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- Marcos-Araneta blamed for harassment of Bulacan farmers

- Bayan Muna urges in-depth investigation of Diwalwal tragedy

- At least 15 OFW �mysterious deaths� since 2002 remain unsolved � Migrante

- Bayan condemns overkill in Ortigas shootout

- Bayan Muna Solon to probe �dubious� oil exploration in Ta�on Strait

DEMOCRATIC SPACE
We Know Your Game, General [An open letter to Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan, Jr.] By RENE GALANG, United Luisita Workers' Union President

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Solace amid troubled times

SPECIAL RELEASE

CCTA: �Alternative Venue� in Search for Truth, Accountability
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Vol. V, No. 39 November 6 - 12, 2005

Gloria Will Stand by the U.S. in Subic Gang Rape BY BULATLAT

On rape of Filipina by U.S. Marines: Women�s Groups Picket U.S. Embassy, Demand U.S. Troops� Pull-out from RP BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Subic Rape Stirs Echoes of U.S. Military Atrocities in Mindanao
BY INITIATIVES FOR PEACE IN MINDANAO

Special Report

The �Corporatization� of the Public Health System By Karl G. Ombion & Ranie Azue

MIGRANT WATCH

Increase in Remittances Due to More OFW Deployments; Crisis, dwindling opportunities driving more Filipinos abroad � Migrante BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

A Year of Triumphs and Tragedy By Abner Bolos

Strike One for the Workers of Hacienda Luisita BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Fertilizer Fund Cover-up Feared; Are attempts to hide the truth behind the fertilizer funds now taking place? BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Killing Dissent BY THE Alliance for the Advance of People�s Rights

ANALYSIS

Killings A State Policy
By the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CENPEG)

Medical Transcription: Antidote to Brain Drain? By Lyn V. Ramo

Dousing the Embers of Hope: Canadian Gov't Fails to Address Mining Abuses in RP
By Jennifer del Rosario-Malonzo

- P125 wage increase �long overdue� says solon

- Japanese religious group condemns RP killings

- OFW group urges RP to protest spying on domestic workers in Singapore

- Church group condemns death threats on activist priest

POETRY

The Reign of Empress Glorius Marius Arius the Terrible By Tomas Talledo

Counterpoint By Sarah Raymundo

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Business Alive

Vol. V, No. 38 October 30 - November 5, 2005

�The Citizens' Congress Has the Highest Moral Authority� BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Hacienda Luisita workers:
Bloodied But Unbowed; Union grieves for murdered Hacienda union chief
BY DABET CASTA�EDA

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
A Second Brush with Palparan BY DABET CASTA�EDA

New Alliance to Hold Palparan Liable for Rights Abuses By Jhong dela Cruz

MIGRANT WATCH
Migrante Scores DFA for �Whitewash� in Slain OFW�s Case BY BULATLAT

ANALYSIS

The Enemy Within
By the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CENPEG)

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
12 years after death:
Justice Still Eludes Human Rights Leader BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW

REVIEW

Lessons in Standing Up BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Aggressive GMO Promotion is Making Ifugao Corn Farmers Poorer Conclusion
BY FERNANDO BAGYAN AND LULU GIMENEZ

�Destabilization Plot� a Military Farce � Ka Satur BY DABET CASTA�EDA

ANALYSIS

Repeating History
By the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CENPEG)

News Analysis

Is Arroyo-Church Clash Looming? BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Mines over Citrus in Nueva Vizcaya: 10,000 rights violations reported due to mining
BY FELICISIMO MANALANSAN

SPECIAL REPORT

Cordillera � Still the Main Hub of Transnational Mining First of three parts
By Windel Bolinget

Foreign TNCs Dominate Mining Industry Second of three parts
By Windel Bolinget

Arroyo�s Priority Mining Projects a Boon to TNCs
But small-scale miners will be displaced Conclusion
By Windel Bolinget

Related story:

Buaya Tribe Resists Mineral Exploration By Abigail T. Bengwayan

37 Soldiers Killed, 42 Others Wounded in Fresh NPA Offensives
But AFP in tit-for-tat with armed guerrillas BY BULATLAT

Europeans Pledge to Defend Civil Liberties and Democracy By D. L. MONDELO

MIGRANT WATCH

4,775 Filipinos in Foreign Jails; 1,103 are women Posted by Bulatlat

50 Minors in Cordillera Jails By Lyn V. Ramo

Arroyo Satisfaction Rating Lowest since May 2004 By IBON Foundation

Corruption in Arroyo Gov�t is Severe � IBON Survey By IBON Foundation

Using Asia's Poor to Build U.S. Bases in Iraq
Some 1,300 Filipinos were working at Camp Anaconda alone By David Phinney

TULA (POETRY)

- Bago Ideklara ang �Emergency Rule� ng Diktaduryang Arroyo Ni E. San Juan, Sr.

- Ang Buhay na Dakila
Handog para kay Fr. William Tadena at sa lahat ng mga nagalay ng buhay sa paglilingkod sa sambayanan ng Diyos Ni Rev. Erahvilla M. Maga-Cabillas

- Pagtawid Ni MARK ANGELES

- Hinagpis ng Isang Bayani Ni PAULINO PRUEL

NEWS AT A GLANCE

- Bayan Muna office in Tarlac burned

- Budget proponent an illegitimate president � Beltran

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Slow Suspense

Vol. V, No. 36 October 16 - 22, 2005

Bayan Muna Leader Assassinated; 13^th in Tarlac since November Massacre
By Abner Bolos

PARC Stalls Luisita Land Distribution BY DABET CASTA�EDA

SPECIAL REPORT
- After Luisita, Now It�s Sugarlandia
Negros farmers groups demand similar SDO cancellation First of two parts
By Karl G. Ombion and Ranie Azue

- Negros: A Bastion of Landlord Resistance Conclusion
By Karl G. Ombion and Ranie Azue

SPECIAL REPORT

- Playground Behind Bars
First of four-part series
by Mylene Buensuceso, Ronald Caraig, Likha Cuevas, and Jenielle Marie Enojo

- Doing Time in the Company of Hardened Criminals
Second of four parts

- Children on Death Row and the Child-unfriendly Justice System
Third of four parts

- Slow Justice for Detained Children
Last of four parts

Images of Strife and Struggle: Photographs as History and Critique By Lisa C. Ito

General Out to Quell Opposition vs GMA�s NorthRail, Expressway Projects?
BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Europe has a New �Terrorist� By D. L. MONDELO

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S WATCH

Igorots Picket AsPac Mining Meet, Condemn Arroyo�s Mining Agenda
By AT Bengwayan

Corporate Mining: Assault on IP Lands By Joan Carling

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Camp Bagong Diwa Likened to Auswichtz
Muslim detainees appeal for humane treatment By May Vargas

State Colleges to Get Less Than Half of Budget for Military Schools in 2006
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

BOOK REVIEW

By They Who Harvest
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Resistance
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo

Mga Pagpupugay kay Vicky Samonte, Pinaslang na Lider-guro-unyonista:
Tatlong tula (Three poems)

- With or without dengue, many Filipino children are dying

- Progressive congressman wants U.S. warships probed, seized

- Government �bounty system� endangers peace talks

- Political earthquake to rock presidential palace

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Face to Face

Vol. V, No. 35 October 9 - 15, 2005

The Rush for An Anti-Terror Law BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Luisita Workers Reap Gains from 'Bungkalan' By Abner Bolos

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Police Violating BP 880 � Labor Lawyer BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

CL: From Rice Fields to 'Killing Fields'?
8 political killings reported since September BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Central Luzon Before Palparan's New Command
Prominent officials, lawyers, union leaders were in 'hit list' BY FRED VILLAREAL

'Camingawan 7' Accuse Military of Illegal Detention, Torture BY KARL G. OMBION

ANALYSIS

Uncertain Future
By the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG)

Rebel Priest Calls Gloria 'Backstabber'
For unilaterally suspending safety and immunity guarantees By Bulatlat

LABOR WATCH

Sacked Union Leader Jailed by Benguet Police BY ALDWIN QUITASOL

MEDIA WATCH

UP Profs, NUJP Hit Military, Police Harassment of Lensman
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Grim Reality Behind Mining Investments By Jennifer del Rosario Malonzo

Service Contract Allows De Facto Foreign Control Over Malampaya
By Arnold Padilla

Day One of Ramadhan in Baguio BY LYN V. RAMO

COMMENTARY

Boxers, Beauty Queens and Bugaw na Gobyerno
By JPaul Manzanilla

POETRY

Mga tula ng isang migrante mula sa Saudi Arabia Ni Noel Malicdem

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Dutiful Father

Vol. V, No. 34 October 2 - 8, 2005

Justice or Political Vendetta? BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Sweet but Partial Victory By Abner Bolos

Hacienda Luisita workers: Will Justice Finally be Served?
By John Paul Andaquig and Sweet Mary Cawicaan

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

7 Negros Farmers Nabbed at Checkpoint; 1 Missing
BY KARL G. OMBION AND RANIE AZUE

GMA Creating �De Facto Dictatorship� � Ex-PCGG Commissioner
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

18 Troopers, Paramilitary Men Killed in NPA Attacks By Bulatlat

Mining Linked to Military Operations vs B'laans in Mindanao
Arroyo ally is a major shareholder of mining company BY TYRONE A. VELEZ

Philippines Ill-Prepared for Global �Peak Oil� BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Remembering Fort by Dennis Espada

China: A Cauldron of Looming Conflict
With 200 demonstrations every day By Carlito Parungo

