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Hacienda Luisita Case Should Be Tackled in GRP-NDF Talks — Farmers
Hacienda Luisita Case Should Be Tackled in GRP-NDF Talks — Farmers
“Agrarian reform is the main content of the socio-economic reforms embodied in CASER," the NDF's Luis Jalandoni said, referring to the Comprehensive Agreement on Socio-Economic Reforms that is the second substantive agenda in the negotiations. "Through genuine agrarian reform, we shall break the land monopoly of a few big landlords and implement free land distribution to our landless farmers and everyone who is willing to till the land,” Jalandoni pointed out."
In Oslo, a Chance for Peace Despite the Odds
In Oslo, a Chance for Peace Despite the Odds
By MACEL INGLES
"The challenges are great, but the possibilities for a peace agreement under the new presidency of Benigno Aquino are there,” Ambassador Ture Lundh of Norway’s foreign ministary said. “At the end of the day, however, it is the parties to the conflict that must prove decisiveness, boldness and political will to move forward, to achieve a just and lasting peace.”
Sidebar: Hacienda Luisita Case Should Be Tackled in GRP-NDF Talks — Farmers | At Start of Talks in Oslo, Reds Insist Manila Violated Agreements | 'Ka Bart' Is Member of NDF Peace Panel, CPP Reiterates
Comelec Workers Call for Wage Increase for Government Employees
Comelec Workers Call for Wage Increase for Government Employees
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Employees of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) led by their union, the Alliance of Comelec Employees in Service (ACES), urged the Aquino government on Friday to address the needs of its rank and file.
Peasant Group Urges Noynoy to Prosecute Arroyo and Others for NFA Overpricing
Peasant Group Urges Noynoy to Prosecute Arroyo and Others for NFA Overpricing
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas says Malacañang should make public the report made by NFA administrator Lito Banayo about massive overpricing of rice during Arroyo's regime.
‘Ka Bart’ Is Member of NDF Peace Panel, CPP Reiterates
‘Ka Bart’ Is Member of NDF Peace Panel, CPP Reiterates
The Communist Party of the Philippines is demanding the release of Tirso “Ka Bart” Alcantara, high-ranking member of the New People’s Army (NPA).
At Start of Talks in Oslo, Reds Insist Manila Violated Agreements
At Start of Talks in Oslo, Reds Insist Manila Violated Agreements
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The Communist Party of the Philippines demands the release of its leaders and members, as well as the nearly 400 political prisoners in the Philippines. | Sidebar: 'Ka Bart' Is Member of NDF Peace Panel, CPP Reiterates
Dire Times Ahead: Poor Brace for Impact of Toll, Fare, Price Increases
Dire Times Ahead: Poor Brace for Impact of Toll, Fare, Price Increases
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Shirley Pascua, 35, a housewife, thinks that the poor are getting poorer under the administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III. “He is proving to be a disappointment. The price of everything is going up,” she told Bulatlat.com.
Cabbies Not All That Excited Over Hike in Taxi Fare
Cabbies Not All That Excited Over Hike in Taxi Fare
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
The increase in the flag-down rates is good only if taxi operators won’t increase the “boundary” they collect from cabbies. 
Listen to cabbie explain why he is not in favor of the flag-down rate increase
Farmers Urge Noynoy to Reopen Mendiola Massacre Case
Farmers Urge Noynoy to Reopen Mendiola Massacre Case
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
As the 24th anniversary of the infamous Mendiola Massacre nears, farmers led by the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) called on President Benigno S. Aquino III to bring justice and closure to the issue by reopening the investigation.
Benjie Oliveros | Aquino Government Should Urgently Address Hunger Problem Instead of Denying It Exists
Benjie Oliveros | Aquino Government Should Urgently Address Hunger Problem Instead of Denying It Exists
The results of the SWS November 27-30, 2010 survey revealed that the prevalence of hunger worsened in a matter of three months.
Outrage by MRT-LRT Commuters Can Avert ‘Great Train Robbery,’ Groups Say
Outrage by MRT-LRT Commuters Can Avert ‘Great Train Robbery,’ Groups Say
By MARYA SALAMAT
There is hope that the proposed fare hikes of Manila’s two rail networks, MRT and LRT, can still be averted. And all it takes is for the public, mostly poor Filipinos that would be affected, to register their opposition to the increases.
Apart from ‘Shocking’ 300% Toll-Fee Hike, Philippines Has to Account for Dramatic Jump in SLEX Project Cost
Apart from ‘Shocking’ 300% Toll-Fee Hike, Philippines Has to Account for Dramatic Jump in SLEX Project Cost
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
From an initial P4 billion in 2006, the cost of expanding and improving the South Luzon Expressway jumped dramatically to P12.5 billion by last year. This is being used to justify the increase in toll fees – an imposition that many view as not only patently anti-poor but the result as well of “evident corruption.”
Sidebar: Aquino Disappoints on Toll Hike but That’s Not a Surprise
Aquino Disappoints on Toll Hike but That’s Not a Surprise
Aquino Disappoints on Toll Hike but That’s Not a Surprise
“I see nothing wrong if President Aquino wants to honor the Philippine government's commitments to foreign investors, but what about his commitments to the Filipino people?”
OFWs Remain Neglected Under Aquino
OFWs Remain Neglected Under Aquino
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Since Aquino became president, he has not made any significant policy that would alleviate the conditions of OFWs. Instead, his administration has allowed anti-migrant policies to continue and even reduced the budget for legal assistance for OFWs.
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