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In Proposals, ILO Puts Burden of Respecting Workers’ Rights on Arroyo Regime
In Proposals, ILO Puts Burden of Respecting Workers’ Rights on Arroyo Regime
By MARYA SALAMAT
A high-level team of the UN’s International Labor Organization has proposed, among others, trainings and "continuing education" for the Philippine police, military, the judiciary and the labor department on how to respect union rights and uphold labor laws.
Sidebar: Responses to ILO High-Level Mission
Class and Ondoy: The Philippine Daily Inquirer’s Ideological Distortions
Class and Ondoy: The Philippine Daily Inquirer’s Ideological Distortions
By GILL H. BOEHRINGER
By seeking to convince its readers that the effects of Ondoy were “felt equally by rich and poor” and that it was a “great equalizer,” the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the most influential newspaper in the Philippines, was attempting to bolster the view that the Filipino class system had nothing to do with the disaster, and that the lives of all Filipinos are shaped by the same forces of nature, even by fate or by God.
Regime’s Counter-Insurgency Campaign Drives Mindanao Lumads Homeless
Regime’s Counter-Insurgency Campaign Drives Mindanao Lumads Homeless
By CHERYLL D. FIEL
Like the Moro in many parts of Mindanao, evacuation has become a way of life for the Lumads . They would rather sleep in schools, at village halls or town gymnasiums than stay in their villages and bear the brunt of military operations.
As Philippines Reels from Calamity, ‘Big Three’ Hike Oil Prices; ‘Greed’ Denounced
As Philippines Reels from Calamity, ‘Big Three’ Hike Oil Prices; ‘Greed’ Denounced
By MARYA SALAMAT
While the government bears down on small businesses and producers, warning them against profiteering in the wake of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng, it has allowed Shell, Caltex and Petron to increase oil prices at will.
In Historic Gathering, Filipino Priests Vow to Be More Active in ‘Political Realm’
In Historic Gathering, Filipino Priests Vow to Be More Active in ‘Political Realm’
By MARYA SALAMAT
It what appears to be a challenge to the assertions of conservative groups and the government that the Church should not be involved in politics and the “affairs of the state,” Catholic priests from all over the country -- in a historic first -- gathered to discern and discuss their role amid these turbulent times.
‘Northern Samar Is Becoming a Killing Field’
‘Northern Samar Is Becoming a Killing Field’
By MARYA SALAMAT
According to Monsignor Walter Cerbito of the diocese of Catarman, Northern Samar, nobody is safe anymore in his province, not even priests, as the militarization intensifies. The murder of the Reverend Cecilio Lucero only underscored the worsening human-rights violations there.
Closure of ‘Destructive Dams’ Urged
Closure of ‘Destructive Dams’ Urged
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
"The dams, particularly San Roque Dam, are supposedly designed and used to control floods. However, the floodings these infrastructures have brought us prove that they were not really designed for that function. These dams just bring profit to its proponents and more harm than benefit to the people."
Analysis: Ondoy, Pepeng and the Bane of Development Illusion
Analysis: Ondoy, Pepeng and the Bane of Development Illusion
In the years ahead, the number and magnitude of disasters will increase with colossal human and economic losses. The task of rescue, recovery, relief and rehabilitation will have to fall more and more on the people themselves as they have in fact done in recent years.
Relocation Solution Poses a Dilemma to Slum Dwellers Made Homeless by Ondoy
Relocation Solution Poses a Dilemma to Slum Dwellers Made Homeless by Ondoy
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Days after Ondoy struck, the government declared that it would no longer allow these poor Filipinos to return to their shattered homes.
Ondoy, Pepeng Underscore Need for ‘Pro-Active’ Disaster Management System
Ondoy, Pepeng Underscore Need for ‘Pro-Active’ Disaster Management System
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
The Citizen's Disaster Response Center urges the passage of the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Bill. But even without this law, trainings in disaster mitigation should be conducted down to the barangay level, it says.
After Ondoy and Pepeng, Now Comes the Hard Part
After Ondoy and Pepeng, Now Comes the Hard Part
By ARNOLD PADILLA
The challenge that policy makers now face is how to raise the needed resources to fund in a sustainable manner and without placing additional burden on Filipinos the requirements of relief and rehabilitation.
After Death of US Troops, Sulu Folk Fear Escalation of Conflict
After Death of US Troops, Sulu Folk Fear Escalation of Conflict
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
The recent deaths of two US soldiers in Sulu have also strengthened calls for the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States.
Sison Claims ‘Significant Victory’ Vs. US, Philippines
Sison Claims ‘Significant Victory’ Vs. US, Philippines
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
The decision by a European court to remove Jose Maria Sison’s name from the EU’s terror list will remove restraints on his movement, allowing him, he said, to function properly as chief political consultant of the NDF. He said the delisting will have positive implications for the future of the negotiations.
Poor Are Worst Hit by Ondoy; Inept Leadership Makes Them Suffer Even More
Poor Are Worst Hit by Ondoy; Inept Leadership Makes Them Suffer Even More
By CARLOS H. CONDE
A disaster-prone country like the Philippines should by now be a nation of experts on calamities and how to deal with them. But, as Ondoy has shown, Filipinos are almost always caught unawares. And often, the high cost of these calamities are caused not so much by lack of knowledge or resources as by poor governance.
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