Mao's Legacy in China's Current Development By Pao-Yu Ching

Observing Ramadhan in Baguio BY LYN V. RAMO

Poetry

- Mapait ang Kape sa Nestle (Kay Diosdado "Ka Fort" Fortuna) Ni Raul Funilas

- Timplang Nestle Ni Michael Francis C. Andrada

- Isang Malaking Kumpanya ng Kape, Gatas At Tsokolate, Walang Pangalan

Ni Michael Francis C. Andrada

- Good Food, Good Life By Kayan Liwari

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Pe�afrancia in Milan

SALUNGGUHIT
Public Health on the Brink of Death

SEPTEMBER

Vol. V, No. 33 September 25 - October 1, 2005

LABOR WATCH

Bloodshed in the Picketline: Two killed, thousands hurt since January
BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Seeing the Philippines through the Eyes of the Poor By Barry Naylor

- On the continuing search for truth: People Power May Be an Option, Says Bishop
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

- Analysis
The United States� role in the political crisis: A Neocolony, Not a Sovereign State
BY THE CENTER FOR PEOPLE�S EMPOWERMENT IN GOVERNANCE

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Retired General, Wife Held by U.S. Immigration
Will ask foreign affairs department to file diplomatic protest
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

33 Years after Martial Law

- Images of Martial Law BY CARL RAMOTA

-Marcos and Gloria: Parallelisms BY Abigail T. Bengwayan

- Horrors of Martial Law Recounted; Stories of valor cheered By CHERYLL D. FIEL

LABOR WATCH

Low Jobless Rates Hide Worsening Labor Conditions By Joseph Yu

POETRY

Sana�y Hindi na Dapat Maulit Muli NI E. SAN JUAN, Jr.

POETRY
Eve of Victory By Tomasito T. Talledo

- �Calibrated preemptive response� a la martial law

- Progressive congressman questions envoys� housing budget

- �DLR hypocritical in acquiring lands�

- Sto.Tomas - �denial queen�

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Ice Exhibit

SALUNGGUHIT
Shadow of the Past

Vol. V, No. 32 September 18 - 24, 2005

- People�s Tribunal to Hear Arroyo Impeach Case
�Hyatt 10�, other new witnesses set to tell all about the president
BY DABET CASTA�EDA

- �Fire And Power� for Arroyo�s Removal
Negros� September 6 Movement supports Transition Council By Karl G. Ombion

- `Rats� Mar Macapagal-Arroyo Visit in New York BY AUBREY MAKILAN

- Transition Council By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo

EU Gov�ts Linked to Massacre of 17 Activists in Turkey By D. L. Mondelo

Arroyo Hit on Oil Prices; Strike Cripples Transport in Provinces
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

With continuous oil price hikes: Drivers� Income Still Low Despite Fare Hikes, and Sinks Still BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Southern Tagalog Transport Groups Press for Arroyo�s Ouster By Dennis Espada

Enrile's Revised Edsa History
By the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (Cenpeg)

Philippine-U.S. FTA: A Skewed Deal in the Making By Sonny Africa and Joseph Yu

Debt-for-Equity Scheme Will Legitimize Fraudulent Loans By IBON Foundation

Thanksgiving, Tributes Exude Hope for Miners� Union; CBA negotiation on-going
By Kim Quitasol

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Convict Names Three Other Killers; For HR worker�s slay 12 years ago
Baguio court issues arrest warrants for 3 CAFGUs By Arthur L. Allad-iw

Kamote: Poor Man�s Staple Food BY Johnny Fialen

The Mosquito and the Hammer
A Tomdispatch Interview with James Carroll

- Beltran asks ex-budget secretary to reveal Arroyo�s foreign PR, lobby groups spending

- Labor center condemns shooting of strikers

- Party-list congressman says charter change lobby deal �treasonous, impeachable�

alternative reader no. 123
Four Years After 9/11

9/11 in Historical Perspective: Flawed Assumptions By Dr. Peter Dale Scott

The Globalization of State Terror By Mike Whitney

From 9-11 to Katrina By Prof. Jose Maria Sison

War Crimes and The "Just War" Theory By Michel Chossudovsky

Unacceptable regimes in Iraq and the United States
Occupied Zones By Howard Zinn

Just saying no By Alain Gresh

Venezuelan Leader Lashes at US in UN Speech By Agence France-Presse

DEMOCRATIC SPACE
On the 40th Anniversary of the Grape Farm Strike in California
By PESANTE-USA

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Noisiest

SALUNGGUHIT
Full Circle

Vol. V, No. 31 September 11 - 17, 2005

Transport Groups to Strike vs. Oil Deregulation, EVAT; Will also demand Arroyo�s ouster from presidency BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Protests to Hound Arroyo in U.S.; UN leaders urged to condemn GMA
BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

The House Failed Moral and Political Test -- Ka Satur

- Congress after the Impeachment: Half-Empty, Half-Full BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Carabao-Kangaroo Defense Ties: Australia Steps Up Military Aid to Philippines
BY CAESAR BEN BASAN BARO�A

The VAT and the �Underground Economy� BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Oil Companies Slammed for Greed by NORTHERN DISPATCH

Need for Price Controls Now More Urgent By Ibon FOUNDATION

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Samar town gripped by terror: Local Officials in AFP Hit List
BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Abra Execs, Village Leaders Call for Troops� Pullout; Sign Peace Covenant
By Kimberlie Olmaya Ngabit-Quitasol

DEMOCRATIC SPACE

An Urgent Call to Uphold Carhrihl And Support the Formal Peace Talks
By the Ecumenical Bishops Forum (EBF)

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Deceptive Calm

SALUNGGUHIT
Full Circle

SPECIAL RELEASE
(Sept. 7, 2005)

Solidarity Movement Storms EDSA; Will Form Transition Council
BY DABET CASTA�EDA

After the Impeach �Murder,� the Deluge
New broad anti-Arroyo alliance launches big rallies in 2 days
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

How the House Voted COURTESY OF INQ7.net

Statement of the President: On the Dismissal of Impeachment Complaint
By President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Arroyo�s Sleepless Nights Not Over BY THE GLORIA STEP DOWN MOVEMENT

The Failure of the so-called Rule of Law and the Impeachment Complaint
By Anakpawis Rep. Crispin B. Beltran

A Broad United Front Emerges -- Ka Satur

Reconciliation offer �pure hypocrisy�
�Arroyo Should Reconcile with Her Conscience if She Still Has One,� Says Solon

8,000 OFWs in Hong Kong Back Protests to Oust Arroyo
BY UNITED FILIPINOS IN HONG KONG

Death of Impeachment Dawns another People Power
BY MIGRANTE INTERNATIONAL

Vol. V, No. 30 September 4 - 10, 2005

CRISIS OF THE ARROYO REGIME

- Arroyo Not Yet Off The Hook; Transition Council to prosecute and try GMA
By Bobby Tuazon

- Disgust Over Junking of Impeachment Mounts BY DABET CASTA�EDA

- Why the Impeach Complaint Will Still Prosper: Legal and constitutional basis for reviving the impeachment against Arroyo
By the Counsels for the Defense of Liberties (CODAL)

- Arroyo to Face �Storm of Protests,� Militants Say
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

E-VAT, High Oil Prices to Drive Poor Deeper in Debt By Joseph Yu

COMMENTARY

Economic Indicators that Really Matter By Sonny Africa

Total Collapse of Sugar Industry by 2010 Feared By Karl G. Ombion

First 100% Foreign-owned Mining Firm to Start Commercial Production
BY CAESAR BEN BASAN BARO�A

Progressive Solons Back Lepanto Mines Strike BY ABIGAIL BENGWAYAN

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Death Squad Behind Lawyer�s Killing? BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Latest Killing of Filipino Lawyer Condemned in Asia Pacific Law Conference
BY BULATLAT

NPA Guerrilla�s Mutilated Body Found in Baguio BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW

`Cavite Gov Not Just Corrupt, But Also Anti-Farmer� � Rural Groups
BY DENNIS ESPADA

Baguio Urban Poor Push for Charter Change BY LYN V. RAMO

A Community of Their Own By Gilbert Pacificar and Bejay Absin

NEWS AT A GLANCE

- Gabriela condemns rape by Scout Ranger

- Groups demand probe of OFW beatings in Taiwan

- "September terrorist attacks" scenario scripted -- CPP

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Likely to Make a Killing

SALUNGGUHIT
Full Circle

AUGUST

SPECIAL RELEASE
(Aug. 31, 2005)

Impeachment Row Shifts to Streets; Civil Disobedience vs Arroyo Mulled
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

�The Sooner, The Better�
Bishop Calls on Church Leaders to Rally People for Arroyo�s Ouster
BY BULATLAT

Vol. V, No. 29 August 28-September 3, 2005

Foreign Gov�ts Urged to Withdraw Support for Arroyo; GMA found guilty by International People�s Tribunal for rights abuses By Bulatlat

- Is the President Digging Her Own Grave? BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Analysis
- Saving Arroyo at the Expense of Justice By Bobby Tuazon

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

- Samar
Six Months of Torment First of two parts BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Crushing Opposition to Mining Operations
Second of two parts BY DABET CASTA�EDA

International Court May Convict Arroyo, Leader of International Lawyers Group Says BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Walterina Markova: The 'Comfort Gay' BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Textbooks + Coke = Mass Mediocritization?
Youth group decry DepEd-Coke tie-up By Carl Marc Ramota

19 years after dictator's ouster: BNPP and Fraudulent Marcos Loans Still Put Pressure on National Budget By Arnold Padilla and Joseph Yu

Attacking the World's Constitutions By Sonny Africa

Homage to Philip Vera Cruz: Revolutionary Worker and Filipino Labor Organizer By E. SAN JUAN, Jr.

