By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Migrante International, the largest overseas Filipino workers organization, said the US Department of State report on terrorism was very ‘malicious’ when it cited that the Abu Sayyaf Group, a bandit group which has been involved in cases of kidnapping, bombing and beheadings in Mindanao, “may receive funding…
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Film Review | AMIGO
Indie filmmaker John Sayles rides again. By ED RAMPELL Posted by Bulatlat.com Writer/director John Sayles went to Hollywood Saturday night, but that’s not to say the über-indie filmmaker — creator of independent features such as 1979’s Return of the Secaucus Seven, 1984’s The Brother From Another Planet and 1996’s Lone Star — has “gone Hollywood.”…
Witnesses in Extrajudicial Killing Being Harassed by Soldiers
By RONALYN V. OLEA
At the pre-trial hearing on Oct. 27, the two suspects in the killing of Benjamin Bayles denied being members of the 61st Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army (IBPA). The 303rd and 302nd Infantry Brigades have also denied that the two are members of the Philippine Army for four months, but the Headquarters of the Philippine Army officially confirmed their membership and rank last October 9.
Peasant Activist in Batangas Killed
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Rene Rodriguez, member of the Samahan ng mga Magbubukid ng Batangas, who was shot dead by two men wearing masks and riding a motorcycle last November 7 became the 21st victim of extrajudicial killings under the Aquino administration.
Public Servants in the Cordillera Close Ranks
By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY — In a forum November 4, here on the theme “Reinvigorate our ranks, advance our cause”, government employees discussed present issues and concerns in their different lines of work. Government employees from the city local government units (LGU) as well as regional offices of different…
The Retrogressive Character of the CCTs is Most of All Defined by its Defense of Neoliberal Macroeconomic Policies
Ibon Foundation Posted by Bulatlat.com IBON Features—The Aquino administration’s conditional cash transfers (CCTs), which take up the largest part of its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), have many points of appeal. Giving cash to poor families appeals to those inclined to charity. Those concerned about social welfare appreciate the focus on maternal and child health…
Three Killed In NPA Ambush in Abra
By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY — At least three soldiers from the 41st Infantry Battalion Philippine Army of the Armed Forces of the Philippines were killed and three others were wounded in an ambush carried out by New People’s Army (NPA)-Abra guerillas on October 30 along the Abra-Kalinga Road in…
NDFP Reconsiders Visit to Manila of Nego Panel Chair Jalandoni
By Bulatlat.com In view of the negative attitude of GRP President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, Jr. to the proposed courtesy call of Chairperson Luis Jalandoni of the Negotiating Panel of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the high risk facing Chairperson Jalandoni in going to the Philippines, the NDFP is reconsidering the visit…
UN Passes Resolution, Again, Against US Blockade in Cuba
LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com MANILA, Philippines – This time it is two for the blockade against Cuba, as the association of nations passes a resolution asking for an end to US blockade, as presented for the 19th time by this island-state. The Cuban Embassy to the Philippines, in a statement last Wednesday, said the isolation…
After Signing a New CBA With Workers, Japanese Company Suddenly Announces Shutdown
By BULATLAT LAGUNA– Barely two days after the signing of a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the Japanese-owned Keihin Philippines Corporation threatened Oct 29 to shutdown operations in its factory in Laguna Technopark Incorporated (LTI) in Biñan, Laguna. That morning, company president Akihiro Takahashi talked to the workers from the production area at the factory…
Education Budget Cut Affects Poorest Sector
Joan Garcia Bulatlat.com ILOCOS NORTE – It is harvest season for rice in Piddig, Ilocos Norte and 18-year old Roselle Agustin tends to household chores as both her parents are busy working in the field. Earlier this year, she was working as a domestic worker at Pasay City but she decided to go home when…