BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 3, February 17-23, 2008 For businessman Jose “Joey” de Venecia III, son of ousted House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., the series of anti-government rallies that has been started by various groups in the wake of Engr. Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada’s testimonies on the National Broadband Network (NBN)…
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JPEPA Economic Invasion: Who among the Senators will be the Collaborators and Patriots?
The treaty symbolizes the second invasion of the country by Japan and that senators may choose to be patriots or collaborators when they vote on the controversial agreement, said Arnold Padilla of the No Deal coalition. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No.2, February 10-16,2008 No Deal!, a coalition of organizations and individuals…
U.S. Troops Sighted During Sulu Massacre
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 2, February 10-16, 2008 U.S. troops were present during the Feb. 4 assault by combined Army and Navy elite forces on Barangay (village) Ipil, Maimbung, Sulu that killed eight non-combatants, including an Army soldier on vacation. Worse, they tolerated what had taken place. Soldiers from the Army’s…
Moody’s Upgrade Not a Sign of Fiscal Health for RP
Rating to result in more debts, says think-tank The Philippines’ fiscal crisis remains and could come to a head in 2008 despite the upgrade given by international ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service. The likelihood of this will increase the more adverse impact of the US economy’s troubles on Philippine exports, remittances and financial markets. BY…
GDP Growth Hype Cannot Hide Gov’t Economic Failures
The Arroyo administration’s hype over its full-year 2007 economic growth cannot hide its many economic failures. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 1, February 3-9, 2008 The Arroyo administration’s hype over its full-year 2007 economic growth cannot hide its many economic failures, according to independent think-tank IBON Foundation. Reacting to the administration’s…
The ‘Strong Peso’ and the Folly Of OFW Export
Addressing the impact of the lowering peso value requires more than the mitigating measures government has so far implemented, including the hedge fund set up by the DBP, and Malacañang’s fiscal stimulus program BY SONNY AFRICA IBON Features Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 1, February 3-9, 2008 A year ago, President Gloria Arroyo was…
CBCP’s National Rural Congress II: Battle Ground for Extension or Rejection of CARP
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines [CBCP] is affirming its commitment to support Filipino farmers through the holding of the Second National Rural Congress [NRC II], but a battle ground between pro and anti CARP advocates appears to have emerged in the process. BY ABNER BOLOS Gitnang Luson News Service Posted by Bulatlat Vol.…
Son of Arrested KMP Leader Seeks Villar, JDV Help to Free Father
The son of Randall Echanis, deputy secretary general of the militant peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP orPeasant Movement of the Philippines), has sought the help of Senate President Manuel Villar and House Speaker Jose de Venecia to facilitate the immediate and unconditional release of his father. BY GERRY ALBERT CORPUZ Contributed to Bulatlat…
Japanese Pastors Learn Shocking Things About Davao Bananas
Outraged by the “inhuman” treatment of workers in a Compostela Valley banana plantation, a Japanese pastor promises himself to stop eating bananas. BY GERMELINA A. LACORTE Davao Today Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 1, February 3-9, 2008 Outraged by the “inhuman” treatment of workers in a Compostela Valley banana plantation, a Japanese pastor promises…
Peace Talks Nearing Dead End, Says MILF Panel Chief
Real movement in the peace talks is possible only if both parties–especially the GRP–can find “a way forward,” MILF Negotiating Panel chairman Mohagher Iqbal said. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 1, February 3-6, 2008 The peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic (GRP) of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation…
Missionary Priest Sees Same Deplorable Conditions, Hits Church Apathy
A Columban priest who stole headlines in local and international media in the 1970s and 1980s for his staunch defense of the poor especially the sugar workers said that the social, economic and political conditions of Negros today remain substantially the same. By KARL G. OMBION Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 50, January 27-February 2, 2008…