy in the Philippines and dismantle the vestiges of the Marcos dictatorship. When the Arroyo regime increasingly became corrupt and autocratic, she again rose to the challenge. Cory fought tyranny to the very end.
Peasants and Workers in Long March for Land, Decent Jobs
Peasants and Workers in Long March for Land, Decent Jobs
Days before the Sona, thousands of farmers, workers, students and activists braved the heat and the rain as they marched from the provinces of Southern Tagalog to Commonwealth Avenue. The march, called Lakbayan, is their way of fighting the regime’s abuses and asserting their basic rights.
Why CARPER Is Worse Than CARP
Why CARPER Is Worse Than CARP
Among other provisions, the CARPER bill mandates that private agricultural lands – the type that the Arroyos and the Cojuangcos own – can only be distributed if the original CARP managed to distribute 90 percent of its target. But CARP, despite the two decades it had, only distributed less than half of it. It’s an impossible provision that only underscores what progressive farmers have been saying all along – that CARPER is bogus.
Audio: Ka Daning Ramos Denounces Disperal of Anti-Carper Rally
Audio: Ka Daning Ramos Denounces Disperal of Anti-Carper Rally
Audio: KMP's Ramos Denounces Dispersal
Slideshow: A Show of Outrage Against a Bogus Agrarian-Reform Law
Slideshow: A Show of Outrage Against a Bogus Agrarian-Reform Law
A Show of Outrage Vs a Bogus CARPer
Video: Police Disperse Indignation Rally Vs CARP, Charter Change
Video: Police Disperse Indignation Rally Vs CARP, Charter Change
Police Disperse Rally Vs CARP, Cha-cha
Another ‘Travesty’ as Congress Votes to Extend Life of Failed CARP
Farmers and activists protesting in Congress Wednesday night.
Another ‘Travesty’ as Congress Votes to Extend Life of Failed CARP
Farmers and activists protesting in Congress Wednesday night.
The landlord-dominated Congress, led by the relatives of President Arroyo, voted Wednesday night to add five more years to the implementation of a 20-year-old agrarian-reform program that has failed to uplift the lives of peasants and farmers in the Philippines. And critics say the new proposed law is even worse than the original.
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