Lepanto Mining Firm Not Environment-Friendly � UP Baguio, SLU scholars
By Kim Quitasol

War of the Future By David Morse

NEWS AT A GLANCE

- Farmers� group wary of reported SDO junking

- Solon wants intelligence fund removed

- �Rats� gear for Arroyo visit to NY

- Ocampo to file omnibus bill on oil industry

- Int�l peasant group slams call for Chavez�s assassination

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Season of Want

SALUNGGUHIT
Impeachment Obstacles

Vol. V, No. 28 August 21-27, 2005

People of the Philippines vs Arroyo By Bobby Tuazon

Photo Gallery
The International People�s Tribunal

CRISIS OF THE PRESIDENCY

- First week of the impeachment proceedings vs Arroyo: Fruitless and Turtle-Paced
BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

- Youth Groups March for Arroyo's Removal
Warn to storm Congress if impeachment is blocked By Carl Marc Ramota

Ex-U.S. Attorney General, Police Chief, Author and SC Justice Endorse People�s Tribunal BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Lennox Hinds: Unlikely Lawyer BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

The Myth of Arroyo�s Power Crisis By Maria Salamat

Oil Find in Negros; Fisherfolk fear displacement By Karl G. Ombion

Transport, Labor Strikes Loom Amid Threats of High Oil Hikes
BY MAUREEN HERMITANIO

WTO Headed for Debacle in Hong Kong? By Sonny Africa

March of the Hungry in �Tiempo Muerto� By Karl G. Ombion

It�s �Bad Food, Bad Life� for Nestl�s Workers by Dennis Espada

�What are U.S. soldiers doing in Mindanao?� and other questions
By Evgenia Lipski and Tobias Schuldt

The Suicide Bombers: The Sacred and the Profane By James Petras

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Working On

SALUNGGUHIT
Belt-Tightening

Vol. V, No. 27 August 14-20, 2005

CRISIS OF THE PRESIDENCY

Arroyo Faces International Tribunal for Political Killings
By Lisa Ito

Dilatory Tactics Could Backfire vs Arroyo
BY DABET CASTA�EDA

White Ribbons for Change
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Analysis
The Falsehood Commission
By the Center for People Empowerment in Governance

New �Illegal� OWWA Funds Transfer Bared
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO and AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Cordillera Rights Watch Demands Soldiers� Pullout from Strike-Bound Lepanto
BY ABI T. BENGWAYAN

Scrutinizing Raul S. Roco, 63
BY LINO D. INTERINO III

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
A Different Ca�ao

SALUNGGUHIT
Another Storm

Vol. V, No. 26 August 7-13, 2005

No Need for Anti-Terror Bill
BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Protests to Haunt GMA in New York; U.S.-based Filipinos call on Washington to withdraw support
By BULATLAT

A Town of War Refugees
WCC demands troop pullout in Eastern Visayas
BY MAUREEN JAPZON

CRISIS OF THE PRESIDENCY

- Lawyers Take Off-the-Beaten Path; Mindanao lawyers call Arroyo �illegitimate, immoral�
BY CHERYLL D. FIEL

- The Drifting �Ship of State�
Ferment among young officers brewing
By Danilo P. Vizmanos

Analysis
- Cha-Cha: The U.S.-Elite Conspiracy
By the Center for People Empowerment in Governance

Believe It or Not!
Flawed statistics show unreliability of government data
By IBON Media and Publications

Has Globalization Eased Global Poverty?
By Joseph Yu

The Holok: An Indigenous Pest Control System in Ifugao
BY MONTAŇOSA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Part 1: Rice, Pests and Ifugao Gods

Part 2: Contemporary Holok Practice

LABOR WATCH
Police Break Up Miners� Picket, Nab 2 Workers

By Northern Dispatch

Lepanto Files Raps vs Mayor for �Assisting� Workers
BY Artemio A. Dumlao

TULA (POETRY)
Negros
By Tomasito T. Talledo

alternative reader no. 122

- Migrante hits prospective envoy to Italy

- Solon hits House Speaker for �unstatesmanly� remarks

- PhP1 million for Nasugbu fisherfolk livelihood

- Special Report
Crisis in the Philippines
Election scandal and impeachment send Arroyo government reeling, and Filipinos to the streets
By Larry Chin

- Right and Wrong
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo

- People Power and the Transition Council as Alternative
By the Gloria Step Down Movement (GSM)

II. On the 60th Anniversary of Hiroshima A-Bombing

The Myths of Hiroshima
By Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin

Witness to the Ghosts of Hiroshima
By Matt Condon

Surviving Hiroshima: Keiko Ogura
BY BBC News

Barbarism and Terrorism of the U.S.: in Atom Bombing Civilian Populations
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison

God, Bush and the Bomb
By Paul Cantor

On the 60^th Anniversary of Hiroshima A-Bombing

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Still waters off �terror� island

SALUNGGUHIT
Burying the stench

Vol. V, No. 25 July 31-August 6, 2005

Private Complainants Say Gloria Teaches Wrong Values BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Worst Education Crisis under Arroyo By Carl Marc Ramota
CRISIS OF THE PRESIDENCY

-Transition Council should Address Landlessness, Debt and Globalization � Peasant, Fisherfolk Leaders BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

- Charter Change a Diversionary Tactic, Arroyo Foes Say
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

- Not Just in Manila
BY Tyrone Velez, Jetty Ayop, Grace Uddin, Maureen Japson, Lino Interino III and vince cinches

Davao: Sleepless at the park

Other Mindanao cities: �Mindanao Republic� not the solution

Tacloban City: Lighting torches for human rights

Cebu City: �Martsa sa katawhan�

Legazpi City: Cold rain, fiery speeches

Tabuk: Kalingas against Gloria and mining

- New Negros Alliance Seeks Arroyo Ouster By Karl G. Ombion and Ranie Azue

- Ringing the World on SONA Day BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

- Stop Aid to Arroyo, Filipinos Ask Canadian Gov�t
By the Kapituko � GMA Resign Movement

Cordillera: From Rice to Fish Terraces BY LYN V. RAMO

Cordillera Fish Fast Disappearing; Mines, Dams Blamed By Lyn V. Ramo

TULA (POETRY)

Sa Isla ng Talim, Lawa ng Laguna Ni Richard R. Gappi

A Day of Rage: Photo Essay on the State of the Nation

alternative reader no. 121

- Arroyo�s Ramos Agenda (Statement on the SONA) By CENPEG ANALYSIS

- Mass Movement Is the Key Factor for Ousting the Arroyo Regime
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison

- Streetwise The People�s SONA By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo

- Charter Change: A Counter-Revolutionary Charade By Bobby Tuazon

- Ring-Tone Revolution in the Philippines By Dave Pugh

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Close to Home

SALUNGGUHIT
Diversionary

JULY

Vol. V, No. 24 July 24-30, 2005

Impeachment Move vs Arroyo to Include Killings BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Sidebar: Going through the Impeachment Maze

Arroyo to Deliver 5^th SoNA under Damocles� Sword
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Ex-U.S. Attorney-General Supports GMA Ouster Call By Bulatlat

Despite Malaca�ang�s maneuvers
Students Hold Classes in Street, Join SONA Protest By Carl Marc Ramota

Commentary

Confronting the Crisis: The People�s Democratic Council By Bobby Tuazon

People Power and the Transition Council as Alternative
By the Gloria Step Down Movement (GSM)

Ex-Army Official Sees Military Smear Drive, Violence vs Leftists in Coalition Gov�t
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

CULTURE

Art for Oust�s Sake By Lisa Ito

Environmentalists Junk Gloria BY DENNIS ESPADA

Cops Stop Lawyers' Motorcade BY DABET CASTA�EDA

MIGRANT WATCH

Jeddah OFWs Beaten Up by Consulate Officials, Decry DFA Cover-up
BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

alternative reader no. 120

Why Ofws Want Gloria to Resign By Migrante Sectoral Party

Pahayag ng Pamantasang Asamblea ng UP Manila ukol sa "Gloriagate Scandal" at sa Pananatiling Pamumuno ni Gng. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Human Rights Abuses in the Philippines: Shades of El Salvador, Vietnam
BY ECUMENICAL INSTITUTE FOR LABOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (EILER)

Militarism, Terrorism and Political Repression: Hallmarks of U.S. Foreign Policy
BY ECUMENICAL INSTITUTE FOR LABOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (EILER)

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Unlikely Mix

SALUNGGUHIT
They're Not Buying It

Vol. V, No. 23 July 17-23, 2005

Impeachment Move vs Arroyo Steams Ahead BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Overseas Filipinos Press for Gloria�s Ouster
�Hello, Garci!� ringtones make waves in New York rally By Bulatlat

Arroyo Allies Threaten to Dismember Republic By Cheryll D. Fiel

�Resign, or Face Ouster� � Priests Tell Gloria
Groups gear for big rally on SONA day By Karl G. Ombion and Ranie Azue

Oust-Arroyo Movement Gains Headway in Baguio-Benguet
BY KIM QUITASON AND A.T. BENGWAYAN

The Anti-GMA Forces and Their Proposed Solutions
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Moros Form 16^th NDFP Group, Vow to Take �Correct Path of Struggle�
By Cheryll D. Fiel

THE ECONOMY
Review Body Backs Oil Deregulation; for Fare Deregulation By DANILO ARA�A ARAO

Arroyos Face Land Reform Scandal By BULATLAT
Philex Faces Suit for Barring 200 Students BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW

