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By MARYA SALAMAT
Labor Undersecretary Lourdes Transmonte said the DOLE cannot file a case against Keppel even if its investigation showed that it is liable for the accident.
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By INA ALLECO SILVERIO
"The government remains blind to everything except the money that it gets from the mining firms – but this money is tainted with our blood; and no amount of money can ever compensate for the loss of our slain tribal leaders who fought for our rights to our own lands."
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“It is very clear that the priest's murder was pre-meditated as there was already a threat on his life by the Bagani paramilitary group under the jurisdiction of the 73rd IB, eight years ago due to his love for the Lumads, particularly in organizing them to have their voice heard…” -- Rural Missionaries of the Philippines
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
Wearing new uniforms printed with Rosal’s stylized photograph, an honor squad executed a “silent gun salute” at about noon of October 15.
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“In Bukidnon, TNCs conspire with the traditional landlords in grabbing vast tracks of land, and in evading agrarian reform programs.” – Danilo Menente, Kasama-Bukidnon
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Branding political prisoners as criminals and heaping upon them common crime charges conveniently hide the political nature of their acts; allow the government to shamelessly declare them as common criminals not motivated by a higher goal, thereby violating these prisoners’ rights even more.” – Angie Ipong, Selda secretary general
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Jurgette Honculada, a member of the GPH panel, said, “For peace talks to go back on track, the CPP-NPA-NDFP should disavow armed struggle.”
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"It is very alarming that the Aquino government opts to collude with mining firms and multinationals in implementing a military solution in order to continue operations and pursue profits at the expense of our communities.” – Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Luz Ilagan
By MARYA SALAMAT
The House of Representatives approved a P200m ($4.6m) addition to the DOH budget and P400m ($9.2m) for government-owned and controlled corporation hospitals, as a result of the intense campaign of progressive health groups for a higher health budget.
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
"Aquino is of no help to poor people like us even if he has the authority over all government agencies in the country, like a father to his family. So far, he has done nothing but to make sure he looks good before the eyes of the public "
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“There is a real danger that a single family in Casiguran, Aurora will reap the majority of the benefits of the influx of money from the foreign investments into the special economic zone (SEZ) owing to the way the composition of the Board of Directors of APECO is crafted under RA 10083.”
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
“I thank my custodian for showing me the true Filipino spirit for the 64 days that we were together,” Mayor Dano said. “If I’m not mistaken, we transferred from 13 different stations, and there I saw the truthfulness of the group. There I saw the true spirit of camaraderie.”
By MARYA SALAMAT
"Globally in the past ten years, the trend among countries is to put in restrictions and protection into their domestic economic policies; this is also true even among those who are pushing the Philippines to remove restrictions against foreign capital." – Sonny Africa, Ibon Foundation
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By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Are technical matters more important than the life of a person?” – Mrs. Edita Burgos said after the Court of Appeals denied the request to show the photograph of a female soldier linked to the abduction of her son Jonas.
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Ibon Foundation pointed out that increasing FDIs have actually been accompanied by increasing unemployment, increasing labor export, falling real wages, shrinking domestic manufacturing and more volatile growth.
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Anakpawis Party Rep. Rafael Mariano said the SC's reversal of its ruling on the FASAP case completes the "triple whammy of attack'" against PAL pilots, cabin crew and airport workers by various courts, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Malacañang.
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“I see how these poor students suffer from poverty; many of them have nothing to eat and no money to buy paper. If I leave the country, I would only add to the shortage of thousands of teachers needed to teach these poor students.”
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"We already have a shortage of Philippine posts abroad as it is. It is unfortunate that the Aquino administration is attacking embassies and consulates as part of its austerity measures. These same posts, despite their weaknesses and frequent failure to protect OFWs, are still what consists of a support system for OFWs abroad.” -- Garry Martinez, Migrante International
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Aquino shows no regard for the essential issue in the indigenous people’s struggle for the very life of their communities, their children, their way of life, their future,” Luis Jalandoni of the NDFP said.
Sidebar: Group says peace talks should tackle 'destructive effects' of mining
By MARYA SALAMAT
“It’s really ridiculous that the people are already paying for the cost of constructing roads and on top of that paying for taxes on their payments.” – former Rep. Renato Diaz, consultant when VAT law was crafted 17 years ago.
Sidebar: VAT on toll fees, a precedent for all public services under PPPs
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