While the poor try everything from skipping meals to walking hours to the workplace just to cope with the economic crisis, all the government does is to distribute dole outs. BY THE CENTER FOR TRADE UNION AND HUMAN RIGHTS Posted by Bulatlat.com Vol. VIII, No. 27, August 10-16, 2008 Rosa, 55, is a garment worker…
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Two-year old Hospitalized after Eating Rice with MSG as Viand
While the island of Negros is known as the land of sugar, many of its people are suffering from hunger and poverty. A two-year old boy ate the meal prepared by his sister, rice with monosodium glutamate or MSG, because there was no salt. After a few hours, he was rushed to a hospital and…
Arroyo Gov’t Destroying Peace, Causing Poverty in Mindanao – Solon
BY BULATLAT Posted 4:53 p.m., July 29, 2008 Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo admitted in her State of the Nation Address (SONA) yesterday her government’s failure to alleviate poverty in Mindanao due to the ‘endless conflict in the island.’ But a congresswoman from Davao attributed poverty to the Arroyo government itself. In a statement, Gabriela Women’s Party…
Hunger and Poverty, Dissatisfaction, and Absence of Justice Reveal the True State of the Nation
Widespread hunger and poverty, broad dissatisfaction, and the absence of justice belie any claim of accomplishments that the Arroyo government is hard-selling on the people. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS Vol. VIII, No. 25, July 27-August 2, 2008 Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo would be delivering the 7th State of the Nation Address (SONA) of her administration on…
More on the Rice Crisis: Profiteering and Poverty
If there is no shortage, locally and internationally, and no compelling reason for the increases in rice prices and yet it is happening then somebody is making a hefty profit out of it at the expense of the majority of the Filipino people. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 12, April 27 –…
7 Out of 10 See Themselves Poor
Many Filipinos also have trouble looking for jobs, paying bills Seven out of ten Filipinos believe that they are poor, according to the results of the latest IBON nationwide survey. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 4, February 24-March 1, 2008 Seven out of ten Filipinos believe that they are poor, according…
Most Filipinos Poorer in 2006 Compared to 2003
BY EARL VICTOR ROSERO DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 2, February 10-16, 2008 The final results of the latest Family Income and Expenditure Survey (2006 FIES) were released recently (January 11, 2008 ). A close look at the disclosed details reveals several significant facts which prove that the economic growth of the…
Grains of Truth: Food Producers Suffer Hunger, Poverty
“Kawitang palakol” and “gawat” are terms that refer to times when food is scarce, usually the weeks before harvest season when the farmers have spent all their money on fertilizers and pesticides and harvest time is still far away. The considerable increases in the prices of farm inputs and terribly low price of palay ((unmilled…
Gloria, Resign!:Thousands Mark Peasant Day vs Landlessness, Poverty, Hunger
The age-old issues affecting the peasantry – landlessness, hunger and poverty – were expectedly the main issues at the rally in observance of Peasant Day last Oct. 21. The protest action, however, also became an occasion to air the growing demand for the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat.com “She assumed…