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By RIO MONDELO
Is there a basis for the claims of the Sultanate of Sulu over Sabah? Could the act committed by Kiram’s followers be called an incursion or are they right in saying that it is Malaysia which has no rightful claim to Sabah and are therefore the invaders?
By BULATLAT STAFF
Every year Bulatlat.com comes out with an analysis of the impact of the administration on the issues and concerns that affect the Filipino people. This year ender has added importance as we are approaching the midpoint of the Aquino presidency – which campaigned under the banner of change – and its policy directions have already taken shape.
Gains, sins of omission and commission of the Aquino presidency
State of press freedom: Attacks and threats in 2012
Now you see them, now you don’t, but G.I. Joes are here to stay, no thanks to the Aquino government
The costs of the Aquino government’s K to 12 program
On Aquino’s mid-term, tillers in Luisita, elsewhere still landless
Aquino administration’s human rights policy: Big in words, too little in action
Aquino’s favorite whipping boys in 2012, government employees
Bleeding the supposed ‘bosses,’ the working masses, dry
In 2012, urban poor jailed, killed for fighting for homes
Elite governance, elite economics: When vaunted growth clashes with reality
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Three women from different tribes in Mindanao have come to Manila to share their stories with the hope that the national government will heed their calls.
By MARYA SALAMAT
They bring with them an urgent call as their communities continue to face the threats of large-scale mining and militarization.
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
“The victims were unarmed and helpless, as most of them were still sleeping. It was only the elder son who was awake and in school uniform, sipping coffee outside the hut and who can be clearly seen and identified by the soldiers and yet they still fired at Jordan.”
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"It's not a question of who dumped the toxic waste. The question is whose toxic waste was dumped into our territory. Though Glenn Defense remains accountable for the act, the biggest accountability goes to the US and Aquino governments." – Rep. Emmi de Jesus, Gabriela Women's Party
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"The inclusion of Cojuangco loyalists and dummies in the DAR’s list of beneficiaries is exactly the reason why the DAR’s so-called verification process is a scam and a barefaced maneuver by the President’s family to once again evade land distribution.”
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
The military claims that the massacre of Juvy Capion and her two children Jordan, 13, and Janjan, 8, was a ‘legitimate encounter.’ Now, they have taken one of the survivors, four-year-old Becky.
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
The month of October was declared as National Children’s Month, but still the rights of majority of Filipino children are being trampled upon due to poverty, lack of access to basic social services, and child labor, and the alarming increase in cases of rape, sexual assault, harassment, being made as human shields in military operations or paraded as ‘child soldiers,’ and killings.
Sidebar: Child rights groups slam military for attacks on children
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"As the U.S. begins to implement [the rebalance], Subic will play an important role because it is one of the important facilities that can service its presence in the Pacific." One would think that this quote is from a US military or government official, but this actually came from the executive director of the Philippine Presidential Commission on the Visiting Forces Agreement.
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
The progressive teachers’ movement under the banner of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers commemorated its thirty years of struggle by drawing lessons from the past, as well as celebrating its victories, as it vowed to continue its struggle for the rights and welfare of teachers and the interests and rights of the Filipino people.
By MARK PERE MADRONA
“The FOI bill can be a powerful tool in empowering people. People should always assert their right to information.” – Rep. Lorenzo Tañada III
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The 84-year-old chairwoman emeritus of Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap is a tireless fighter, an inspiration to the poor
By MARYA SALAMAT
Information being provided by Philex mines and the government on why the mine tailings pond spill happened and the devastation resulting from it are understated, nay sanitized, an independent mission discovered. It is “the worst mining disaster in the past two decades.”
Read also: Massive mine spill foreseen yet ignored by Philex, DENR?
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
At about 6 p.m. on October 5, Jimmylisa Badayos and Calixto Vistal had just finished their shift at the factory and were at the gate of the company when armed men in civilian clothes seized them.
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Earlier, Gilbert Paborada was warned by a representative of a palm oil plantation "to stop opposing or he would regret what might happen to his life.”
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“It’s not simply red tagging; the important aspect of it is it violates the freedom of expression, right to peaceful assembly and right to self determination among others. Such violation of these rights gives an impression that to resist or to dissent against tyranny, fight for genuine reform and to clamor for justice are wrong,” – Beverly Longid, Katribu Party-list.
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By MARYA SALAMAT
While both panels are moving toward signing a framework agreement, the MILF said, there are still a lot of contentious issues, after which, there are still the compact and exit agreements to discuss.
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Urban poor groups from various communities that have been demolished or under threat of demolition gathered near the Supreme Court to protest the way they are being treated by the government and the violations of their rights.
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Protests are mounting against the cybercrime law because of its provisions including libel in its list of crimes, giving undue authority to the government to exercise censorship, close down websites, and collect data through the internet without passing through due process in court, and increasing the penalties for cybercrime one degree higher than what is provided for in the Revised Penal Code for crimes of similar nature.
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