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AnalysisThe Question of Wage IncreasesWith the increases in the prices of rice, bread, pork, electricity, oil, liquid petroleum gas, and other basic commodities, the need for and the urgency of wage increases are no longer debatable. The only question is how and how much. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ( categories: )
More on the Rice Crisis: Profiteering and PovertyIf 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 ( categories: )
Gov’t Data Prove Necessity of Substantial Wage HikeOne only needs to look at government data to see the basis for a substantial wage hike, and one only needs to do simple mathematical computations to prove the anti-poor character of the proposed 10-percent wage hike for government employees. BY DANILO ARAÑA ARAO ( categories: )
Play of Words Do Not Make the Rice Crisis Go AwayThe Arroyo government is again playing with words, as if it would make the rice crisis (which has now reached the level of a food crisis) go away. It claims there is no rice crisis but admits to a rice price crisis. ( categories: )
All About Rights and PoliticsTwo important events concerning human rights are taking place namely, the SC deliberations on the motion for reconsideration filed by the Senate regarding the issue of executive privilege, and the Universal Periodic Review of the human rights record of the Arroyo government by the UNHRC. In both events, the assertion of the people’s rights would and could only be fought in the arena of ( categories: )
The Political Economy of Gross Domestic Product Accounting and the Philippine CaseThe first part of this paper will delve into how the Philippine government has adopted GDP accounting, while the second section will analyze the historical background and ideological basis of this capitalist criterion of development. Finally, alternative methods of measuring development vis-à-vis the GDP will be discussed. BY PROF. EDILBERTO M. VILLEGAS ( categories: )
Missing the Point in the Rice CrisisThe root of the problem that led to the rice crisis, rural backwardness, cannot be solved by sporadic solutions and releases of funds. It would necessitate a reversal of the economic programs and priorities of the government. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ( categories: )
Sana’y Magretiro Na si Manny PacquiaoPara sa mga tunay na traydor at kaaway, kailangan ang eskapismo para mabigyan ng maling konsepto ng pagkakaisa ang mamamayan at mapanatili sila sa kapangyarihan. At dahil nagagamit si Pacquiao at ang kanyang mga laban ay nagiging instrumento ng pambansang pagkalimot, napapanahon na, para sa akin, ang permanenteng niyang pag-alis sa boxing ring. NI DANILO ARAÑA ARAO ( categories: )
A Nation Divided, A Truth ConcealedThe Supreme Court decision upholding the right of CHED Sec. Romulo Neri and Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to invoke executive privilege did not serve the cause of justice and truth. It helped conceal a crime, added to the cracks in the institutions of government, and left the nation more deeply divided. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ( categories: )
Still Hanging in the BalanceWith the current intensification of the political crisis, the growing movement calling for Truth and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s resignation or ouster might still be able to muster enough strength to push the Arroyo government out of Malacañang and mitigate the sufferings it imposed on the Filipino people. ( categories: )
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