By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Agrarian reform has not yet been achieved, no matter how Aquino seeks to create the illusion that his administration has finished implementing it.
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‘Malacañang’s hand now all over Freedom of Info bill’
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“It’s no longer Freedom of Information but Freedom of Exemption.” – Raymond Palatino, Kabataan Partylist
Jail officers forego ‘overkill’ security measures with poet Ericson Acosta
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA –Poet-songwriter Ericson Acosta is happy to be out of the Calbayog sub-provincial jail in Samar where he had been detained for 23 months on trumped-up criminal charges. His freedom is temporary, though. And Acosta is aware his battle still has a long way to go. The court granted him…
Farmers bring land reform demands to Noynoy’s gate at Times St.
Farmers bring land reform demands to Noynoy’s gate at Times St. (Photo by Pom Cahilog-Villanueva / Bulatlat.com)
Whitewash, greater damage to reef, marine life feared for Tubbataha
Read main story: Punish US Navy for violating Phl laws; Stop use of Phl as US military base, Aquino urged By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – As it becomes clearer that the US Navy’s minesweeper USS Guardian could not just be dragged away from the erstwhile protected Tubbataha Reef — extraction supposedly by lifting is…
Workers push for wage hike bill in 15th Congress
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – This week marks the last nine session days before Congress takes a recess for election campaign. As such, workers led by labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) tried to remind the lawmakers not to leave behind their years-long demand for Congress to immediately pass the P125 across-the-board wage hike…
Revved-up counterinsurgency
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star “I am now in a position to influence the implementation of (Oplan) Bayanihan as chief of staff because I now become its operational commander. Unlike when I was the CGPA (commanding general of the Philippine Army), I had a limited role as the force…
Mendiola massacre marked with protests, critique of ‘bogus’ growth
MANILA — Multisectoral group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) joined peasant organizations today in remembering the brutal Mendiola massacre. It underscored that economic growth will only be inclusive if genuine agrarian reform is implemented in the country. On January 22, 1987, thousands of farmers and supporters trooped to Mendiola bridge in Manila to press the late…
Group calls for immediate repatriation of 6 Filipinos killed in Algeria
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“We ask the Aquino government to issue a diplomatic statement condemning the acts of Algerian forces. Aquino should demand the Algerian government’s accountability to all victims of hostage-taking in Algeria, including our kababayans (fellow Filipinos).” Connie Bragas-Regalado, Migrante Partylist
Aquino asked to punish US Navy for violation of PH laws
By MARYA SALAMAT
“Like what we did with the Chinese poachers who entered the Tubbataha Reef area, the USS Guardian officials and crew should be arrested and apprehended. The Philippine government should be the one doing the direct investigation and take custody of the violators.” — Kalikasan PNE
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