Apayao Folk Oppose Anglo-American Mining Firm BY SARAH DEKDEKEN-SIBAYAN

PHOTO ESSAY
Ayala Steals the Center Stage

Culture
Giving the Working Class Struggle a Better Tune by Dennis Espada

POETRY (TULA)

May Bagyo't Rilim At Liwanag NI RICHARD GAPPI

GMA Resign Now Ni Raul Funilas

alternative reader no. 119

- Arrested Bayan Muna organizer freed

- HR watch decries police, military harassment in oust-Arroyo rallies

- Resign first before charter change, shift to federalism - Migrante

- Fearless forecast By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo

- Personal Views and Commentaries on CBCP Statement By Bishop Oscar Cruz

- The President Must Resign Now!
By the University of the Philippines-Diliman University Council

- Mrs. Arroyo: Step Down By the Board of Women�s Work

- Women March!
By the WOMEN's Movement for Arroyo's Resignation and Regime Change

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Not Too Young

SALUNGGUHIT
Uncle Sam's Dilemma

Vol. V, No. 22 July 10-16, 2005

Mass Walkouts, Strikes Set This Week;

Youth alliances to hold daily protests By Carl Marc Ramota

Related article:
Peasants Caravan to Metro Set BY DENNIS ESPADA

People�s Action to Decide GMA�s Fate
Mammoth rally set on July 13 BY DABET CASTA�EDA

People Power Constitutional, Lawyers� Group Says BY BULATLAT

Analysis

The People are Ready for Bold Reforms BY BOBBY TUAZON

ANALYSIS

Financial Storm Brewing BY SANDRA NICOLAS

Arroyo Regime is Disintegrating; But Still Has a Few Tricks to Play
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison

The Impact of OFWs� Remittances on the Philippine Economy By Lualhati Roque

�No Resign, No Remit�
OFWs press for Arroyo�s ouster BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Gloria Must Go, Youth Say in Survey BY DABET CASTA�EDA

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Pangasinan Vice Mayor is 56^th Slain Bayan Muna Member BY JHONG DELA CRUZ

Negros Newsman Gets Death Threats via SMS BY ARTEMIO A. DUMLAO

LABOR WATCH

As strike reaches 5^th week: Lepanto Miners Nabbed, Dispersed
BY SARAH DEKDEKEN-SIBAYAN, ALDWIN QUITASOL AND ABI BENGWAYAN

TULA (POETRY)

Nabosesan Ni Bienvenido Lumbera

alternative reader no. 118

Legal Memorandum on the �Gloria-Gate Tapes�
By the Committee for the Defense of Lawyers (CODAL)

�Resignation is the best apology� � U.P. Law

A Statement on the Call for President Arroyo�s Resignation
By the National Council of Churches in the Philippines

Unabated Murder of Journalists Could Lead to the President�s Ouster
By the faculty members of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP CMC)

Writers for Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's Resignation or Ouster

Peace and opposition BY THE CONCERNED ARTISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Teen Tile-maker

SALUNGGUHIT
Against People Power

Vol. V, No. 21 July 3-9, 2005

GMA Could Get 23 � Years in Jail; President also committed four impeachable offenses, lawyer says
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Bulatlat Interview: �Patriotic AFP Members Can Join Council� � Sison BY BOBBY TUAZON

Analysis

From Political Crisis to a Revolutionary Situation BY BOBBY TUAZON

Saving a Sinking Ship BY DABET CASTA�EDA

NEWS ANALYSIS

GMA Apology Evades Big Issues BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

More Protests Despite Gov�t Harassment Youth groups launch alliance vs Arroyo
By Carl Marc Ramota

Sidebar:
Baguio Youth Jam vs. GMA

`The Philippines Needs a Constructive Armed Forces� BY RENE N. JARQUE

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

4 Negros Farmer Activists Killed in 3 Months BY KARL G. OMBION AND RANIE AZUE

Filipinos in LA Rally for GMA�s Ouster by Angel Buensuceso

LABOR WATCH

On 4^th week of strike: 3,000 March vs Lepanto BY Kim Quitasol/ Abi Bengwayan

alternative reader no. 117

- New tax to worsen crisis - Ibon

- Journalist locked up inside bathroom

- Philippine embassy in Lebanon accused of neglecting OFWs

-Time to Go By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo

-The Final Crisis of the Arroyo Government (First of two parts) By Antonio Tujan Jr.

- Not Just Electoral Fraud (Last of two parts) By Antonio Tujan Jr.

- It is Immoral for Aquino and Others to Condone the Crimes of Arroyo
By Prof. Jose Ma. Sison

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Still Jamming

SALUNGGUHIT
Crocodile Tears?

DEMOCRATIC SPACE

Terror in the Streets
By May Vargas, Executive Director, National Minority Resource Center (NMRC)

DEMOCRATIC SPACE

- Nolcom's Design

BY THE National Union of Journalists of the Philippines-Tarlac Chapter

- Signature Campaign for the Defense of Lawyers and the Legal Profession
By CODAL CONVENORS

JUNE

Vol. V, No. 20 June 26-July 2, 2005

OFWs Make �Oust GMA� Global BY BULATLAT

The Oldest and the Youngest in the Day of Protest BY DABET CASTA�EDA

In the Front Line
Historic rally to oust Macapagal-Arroyo takes off BY BOBBY TUAZON

Edsa Veterans on Another Edsa BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

PHOTO ESSAY
Festive but Ominous
PHOTOS BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN AND DABET CASTA�EDA/TEXT BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

GSIS Employees Ask Arroyo to Quit BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Oust-GMA to End Mining Liberalization, Conference Declares
BY FELICISIMO H. MANALANSAN, JR.

How and What If?
On the taped conversations, the legitimacy of the GMA presidency, and the validity of the laws signed by GMA
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Tracking `Gloriagate� Scandal: The First Two Weeks By DANILO ARA�A ARAO

Transition Council � Answer to Crisis of Legitimacy By Art Allad-iw

Torture is (still) alive and well in the Philippines BY BULATLAT

LABOR WATCH
Lepanto Labor Row, Far from Over BY Lyn V. Ramo and Abigail T. Bengwayan

Pagbabago? AWIT NI JESS SANTIAGO

alternative reader no. 116

- Officials block military camp in Luisita

- Is PhilHealth replacing the health department?

- Only a Solution Beyond the Political System Will Solve the Crisis of 2005
By Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG)

- Government by Repression
By Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG)

- ANALYSIS
Time for a Change BY BOBBY TUAZON

- Revolutionary Government BY ELMER ORDO�EZ

- Enough of Gloria BY PANININDIGAN

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Child Terrorized

SALUNGGUHIT
Unintimidating

Vol. V, No. 19 June 19-25, 2005

OFWs to Greet Gloria in Hong Kong with Ouster Call BY BULATLAT

Snap Election or Transition Council? BY DABET CASTA�EDA

ANALYSIS

Time for a Change BY BOBBY TUAZON

Government by Repression
By Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG)

Justice Chief Should Probe Wiretapping � Law Professor
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

'Mobile-izing' for Arroyo's Ouster: Youth groups use technology to expose the truth
By Carl Marc Ramota

Gloria�s Prayer and Other Jokes

ANALYSIS

Statistical Trick Makes 1.9 Million Jobless Disappear
BY SANDRA NICOLAS

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Samar Island in Agony
Interfaith Mission reports 2 rights violations every day
By Maureen Japzon

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

�I�ve Packed My Things�
Political prisoner all set for freedom after 16 years inside prison
BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Gov�t-MILF Peace Partly at Hand but Still Remote � Islamic Professor
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

The Price a Peace Advocate Has to Pay
BY Cheryll Fiel

LABOR WATCH

Lepanto Strike on Its 3rd Week
By Abi T. Bengwayan

A Day in the Lepanto Picketlines
By Northern Dispatch

Sharing Struggles
By Abi T.Bengwayan

Understanding Rizal without Veneration:
Quarantined Prophet and Carnival Impresario
By E. SAN JUAN, Jr.

The Real Heroes of Bessang Pass
Remembering the first Filipino military victory in World War II
By Arturo P. Garcia

- Enough of Gloria

- �Never again to dictatorship� -- KMU

- No coco compromise for farmers

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
For Good Health

SALUNGGUHIT
A Plague unto Itself

DEMOCRATIC SPACE

- A Movement of Leyte�os, Samare�os, Biliranons in Metro Manila in Support for the Welfare and Development of Eastern Visayas By UGOP WARAYNON

- Save the lumads! Stop the military operations in Surigao Del Sur!
By Himpad Mangalmalas, A Manobo lumad

Vol. V, No. 18 June 12-18, 2005

Oust-Gloria Call Mounts BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Luisita Workers Reject GMA Expressway; Press for Her Ouster BY ABNER BOLOS

LABOR WATCH

Patience Wearing Thin for Workers; Wage hike legislation nears 6 years
BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Currents of Unrest at Compostela�s Big Banana Plantations By Gilbert Pacificar

ANALYSIS
Govt's New Statistical Trick Hides Job Losses BY SANDRA NICOLAS

Southern Tagalog Workers Treated Like Slaves By DENNIS ESPADA

99 Soldiers Killed in NPA Offensives in 4 Months
30 arms confiscated in Abra province BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Bigger Tuition Hikes Greet School Opening By CARL MARC RAMOTA

LABOR WATCH

Mines Workers Defy Return-to-Work Order BY ABIGAIL T. BENGWAYAN

Lepanto Accused of Blocking Medical Mission
Militarization heightens as Dole orders return-to-work BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW

ANALYSIS

Under Probe: The Lepanto Workers� Demand for Just Wages and Benefits
BY ABIGAIL T. BENGWAYAN

Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995

- GMA mum on OFW sentenced to death

- Series of pickets for power rates hike

- Japan bank anti-poor, anti-Filipino

- Church-led mission harassed, priests detained

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
In the Heart of Barlig

SALUNGGUHIT
17 Years Old and Getting Worse

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Vol. V, Special Edition June 6, 2005

CIDG Deputy Officer Defects to NPA; Cites massive corruption, illegal drugs and gambling syndicates in gov�t By Karl G. Ombion

SIDEBAR

Defector Calls for GMA Ouster BY JAIME ESPINA

Vol. V, No. 17 June 5-11, 2005

MIGRANT WATCH

Another OFW Sent to Death Row BY ROWENA CARRANZA

Back-to-School Woes Worst Ever
Per capita budget for education is P5,200 vs Japan�s P210,481, Thailand�s P46,314
By CARL MARC RAMOTA

The School Below Sleeping Beauty BY MAYETTE INIGUID

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

�Where�s My Father?� 4 children among 20 missing persons in Samar
BY DABET CASTA�EDA

House Scolds DLR for Delay in Luisita Probe BY DABET CASTA�EDA

LABOR WATCH

Miners Cripple Underground Operations at Lepanto BY ABIGAIL BENGWAYAN

Women, Children Back Miners' Strike in Mankayan BY ABIGAIL BENGWAYAN

WTO at 10: A Decade of Burden for Poor Countries By John Paul Andaquig

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE�S WATCH

Cordillera�s Woman Peace Pact Holder BY Arthur L. Allad-iw

Abra�s Timmawidan and Other Healers By Jhong dela Cruz

Violence Against the Artists at the NCCA Summit 2005

- Health group vs �drug lords�

- POEA officials� �incentive allowance� taken from OFW funds � MSP

- Inutile anti-jueteng campaign

ALTERNATIVE READER 115

- Bolivia: revolutionary crisis reaches its peak By Jorge Martin

- Bolivia: The People Take La Paz By Luis Gomez

- Miners, farmers, city poor join for general strike By Leslie Feinberg

- Bolivia is torn by the sharing of gas and oil
By Paulo A. Paranagua, translation by Siv O�Neall

- China, Venezuela and the USA - Trouble Brewing By Saul Landau

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Making It Big

SALUNGGUHIT
School Opening Blues

Vol. V, No. 16 May 29-June 4, 2005

Analysis

Feeding the Poor with Bullets: GMA�s economic agenda and the terror campaign
By Bobby Tuazon

International Groups Hit Political Repression in Philippines By BULATLAT

�Undeclared Martial Law� Denounced by Civil Libertarians, Legislators;
Cases of military abuse mounting By Gerry Albert Corpuz

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Manobo Villages Looted by Soldiers, Persons Missing � Rights Group
By TYRONE VELEZ

Drawing Courage from People�s Support:
Militant activist leader faces arrest for rebellion By Cheryll D. Fiel

Treated Like Animals: Demolition of 20,000 houses begins in Bulacan
By Abner Bolos

The �Cemetery� Inside the House BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

PHOTO ESSAY

Child Workers in Sugarlandia TEXT AND PHOTOS by Karl Ombion

Tuition Hike Freeze? CHEd Must Be Joking By Carl Marc Ramota

Stakes for Philippines High as WTO Services Talks Near Deadline
By Jennifer del Rosario-Malonzo

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Military Chaplains to Join Church Fact-Finding Mission
6 UCCP pastors, members killed in Eastern Visayas
BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Duque is Unfit to Be Health Chief � Health Workers
By BULATLAT

Another Hacienda Luisita in the Making? Soldiers, paramilitary men deployed in strike-bound Lepanto mines BY ALDWIN QUITASOL and NIDA TUNDAGUI

Military Behind Mayor�s Killing � NPA By DENNIS ESPADA

Culture of Corruption: The Corruption of Culture
By Concerned Artists of the Philippines

Assassination of Rev. Edison Lapuz and Mr. Alfredo Malinao: Narrative Report of the Documentation Team Visit

- RP lawyers get international support

- Scientists group denounce bill to tax texters

- New health chief liable for OFW fund transfer

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Uneasy Peace

SALUNGGUHIT
Rightful Owners

MAY

Vol. V, No. 15 May 22-28, 2005

EXCLUSIVE REPORT

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Troops Force Manobos To Flee Andap Valley (First of two parts)
By TYRONE VELEZ

Thriving Valley Hit by Humanitarian Crisis (Conclusion)
By TYRONE VELEZ

PHOTO ESSAY

Suffer Thy Children

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

They Also Shoot Priests; Church-led Funeral Marchers Blame President for Killings
By Northern Dispatch

Arroyos Liable for Undeclared U.S. Property � Two Groups

By Gerry Albert Corpuz

Genuine Small Coconut Farmers� Fund Act of 2005:
Taking Control of the Coco Levy Funds BY DABET CASTA�EDA

NEWS ANALYSIS

Terrorizing Media, Legislatively BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S WATCH

Kankana-ey Heads UN IP Body By Northern Dispatch

Fil-Australian's Deportation Stirs Up Political Storm
BY CAESAR BEN BASAN A. BARO�A

Fare Hike, Discount Loss Will Force Students Out of School By Carl Marc Ramota

Tuition Cap Will Regularize Yearly Hikes, NUSP Says By Carl Marc Ramota

A Mother�s Travails By Aileen EstOquiA

LABOR WATCH

'Strike-Free' Cavite an Election Ploy � Labor Groups by Dennis Espada

Maoism is the �Greatest Internal Security Threat�
Maoist and Muslim Insurgencies in the Philippines BY GARY LEUPP

U.S. Farm Workers and Environmental Injustice By Arturo P. Garcia

POETRY

Songs of War Patriots By Tomasito T. Talledo

Firewood in Tobacco Country

- Only a miracle can save President�s image - KMU

- Beer workers call businessman Cojuangco as country�s worst employer

- OFWs warned of remittance agents linked to jueteng

- Solon says $40 million for AFP modernization will intensify war in Mindanao

ALTERNATIVE READER 114

- Bolivia! Civil Strife, Civil War, or a New Beginning?
A Critical Analysis By Carlos Herrera

- Bolivia: What makes Evo Morales tick? By Sabrina Duque

- The Sorrows of Globalization: Capitalism and Slavery By David Baake

- Oil and gas ensure that the US backs the Uzbek dictator to the hilt By Craig Murray

- British Memo Reopens War Claim By Stephen J. Hedges and Mark Silva

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

DEMOCRATIC SPACE

- Nolcom's Design

BY THE National Union of Journalists of the Philippines-Tarlac Chapter

- Signature Campaign for the Defense of Lawyers and the Legal Profession
By CODAL CONVENORS

Vol. V, No. 14 May 15-21, 2005

House Starts Probe on Tuition Hikes By Carl Marc Ramota
Investigative report

Who Are Behind the Violence and Disappearances? (First of two parts)
BY DABET CASTA�EDA AND ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

A Reign of Silence by GMA (Last of two parts)
BY DABET CASTA�EDA AND ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Sr. Mary Grenough: American Sister to the Filipino People
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Recovering OFWs� Lost Hopes By Cheryll D. Fiel

Barefoot Doctors Fill Void of Gov�t Neglect BY JAZMIN A. JERUSALEM

Life Springs in Remote Samar Barrio through Self-Help BY JAZMIN A. JERUSALEM

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Denial of Permit to Rally Unlawful � Constitutionalist
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Stock Distribution Option: Land Reform without Land By Abner Bolos

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S WATCH

Power or Land: Ata-Manobo Tribes Face Fierce Battle By Cheryll D. Fiel

Critics Warn President vs Rushing Anti-Terror Bill By Aileen EstOquiA

�Deliver Us from Persecution� BY Lino D. Interino III

A Newsman's Tale: From Shoeshine Boy to Printing the Truth BY JHONG DELA CRUZ

Negros Media Slam Mike Arroyo; 3 NPC officers resign in protest over Arroyo�s membership BY Karl G. Ombion

Moros Enraged by U.S. Officials� Remarks BY GRACE S. UDDIN

- Lawyers for lawyers

- Migrant group denounces SA finger-printing

- KMP opposes coco fund appointment

SALUNGGUHIT - Marcos Times?

Vol. V, No. 13 May 8-14, 2005

Special Report

- Tender hands that toil: Rising Incidence of Child Labor in Negros
First of three parts BY Karl G. Ombion

- Tender hands that toil: Unprotected by Government
Second of three parts BY Karl G. Ombion

- Tender hands that toil: Children Stories
Last of three parts BY Karl G. Ombion

Bulacan Fishers Hit Gov�t Inaction on Dump BY DABET CASTA�EDA

On World Press Freedom Day: Philippine Media Grieve BY RONALD B. ESCANLAR

Related article:
Bills of Suppression By Carole Jean Cupag and Kristine Marie Torres

Health workers on Health Workers� Day: Sick with Government Neglect
BY AUBREY MAKILAN

ANALYSIS: A Battered Presidency By Bobby Tuazon

High Court Bans Lawyer of the Poor Indefinitely BY Karl G. Ombion

Coping with the Power Hikes By Aileen EstOquiA

On KMU�s silver anniversary: Through the Storms: KMU�s Leaders BY RONALYN OLEA

Girl Takes Ka Amado to Labor Rally By Lino D. Interino III

PHOTO ESSAY
Silver Day BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Ruling Parties Demand Delisting of Joema Sison By Bulatlat

Filipino Farmers Face More Risks under New WTO Commitment By IBON Features

WTO�s NAMA: A Threat to Philippine Industries, Workers
By Jennifer del Rosario-Malonzo

Albert Einstein, Radical: A Political Profile By John J. Simon

alternative reader no. 113

- One in 5 firms violate minimum wage law

- Sue oil firms for overpricing - IBON

- Consumers urge GMA to reduce inflation to 3%

- Standby tax power for President is unconstitutional - Bayan

- Classified Pentagon Document: New Undeclared Arms Race: America's Agenda for Global Military Domination By Michel Chossudovsky

- Terrorism and the New National Defense Strategy of the US By Adam Williams

SALUNGGUHIT The Real Target

PHOTO OF THE WEEK A Different Heat

Vol. V, No. 12 May 1-7, 2005

LABOR WATCH

On KMU's 25th Anniversary
Workers, Allies to Push for GMA's Ouster BY RONALYN V. OLEA

LABOR WATCH

Wage Hike Should Not Depend on Regional Wage Boards � Solon, Labor Economist

BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

LABOR WATCH

New Trade Secretary Has Blood In His Hands, Unions Say By Dennis Espada

Survivor Manila
A Cab Driver�s Story of Survival BY AILEEN ESTOQUIA

To Be Identified or Not BY RONALD B. ESCANLAR and AILEEN T. ESTOQUIA

Part 1: Signed in secret

Part 2: The Legal Issues

Part 3: State terrorism?

