Tags: Liberalization

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective There seems to be no limits to the depths those who are selling the Filipino people’s sovereignty, identity, and soul would go. Economically, the Aquino government tried to push for amendments to the 1987 Constitution to remove all restrictions to foreign capital and investments. As it is, the government has…

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com The world economic crisis has not yet abated and there is still no recovery in sight even after three years. The governments of the advanced capitalist countries had already spent trillions of dollars in bail out programs, and these have resulted in the sovereign debt crisis, but still, nothing has happened.…

Two doctors, one an advocate of community-based health programs and the other a toxicology expert, said that corporate greed, import liberalization, and the lack of priority given by the government to local food production and to ensuring food safety are to be blamed for the entry of melamine-contaminated products in the country.

Since the start of vegetable importation in 2002, about three-fourths of Benguet farmers have been incurring incomes barely enough to provide for their family’s needs. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY (246 kilometers from Manila) — Since the start of vegetable importation in 2002, about three-fourths of Benguet farmers have…