by INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com It’s not every day that one gets to hear about a society where workers are given the respect they so well deserve as creators of society’s wealth. Last July 12, the Philippine Chapter of the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) sponsored a talk with Venezuelan activist Alexis Adarfio.…
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US reassurances of support in Spratly’s conflict illusory
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA — Invoking the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) between the Philippines and the US is just “a useless crutch” the Philippines cannot rely on based on US jurisprudence, Bayan Muna’s Satur Ocampo said in a forum held at the University of the Philippines recently, summarizing the discussion of a panel of…
Farmers urge Agrarian department to defy Supreme Court referendum order
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Defy the Supreme Court This is the standing call of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas and the Alyansa ng mga Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luson (Amgl, Peasant Alliance in Central Luzon) to both farmworkers in Hacienda Luisita and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) . The groups said that farmers…
International Women’s Alliance recognizes exemplary women in the struggle
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com Main Story: Progressive women from 20 countries vow to fight imperialist attacks against women MANILA – Four women from different parts of the world were recognized as “Women of Valor” during the first general assembly of the International Women’s Alliance (IWA) held in Manila early this month. The four…
Anti-imperialist league renews commitment to defend Gay Rights as Human Rights
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com During its 4th International Assembly from July 7-9, the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) renewed its commitment to defend Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights as human rights. In the gathering attended by over 300 representatives of people’s organizations from 40 countries from Asia, the Middle East,…
Indigenous peoples in Asia share same stories of oppression
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Indigenous woman Thangjam Manorama of Manipur was raped and murdered by paramilitary forces of India on July 11, 2004. Until now, despite the positive identification of the perpetrators, justice remains elusive. Manipuri women refuse to forget the brutal rape and murder. It is one of the many violations…
DOJ starts probe of criminal complaints filed against soldiers linked to abduction of UP students
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Tension filled the room as the Department of Justice (DOJ) started its preliminary investigation on the complaints filed in by the relatives of two missing University of the Philippines (UP) students and a farmer against officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Col. Jovito Palparan Jr. faces…
Grassroots organizations from 40 countries in Manila for confab to tackle global crisis
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA — More than 450 delegates from 380 grassroots organizations representing at least 40 countries are here in Manila to attend the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) Fourth International Assembly. (Photos by Ronalyn V. Olea / bulatlat.com) Some of the delegates gathered at the World Peace Bell at the…
Leonardo “Ka Ben” Perez, a labor leader up to the end
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – Lung cancer took away one of the labor leaders of progressive Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) Leonardo Perez, 59. Better known as “Ka Ben” in the progressive labor movement, he had clung to hopes of surviving his illness until the very last week of his life, texting other survivors of…
Youth groups, government employees say Aquino’s first year a failure
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com No more illusions. Militant student and youth organizations led by the League of Filipino Students (LFS) and Anakabayan said that those who supported President Benigno Aquino III’s candidacy in the May 2010 polls are, in likelihood, regretting their decision. The groups said that one year after Aquino’s swearing in,…
Interview with MILF’s Iqbal on the current MILF-GPH ceasefire, peace talks
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA — After their latest round of formal negotiations with the government of the Philippines in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Mohagher Iqbal, chair of the MILF peace panel, talked briefly with bulatlat.com to share his group’s take of the current state of their ongoing peace talks with the Philippine government. Iqbal mainly…