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Soldiers Vent Wrath on Civilians; Another person missing in Central Luzon
BY DABET CASTA�EDA

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

�Father, I�m Hit!�
Palparan threat forces Samarnons out of hinterlands BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Bulacan Fishers Seek Dump�s Closure BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Tuition Hikes Disastrous to College Assurance Firms By Carl Marc Ramota

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S WATCH

Cordillera Day 2005
Cordillera�s Ethnic Tribes Vow to Defend Ancestral Land BY JHONG DELA CRUZ

Anti-Terrorism Bill: More Monstrous than the Monster Itself By Edre U. Olalia

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

2 New Vigilante Groups Surface in Mindanao By Cheryll D. Fiel

Against Technicism By LUIS V. TEODORO

Five Myths and Realities of the U.S. Empire By James Petras

Poetry

Bayani ng Anak-Pawis Ni E. San Juan, Jr.

A Statement of Concern on the Killings of Political Activists

- Solon questions North Railway project

- Yorac resignation linked to coco levy fund

- Another peasant leader gunned down in Bicol

SALUNGGUHIT

Behind Our Backs

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

At Play, Unknowingly

DEMOCRATIC SPACE

APRIL

Vol. V, No. 11 April 24-30, 2005

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Defending the Lawyers BY DABET CASTA�EDA

News Analysis When Lawyers Are Lawyers By Bobby Tuazon

Drivers� Income Nosedives as Oil Price Soars; Diesel prices up by P21.50/liter since deregulation BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Secret National ID Order Stirs Public Uproar BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

SPECIAL REPORT

Maids Work to Teach, Teachers Work as Maids (First of three parts)
By Carl Marc Ramota

Future Looks Dim for Education Graduate (Second of three parts)
By Carl Marc Ramota

Education: A Low State Priority (Last of 3 parts) By Carl Marc Ramota

Pampanga Residents Accuse SMC of Water Pollution BY RONALD B. ESCANLAR

Fewer Poor Filipinos? A New Trick Did It By Joseph Yu

Villagers Oppose Multimillion Fish Plant BY JHONG DELA CRUZ

LOA Campaign Reaches 51%: Mapua or Malayan? Students say No to Change of Name
BY RONALYN V. OLEA

A Rare Treat BY BULATLAT

The Spirit of Bandung: The Relevance of the 1955 Afro-Asian Summit in Bandung
By Carolina Pagaduan-Araullo

International Research Conference in Bandung:
Commemorating the Golden Jubilee of Asia Africa Conference 1955

PHOTO ESSAY

Living on Corn � and Goats and Cattle
PHOTOS BY DABET CASTA�EDA/TEXT BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

alternative reader no. 112

- Filipinos want a new President

- Use P100-million fund to save OFWs in Iraq � Migrante Party

- KMP probing into land-grabbing case in Solana

- The Catholic Church Steps Backwards By Derrick Z. Jackson

- The Vatican�s Enforcer By John Nichols

- Journalism's Crisis of Faith By Norman Solomon

SALUNGGUHIT

Priests Are being Killed, 'Long Live the Pope'

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Entourage in a Jeepney

DEMOCRATIC SPACE

GMA Endangers People and the Environment
Earth Day Statement By the Kalikasan-People's Network for the Environment (KALIKASAN-PNE)

Vol. V, No. 10 April 17-23, 2005

BREAKING NEWS

Nationwide Strike Cripples Transport in Key Cities, Provinces By RONALYN OLEA

LABOR WATCH

Wage Hike Pressed Anew By RONALYN OLEA

�Will They Next Kill Senators?� Q & A with Sen. Joker Arroyo
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Shot more than 22 times: Paramilitary RPA-ABB Blamed for Labor Leader�s Killing in Negros BY KARL OMBION

Union Leader Was in RPA-ABB Hit List BY JAIME ESPINA

Hell in Paradise BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Black Friday: Journalists wear black vs killings, �enemy� tag BY DABET CASTA�EDA

State Violence By Elmer A. Ordo�ez

Silencing the Critics By GERARD NOONAN

William Hinton on the Cultural Revolution By Dave Pugh

alternative reader no. 111

- Now the Church May Rise Above the Pope By Elisa Marincola

The nine contradictions of Pope John Paul II By Hans Kung

SALUNGGUHIT

Sole Recourse

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

In the Heart of the Hills

DEMOCRATIC SPACE

Unrestrained Killings of Filipino Activists Demand Immediate Gov�t Action

By the Asian Human Rights Commission

Vol. V, No. 9 April 10-16, 2005

A Special Report on Human Rights in Sulu:

The Straw that Broke the Camel�s Back (First of 3 parts) BY LEILA HALUD

The Hidden War Continues (Second of 3 parts) BY LEILA HALUD AND TYRONE VELEZ

Waiting for the Elusive Peace (Last of 3 parts) BY LEILA HALUD

No Graduation, No Jobs for Poor Filipino Students BY CARL MARC RAMOTA

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Protest vs State Terror Violently Dispersed BY RONALD ESCANLAR

God�s �Apostles� Under Siege BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Analysis

Gov�t Deceives Filipinos on Oil Price Hikes, Deregulation; 52 oil price hikes since 1996 BY DANILO ARA�A ARAO

Analysis

IMF�s 11 Disciples in U.P.: Pro-VAT paper is filled with inconsistencies
By EDBERTO M. VILLEGAS

Davao�s Limestone Reserves Up for Grabs By Amabelle Plaza-Laminero

Farm Policy Yields More Landless Farmers in Davao By Amabelle Plaza-Laminero

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

AFP Operations Stepped Up in Mines-Rich Abra By Abigail Taguba Bengwayan

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

�Knowing the Enemy� in Negros: Government troops sow terror in rural hinterlands
By Karl Ombion

Commentary

Camp Bagong Diwa Massacre: A Reflection of U.S. Prison, Criminal Justice Systems
BY DYLAN RODRIGUEZ

In Praise of an Honorable Man By Ninotchka Rosca

PHOTO ESSAY

Summer in Sapang Kawayan
PHOTOS BY DABET CASTA�EDA/TEXT BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

- Solon urges gov�t to curb prostitution

- KMP `celebrates� IRRI�s 45^th year with rally

- No help for undocumented Filipino migrants

A Statement of Concern on the Wave of Killings of Political Activists

Open Targets

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Sagada Ham

Vol. V, No. 8 April 3-9, 2005

Heads Must Roll! Arroyo asked to sack 7 Cabinet, AFP officials;
75 solons denounce killings by GERRY ALBERT CORPUZ

Analysis

Bleeding the Poor Dry is UP-11 Professors� Least Concern
BY DANILO ARA�A ARAO

MIGRANT WATCH

Caregiver Recruitment: A Front for Women Trafficking? Congress to probe into Canada�s caregiver program By Edwin C. Mercurio

GRP-NDFP Peace Talks Doomed? By Bulatlat

AFP, Police Can�t Win �Hearts and Minds� at Hacienda Luisita
BY ABNER BOLOS

A Narrow Escape from a Military Plot
Willy Marbella�s Odyssey from Bicol to Metro Manila
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

13 Days of Torture Under the Military BY DABET CASTA�EDA

BULATLAT EXCLUSIVE:
�Cops Shot ASGs After Assault� � Bicutan Inmates BY NINGNING STA.CRUZ

Leyte Lawyer Silenced By Maureen Japzon

The Guerrilla Is Like a Poet and Other Songs:
Review of the CD album Songs of Love and Struggle
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

A Day in the Life of the Aetas: A Photo Essay
Text and photos by Aubrey Sc Makilan

Call Centers: Boon or Bane for New Graduates? By AVA DANLOG

Baguio�s College for the Mute BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW

The Town that Lost Its �Black Gold� By Jhong dela Cruz

The Untold Peoples History: Samar, Philippines A Review by Bob Couttie

Big White Brother, Little Brown Brother and Two vs Three Bells of Balangiga: Colonial versus Nationalist Writing of Philippine History
By Ricco Alejandro Santos

Full Text of the NUJP Petition Against the Anti-Terrorism Bills

Crossroads

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Mountain Market

MARCH

Vol. V, No. 7 March 20-26, 2005

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Undeclared War vs Progressives Condemned
Just Like in the Old (Martial Law) Days by Ronald B. Escanlar

News Analysis

War on Terror as Reign of Terror By Bobby Tuazon

The Killing Fields of Central Luzon BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Aftermath of �Bicutan massacre�: Police Accused of Torture
BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

VAT Hike: Views from Down and the Middle
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Gov�t Employees Take to Streets for Higher Pay BY RONALYN V. OLEA

SPECIAL REPORT

Joblessness Awaits Batch 2005 (First of two parts) By Carl Marc Ramota

Economic Woes Drive Bright Graduates to Call Centers (Conclusion)
By Carl Marc Ramota

NUJP Launches Petition vs Anti-Terror Bills
Says bills violate press freedom, civil liberties
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

NUJP Primer on the Anti-Terrorism Bills

RPA-AFP Raid NPA Camp for Mining Operations in Negros
By Karl G. Ombion

MIGRANT WATCH

Servants Resisting Globalization: Agency and Representation in Filipina Migrant Women�s Narratives By E. SAN JUAN, JR.

