MANILA – Progressive groups and netizens expressed disgust over what they branded as “early politicking” of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and his allies amid the massive devastation caused by floods. Official Malacanang photographs show Aquino on board a military truck with Akbayan spokeswoman Risa Hontiveros, Aurora Rep. Sonny Angara, Technical Education and Skills Development…
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Flood victims cannot accept Aquino’s excuses–CPP
Press Release August 9, 2012 The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today expressed its deepest sympathies to the hundreds of thousands of victims of the floods that inundated wide swathes of the National Capital Region and residential and commercial areas and agricultural lands in Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog and caused grave hardships to…
Freeze prices amid disaster, Aquino told
By MARYA SALAMAT
“For humanitarian consideration, it is appropriate that the government restrain all price hikes at this point.” — Anakpawis
SONA 2012: Reporting housekeeping and half-truths
By SONNY AFRICA/IBON Foundation
In closing the 2012 SONA, President Aquino asked rhetorically: “Isn’t the agenda for change moving forward?” Unfortunately after two years, there is clearly no fundamental change and no systematic economic reforms taking place.
‘Filipinos, environment in greater peril under Aquino’s neoliberal policies’ — green groups
By MARYA SALAMAT
“It is high time to call a spade a spade: the Aquino government has demonstrated that it can no longer meet even the minimum demands of the Filipino people for environmental protection and the wise utilization of natural resources towards people-oriented development and industrialization.” – Kalikasan Partylist
‘Send Gloria Arroyo back to jail’
‘Send Gloria Arroyo back to jail’ (Photo courtesy of Anakpawis Partylist / Bulatlat.com)
How to gauge Aquino’s third state of the nation address
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com The reactions to President Benigno Aquino III’s third state of the nation address are very varied. Of course, the Aquino government and its allies from the Liberal and Nacionalista parties are expected to praise it to high heavens. But other political figures did so as well. Former president Joseph Estrada called…
Rights activists slam ‘impunity’
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“And so this is justice under Aquino – torturers are given plum positions in the military, and the rich, powerful and notorious human rights violators like Palparan and Arroyo are mockingly free as preying vultures.” – Karapatan
Southern Tagalog, Central Luzon march vs land grabbing, militarization
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – They braved the heavy downpour and then the extreme heat to air their grievances. Some 1,000 protesters from Southern Tagalog, under the banner of the local chapter of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) and Save Bondoc Peninsula Movement held a three-day Lakbayan (people’s march) from San Pedro, Laguna to…
Students protest ‘darker days’ under Aquino
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“Ever since he [Aquino] came to power, the education crisis has only worsened.” – National Union of Students of the Philippines
Pnoy memes at posibilidad ng pagbabalikwas
Ni ROLAND B. TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Bugbog si Pnoy ng memes. I-type ang “noynoy aquino funny” sa Google Image search, at matutunghayan ang napakaraming imahen ng pag-take on mga tao’t organisasyon ng pangulo, ginagawang kabaligtaran ang isinasaad nito. Mula sa makapangyarihan, matuwid, marangal, at presidential tungo sa walang lubos na kapangyarihan, tamad, hindi nag-iisip ng matwid,…