Private Schools Rake Profits from Arroyo’s Student Loan Program (Last of two parts)
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The PGH Imbroglio: Battle for Directorship, Control of UP Board Traced to Questionable Deal
The PGH Imbroglio: Battle for Directorship, Control of UP Board Traced to Questionable Deal
By MARYA SALAMAT
The Philippine General Hospital -- the country’s hospital of last resort especially for indigent patients, a key training ground for students of the University of the Philippines, and the premier public hospital in the country -- is currently embroiled in a mess over who should be its rightful director. It's an imbroglio that has its roots to a multi-million peso lease contract.
Community Health Workers: Unsung Heroes of a Failed Health System
Community Health Workers: Unsung Heroes of a Failed Health System
By ARNOLD PADILLA
In a poor country where one out of two people dies without receiving any medical attention, where more than half of the population do not have access to basic health care, community-based health workers who provide needed services to fill this health-care gap should be heralded as heroes, not thrown to jail and tortured.
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How Hacienda Luisita Stock Scheme Led to Farmers’ Misery
How Hacienda Luisita Stock Scheme Led to Farmers’ Misery
By XANDRA BISENIO
Through the stock distribution option such as the one in Hacienda Luisita, the essence of land reform has been distorted to benefit landowners, denying the farmers of actual land redistribution.
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.
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Slideshow: For the Poor, Ondoy Strikes a Double Whammy
Slideshow: For the Poor, Ondoy Strikes a Double Whammy
For the Poor, Ondoy Strikes Double Whammy
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.
In Surigao and Caraga Region, a Brutal Push for Investments
In Surigao and Caraga Region, a Brutal Push for Investments
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
Far from a counter-insurgency operation, the massive militarization and dislocation of communities in Surigao del Sur and the Caraga region had more to do with protecting business interests, primarily mining and energy investments. Although there is nothing particularly new in all this, the Arroyo regime had actually taken the extra step to ensure that the military would act as veritable security guards of these companies.
For the Philippines’s Tribal Folk, a Constant War Against ‘Development Aggression’
For the Philippines’s Tribal Folk, a Constant War Against ‘Development Aggression’
By RONALYN V. OLEA
While the right of indigenous peoples to their ancestral land is recognized by international agreements and conventions, indigenous peoples in the Philippines are relentlessly being driven away by mining, tourism and other so-called development projects. In Zambales alone, more than 70 mining firms are now operating, with some preventing the Aetas from entering what used to be their land.
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