Felipe Salvador: The Cross and the Gun
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

alternative reader no. 110

- Two Years Too Much By Stanley Cox and John Exdell

- MoveOn.org: Making Peace With the War in Iraq
By Norman Solomon

- Secret US Plans for Iraq's Oil
By Greg Palast

- ILPS Call to Action for March 19 & 20 Global Protests against the US Invasion and Occupation of Iraq
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison

alternative reader no. 109

Crucifying the People

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Whip Marks

Vol. V, No. 6 March 13-19, 2005

BREAKING NEWS
Assassination Attempt on UN Judge Puts NDFP-GRP Talks in Peril
BY DABET CASTA�EDA AND ABNER BOLOS

The Bohol Tragedy: Pesticide Contamination Did It, Doctors Say
By Terence Krishna Lopez

On the March 9 Mabini tragedy: NGOs: Cassava IS NOT the Culprit
BY Dr. Oliver Gimenez

Ban on �Terrorist� Interviews Illegal � Lawyer, Ex-UP MassCom Dean
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

No to AFP Terror Plot on Press Freedom!
By the alumni of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines

News media told not to interview �terrorist groups�
By the Reporters Without Borders

Canadian Press Condemns Media Killings in the Philippines
By Edwin C. Mercurio

Commentary

Media Gag and Creeping Fascism By Bobby Tuazon

Confessions of a Yellow Armyman : Yesterday�s defender, today�s foe
BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Kagawad Abel Ladera: Hero of the Hacienda People
BY ABNER BOLOS

There Must Be Punitive Actions Against the AFP BY Rep. Satur C. Ocampo

The latest victim of enforced disappearance
Danilo Macapagal: GMA�s Cousin, Biggest Critic In Nueva Ecija
BY DEE BATNAG-AYROSO

No Ordinary Man: Bayan Muna�Ilocos leader assassinated in Baguio
By Abi Taguba Bengwayan

Amid staggered oil price hikes
Groups Demand P2 Rollback, Repeal of Oil Deregulation Law
BY RONALD B. ESCANLAR

Students from 4 Big Universities Oppose Tuition Hikes
BY RONALYN V. OLEA

MIGRANT WATCH

OFW Dependents Seek Higher, More Accessible Scholarships
BY RONALYN V. OLEA

- "Going to War with the Army You Have"
Why the U.S. Cannot Correct Its Military Blunders in Iraq
By Michael Schwartz

- Middle East
Bush Postures On The Brave Streets Of Beirut
By Ahmed Amr

- If Syria Is Expected To Withdraw from Lebanon, Shouldn�t Israel Withdraw From the Occupied Territories?
By Bill Fletcher, Jr.

- Next Phase of Washington's Global Agenda:
From the 'War on Terrorism' to the 'War on Tyranny'
A Peek Behind Bush II�s War on Tyranny
By F. William Engdahl

- Iraq - Sgrena Shooting: Hit or Message Sent?
By Kurt Nimmo

Critical Analysis
Living Under Fascism By Davidson Loehr

Half the Sky, Double the Burden

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Sagada Horizon

Vol. V, No. 5 March 6-12, 2005

Tarlac Councilor is 9th Luisita Martyr; Victim's kin finger Cojuangcos, military as suspects BY DABET CASTA�EDA AND ABNER BOBLOS

Filipino Women Find No Comfort from a Woman President
BY RONALYN V. OLEA

The Filipino Women�s Century-Old Struggle for National Liberation
BY AVA DANLOG

Beijing Platform of Action
Ten Years After: More Burdens than Triumphs BY GABRIELA

MIGRANT WATCH
Family of Slain Filipina in Holland Calls for Justice BY BULATLAT

Over anomalous GSIS eCard system: Garcia Faces Storm as State Employees Call for His Ouster Anew BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Garcia�s Ghosts BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

VAT Spurs Exportation at the Expense of Domestic Needs
BY DANILO ARA�A ARAO

'U.S. Troops Out, Now!' � Southern Tagalog Groups BY DENNIS ESPADA

College Education in Crisis First of two parts By Carl Marc Ramota

Profit-makers Produce Mediocre Graduates Conclusion
By Carl Marc Ramota

�Nardong Putik� Pushes Eviction of Cavite Farmers BY DENNIS ESPADA

A Tribute to Ama Alibcang, 74 BY ABI TAGUBA BENGWAYAN

Danao River: Rehabilitation for Profit? BY KARL G. OMBION

Workers Fight Eviction from Philex BY NORTHERN DISPATCH

alternative reader no. 108

- Farmer couple�s bodies torched

- NUJP denounces threats vs San Pablo journalists

- Lady solon seeks probe into foreign takeover of gov�t securities

- Arrest of Quezon activists linked to Balikatan - CPP

- AFP ignorant of international humanitarian law - NDFP

READER ON THE MIDDLE EAST

- Assassinating Al-Hariri Fits Washington�s Plan By Mike Whitney

- Al-Hariri's death seen as a bid to destabilise Lebanon; The Assassination Plot targeted Syria By Ahmed Janabi

- Israel is Prime Suspect in Lebanon Assassination By Mehdi Shakiba'i

- The Role of Lebanon
in the Bush Administration's Crusade for Empire By Chris Floyd

- Iran: Next Target of US Military Aggression By Michel Chossudovsky

- The Real Reasons Why Iran is the Next Target:
The Emerging Euro-denominated International Oil Marker By William Clark

- The Dangers of Exporting Democracy :
Bush's Crusade is Based on a Dangerous Illusion and Will Fail
By Eric Hobsbawm

Half the Sky, Double the Burden

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Walking Store

Vol. V, No. 4 February 27-March 5, 2005

Is GMA Provoking MNLF-MILF War? BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Sidebar: Sulu and the Moro Armed Struggle

Luisita Labor Talks in Near Collapse; Cojuangcos out to close milling operations? BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Arroyo Gov�t Pushing ID System Amid Snowballing Opposition

BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Fil-Canadian Groups Call Bello A �Pseudo Progressive� BY BULATLAT

A People's Lawyer and Champion BY CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO

U.S. Genocide in the Philippines and the New Armed Intervention
BY E. SAN JUAN, JR.

Church Group Condemns Shooting of Priest in Leyte
BY BULATLAT

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Arroyo Asked Not to Release HR Worker�s Killer
BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW

Plan to Convert Laguna Lake as Water Source Will Spell its Doom - Pamalakaya
BY GERRY ALBERT CORPUZ

Davao�s Poor and Homeless Reel from High Prices; Denounce VAT Hike
BY AMABELLE PLAZA-LAMINERO

The New Bush: Diplomacy and Death Squads BY JAMES PETRAS

While Fog Drapes the Valley BY ABI TAGUBA BENGWAYAN

Sayote: The Survivor�s Vegetable BY JOHNNY FIALEN

Bodong: Cordillera Tribes� Best Hope for Tribal Rifts By LYN V. RAMO

alternative reader no. 106

George W. Bush, Europe's Godfather in Spite of Himself
By Alain Duhamel

Activists Occupy Lockheed Martin in Brussels By For Mother Earth

War Against Self-Determination

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Serenity at Risk

FEBRUARY

Vol. V, No. 3 February 20-26, 2005

Shift of U.S. Forces from Okinawa to Philippines Seen BY BULATLAT

A Legacy of Failure By Carlos H. Conde

Mindanao Blasts a Ploy for U.S. Armed Presence? BY CHERYLL D. FIEL

Anti-VAT Hike Protest Sends Waves through Senate
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Feminist activist, writer Ninotchka Rosca: RP Is Major Exporter of Sex Slaves By Edwin C. Mercurio

Anti-Terror Bill: Legalizing A Monster BY DABET CASTA�EDA

P8,000 Daily for a PMA Cadet; a Paltry P43 for the State Scholar
BY RONALYN V. OLEA

Baguio Students Win Fight vs P24,000 Fee BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Life of the Homeless BY JANE CATHERINE CHUA ROJO

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S WATCH

Kalingas Forge Peace the Bodong Way By Lyn V. Ramo and Marlon Gomarcho

BOOK REVIEW
Uncovering the Forbidden Truth BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

alternative reader no. 105

- Mining firm moves to evict Subanen folks and farmers in Zamboanga

- Statement on mining By the Ecumenical Bishops Forum

- Unjust, Unsustainable Mining Industry By Kalikasan-People�s Network for the Environment

Pushing Them Out of Their Land

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Flowers Over Food

DEMOCRATIC SPACE

Statement on Church People�s Conference on Mining

Vol. V, No. 2 February 13-19, 2005

Nationwide Anti-VAT Protest Set on Feb. 16 BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

VAT Increase: A Crime Against the Poor, 2 Groups Say BY BULATLAT

CWR Facts & Figures on the VAT increase

Church Conference Bats for People�s Mining Policy BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

GRP Charged with Violating Peace Pact BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

CULTURE

�Para Kanino�? The poet should perform his poems - Lumbera

BY RONALYN V. OLEA

Mulong Sandoval: Revolutionary Poet BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Valentine: A Heartless Month for Tuition Payers BY NOEL GODINEZ

Log Ban Hurts Asin�s Famous Woodcarvers By Lyn V. Ramo and Marlon Gomarcho

LABOR WATCH

'No Union, No Strike Policy' is Tearing Cavite Workers Apart

BY DENNIS ESPADA

RP�s Oldest Power Coop Saddled with Huge Debts, Mismanagement

By Gilbert Pacificar and Jetty Ayop-Ohaylan

Presidential Idolatry and the Constitution By Sen. Aquilino Pimentel

Apocalypse Now! How Mankind is Sleepwalking to the End of the Earth

By Geoffrey Lean

alternative reader no. 105

On the Palestine-Israel Ceasefire

- Hamas, Jihad to Hold Talks with Abbas before Deciding on Attacks
By Arnon Regular

- The real enemy of the Jews By Robert Thompson

- Peace Without Justice By Robert Fisk

Church Leaders, Lumads Gear for Anti-Mining Protests in Mindanao
BY TYRONE VELEZ

Using the Virtual to Discuss Real-World Issues
BY ROWENA CARRANZA-PARAAN

Messages:

- Bulatlat: The People�s Courageous Advocate BY LUIS V. TEODORO

- �The day Bulatlat is no longer needed will be a great day for Philippine media� BY INDAY ESPINA-VARONA

Ang Pang-Ekonomyang Krisis noong 2004 At ang Hinaharap ng Mamamayang Pilipino
NI DR. EDBERTO M. VILLEGAS

Andap Scares Farmers of Little Alaska, Other Benguet Towns
BY JOHNNY FIALEN

The Artemios of Rural High Schools
BY JHONG DELA CRUZ

Cotabato Gov Sends Pastor, 3 Others to Jail
BY TYRONE VELEZ

alternative reader no. 104

- NUJP condemns killing of Damalerio slay witness

- RP-US Mutual Defense Board is accountable for HR abuses � Anakpawis solon

- Cebu inmates� deaths alarm rights watchdog

- Abused nanny in Canada

I. On the elections in iraq

- Reading the Elections By Phyllis Bennis

- What They're Not Telling You About the 'Election' By DAHR JAMAIL

- The Vietnam Turnout Was Good as Well; No amount of spin can conceal Iraqis' hostility to US occupation By Sami Ramadani

II. tightening the pressure on iran

- Next Target: Iran by Richard M Bennett

- Rice Says U.S. Won't Aid Europe on Iran Incentives

BY STEVEN R. WEISMAN, ELAINE SCIOLINO and DAVID E. SANGER

Muzzling the Media

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

COMING SOON: YEAR OF THE ROOSTER

Vol. IV, No. 52 January 30-February 5, 2005

Employer Group�s Doomsday Scenario - a Myth; Militant solon sees House passage of wage hike bill
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Understanding VAT Leads One to Oppose It
BY DANILO ARA�A ARAO

Increased VAT: Unfair Burden to Most Filipinos
BY JOSEPH YU

Appeals court rules: Power Consumers to Get P6.4-Bn Refund
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Ever Increasing Rates from the EPIRA: A closer look at the electric power industry in the Philippines
By Dr. Giovanni Tapang, Engr. Ramon Ramirez, Kim Gargar

MIGRANT WATCH

Filipino Alliance Launched in Canada vs Discrimination, Others
By EDWIN MERCURIO

Fields of Cane, Fields of Struggle: Video Documentary Review of Sa Ngalan ng Tubo
By BOBBY TUAZON

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S WATCH

For Lubuagan and Guinaang tribes: Baguio Now a �No-War� Zone
BY LYN V. RAMO and MARLON GOMARCHO

Notorious Mining Firms in Gov�t Priority List
BY IBON Foundation

Danding Eyes Takeover of Aussie Dairy Firm
BY CAESAR BEN BASAN BARO�A

A Hundred Years after the Noli: The Three Centennial Novels in English
By R. Kwan Laurel

Meningo Scare and the Dying Public Health System
By Community Health Education, Services and Training in the Cordillera Region (Chestcore)

POETRY

The Shadow of Imperialism
By KATRINA

alternative reader no. 103

- Macapagal-Arroyo pressed to intervene in Malaysia

- Hacienda Looc bombing a prelude to Luisita-like carnage?

- 8 of 10 Filipinos thumb down water rate hike

- Soldiers, cops real threat to Luisita strike - KMP

- Environment chief breaks word

I. On the Iraq Elections

- Iraq�s Non-Election
By Robert Jensen and Pat Youngblood

- The Poll Watcher's Guide to the Iraqi Election
By Michael Schwartz

- How Much Power Will the New Iraqi Government Really Have?
By Stephen Zunes

- The Salvador Option By Scott Ritter

II. The Bush Presidency Part 2

- The Scandal Sheet
By Peter Dizikes

- A Statement of Conscience Against War and Repression
By Not in Our Name

- World Media: Bush Inaugural a Jolt
By Jim Bencivenga

- Arabs Say U.S. Rhetoric Rings Hollow By Scott Wilson

- Freedom's New Ring: War on Terror Recast
By Roger Cohen

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

A DYING BREED

JANUARY

Vol. IV, No. 51 January 23-29, 2005

Battleground Gate 1: 78 days � and still on strike

BY DABET CASTA�EDA

The Hazards of Toiling for the Cojuangcos BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Anti-Crime Crusader, RM Awardee, Church Leaders Back Luisita Workers BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

UNITY STATEMENT
KAPITBISIG: A Campaign for Justice to the Victims of the Hacienda Luisita Massacre

In Tacloban: Street Vendors� Cycle of Woes By Maureen Japzon

Arroyo Risking Social Upheaval for Mining Policy
By John Paul E. Andaquig

Culture of Corruption: The Corruption of Culture
By the Concerned Artists of the Philippines

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Akbayan Rep�s Bill Hit: Discriminatory and Anti-Human Rights
BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Power Rates Up by Almost 30% Since Unbundling

BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Medical Schools Rake in Profits � but Health System is in Crisis
By Charles Rai�er C. Marquez

Crisis Under Arroyo Rages On; People Bear the Brunt
BY ROSARIO BELLA GUZMAN

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S WATCH
Ibalois Face Eviction from Ancestral Lands in Camp John Hay
BY LYN V. RAMO

alternative reader no. 102

- 7 of 10 farmers are landless

- Malaca�ang is misleading the public on media killings -- NUJP

- ADB, government partners in corruption -- Anakpawis

- Militant farmers sue MWSS, other agencies

- Beltran slams DoLE on P125 wage hike bill

On the Bush Inaugural

- Dancing the War Away By BOB HERBERT

- Mock Coffins and Jeers as Bush Sworn In By Andy Sullivan

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - Church Fenced In

Vol. IV, No. 50 January 16-22, 2005

No Turning Back: Workers Defy Sto. Tomas� Order BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Luisita Survivors: Ombudsman�s Biggest Group of Complainants
BY DABET CASTA�EDA

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S WATCH
Learning the Indigenous Way of Forest Management BY NARCISO ADDAMO

First Six Months of the 13^th Congress BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

`Corruption is Everywhere� BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Suspected U.S. Colonel Assassin Donato Continente: Free At Last? BY DABET CASTA�EDA

Media Killings Prompt Journalists to Become Activists
BY DANILO ARA�A ARAO

Water Crusader Shot Twice BY KARL G. OMBION

The Empire in the Year 2005 By James Petras

1, 2, 3... El Alto Scores a Knockout Against Suez Company in Water Dispute; A New Victory for the Bolivian People
By Luis A. G�mez

Self-Portrait with Shackles for the Year 2005 By Tom Engelhardt

Bikay�s Call By Terence Krishna Lopez

TULA (POETRY) Ako Ni Elektrokyut ng Anakpawis

alternative reader no. 101

-Tarlac journalists receive death threats

-GMA beso-beso with Meldy irks militants

-Review of �odious� loans sought

-Ration of safe drinking water urged

-CPP demands release of arrested Moros

-The Palestinian Election and the Future of the Israel-Palestine Conflict

-Patronizing the Palestinians By Kathleen Christison

-Elections, But No Democracy By MADRE

-Where is the Bride? By Laurie King-Irani

-Foreknowledge of A Natural Disaster: Washington was aware that a deadly Tidal Wave was building up in the Indian Ocean By Michel Chossudovsky

- Aceh Goes To Heaven! By Andre Vltchek

-Tsunami Relief as a Subterfuge? The Pentagon Scrambles to Reenter its Old Air Base in Thailand By Sirinapha

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Devotion

Vol. IV, No. 49 January 9-15, 2005

Gloria on the Way Down: 8 of 10 Filipinos dissatisfied with President Macapagal-Arroyo BY BULATLAT

�Cojuangcos Can�t Scare Us� � Union Leaders; Church group asks GMA to back workers� demands BY DABET CASTA�EDA

New Rates Increases to Haunt Power Consumers

BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Benguet Corporation Milks Local Miners BY LYN V. RAMO

The Bee Hunters of Lamag BY BELINDA NGIWAS

CULTURE - A River Worth More than a Thousand Films Review of the film, Panaghoy sa Suba |BY JULIE PO

Love, Bound by War Review of the film, Aishite Imasu 1941 |BY JULIE PO

PHOTO ESSAY - Celebrating the Cause BY BARRY OHAYLAN