Vol. 3, No. 43 November 30-December 6, 2003
Bulatlat.com Special Report ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Rights Violations in the Philippines: A Grim Reality
By Dabet Castañeda
Mindanao: Laboratory for State Terror
By Andres Rebana
Related article: Massacre Survivor Paralyzed for Life
By Mars S. Marata
Analysis - Growth as an Indicator of Crisis
By Danilo Araña Arao
Rubbing an Old Wound: Coco farmers file plunder case vs Cojuangco, et al
By Felicisimo H. Manalansan
Blood for Free Trade in Miami: An Analysis of the FTAA 7th Ministerial Meeting on Nov. 16-21, 2003
By Ricco Alejandro M. Santos
News Analysis - ‘Da King’ and the Kingmaker: Movie actor joins race for the Philippine presidency
By Bobby Tuazon
Call for a New Disaster Body Gains Ground By
Alexander Martin Remollino
Mining TNCs' ‘Gold Rush’
By Dennis Espada
A Choice Between Power and Life: House representative calls for a halt to toxic Korean coal-fired power plant
By Karl. G. Ombion and Edgar Cadagat
Negros-wide Transport Strike: Drivers, operators protest 58th oil price hike since 1996
By
Karl G. Ombion
GMA Snubs 20,000 Signatures vs Baguio Casino; Poses in a ‘photo-op’ dialogue
By Lyn
V. Ramo
Vol. 3, No. 42 November 23-29, 2003
Church Groups Hit GMA’s ‘Reconciliation’ Move By Alexander Martin
Remollino
Dissenters in the AFP ranks: Soldiers Form Underground Group
By Rowena Carranza
Joe Burgos’ Final Journey
By Ronalyn V. Olea
Biggest Protestant Group Scores Corruption, U.S. Armed Intervention
By Rowena Carranza
GATS Ruins Third World Health
By Alexander Martin Remollino
Warfare Over Health Care: Foreign doctors, health professionals decry globalization, war on terror By Dennis Espada
LABOR WATCH -
Workers Await Cash-Strapped Christmas; ARMM Workers Monthly Income Short By P18,000 By Danilo Araña Arao
Vegetable Farmers Reap Bitter Pills of Trade Liberalization
By Roy B. Morillo
ALTERNATIVE READER NO. 72 COMPILED BY BULATLAT.COM
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The U.S. Military: Bringing Hope "To Every Corner of the World" By Ben Moxham
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Imperialism - Intensification of the Struggle for a New Re-division of the World By Harpal
Brar
Vol. 3, No. 41 November 16-22, 2003
UN Rights Body Expresses
Concern Over Impunity of Rights Violators; Tells RP to give updates on Kuratong and Eden-Eddie murder cases
By Dabet Castañeda
After two years: Prosecution to File Murder Charges vs Young Journalist’s Killers
By Tyrone A. Velez
Relief NGOs Oppose DND-led Disaster Management Council; Say P370M disaster funds unaccounted for
By Alexander Martin Remollino
U.S. Invasion Forces Face Real War in Iraq
By Bobby Tuazon
Related article:
British Group Puts Iraq Casualty Toll at 21,700 to 55,000; Hard data elusive, doctors' report finds
Trading People’s Health for Corporate Wealth
By Wim de Ceukelaire
Renewed Liberalization and Speculative Drive in Bangkok: An Analysis of the APEC Leaders’ Oct. 18-20 Summit By Ricco Alejandro M. Santos
Primer: Current U.S. Intervention in the Philippines By Bobby Tuazon
Pursue JDF Investigation, Bayan Urges Congress
By Alexander Martin Remollino
Another Ifugao OFW
Needs Urgent Repatriation By Nordis
U.S.
Invasion Forces Face Real War in Iraq By Bobby Tuazon
PHOTO OF THE WEEK - CASTING HOPE ON THE NUMBERS
Courtesy of Council for health and Development/BULATLAT.COM
news at a glance
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Migrante to GMA: ‘genuine jobs’ in the Philippines, not in Kazakhstan
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Discontent on Meralco's refund
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Lucio Tan’s Foremost delays CBA
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HK OFWs ask Consulate to lift protest ban, issue free E-card
Vol.
3, No. 40 November 9-15, 2003
New Anti-Graft Watch Wants Davide Impeachment Stopped; Calls for independent investigation of JDF scam
By Alexander Martin Remollino
Analysis - Hijacked!: How a legitimate issue became a political spectacle By
Bobby Tuazon
Impeachment Reeks of GMA-Cojuangco Collusion - SMC Union
By Alexander Martin Remollino
A Red Day for the Judiciary: Court Employees’ Mass Leave Cripples Negros Courts
By Karl G. Ombion
New Oil Price Hikes to Stir Calls for Deregulation Law’s Repeal
By Danilo Araña Arao
Kipling, the ‘White Man’s Burden,’ and U.S. Imperialism
By the Monthly Review Editors
PHOTO OF THE WEEK - TONGUE OUT By Karl G. Ombion/BULATLAT.COM
DEMOCRATIC SPACE - Fight for People’s Health; Defeat U.S. Imperialism!
By Darby Santiago, MD, Health Alliance for Democracy
news at a glance
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Bayan urges VFA review, U.S. troops’ probe
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OFWs’ “passport to slavery”
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Bayan scores Filipino troops deployment in Liberia, Iraq
Vol. 3, No. 39 November 2-8, 2003
New Watchdog to Press 10 Graft Cases vs Arroyo Gov't By
Alexander Martin Remollino
Cordillera Rice Production Vanishing, Indigenous Farmers Bare By
Nordis
Human Rights Volunteers are Also Victims of Summary Killings; 260 Persons Died in Extra-Judicial Executions Under Macapagal-Arroyo
By Alexander Martin Remollino
A Post-All Saints’ Day Photo Essay By Rowena Carranza
Part I: Unequal, Dead or Alive
Part II: Living on the Dead
Benguet Farmers Besieged by Imported Flowers; Urge gov’t to stop importation
By Nordis
13 Years on the Road for a Cause By Karl G. Ombion
Indigenous Peoples Watch - Subanen Chiefs Want IPRA Scrapped
By Elmer D. Sagbigsal
Marxism and the Race/Class Problematic: A Re-Articulation
By E. San Juan, Jr.
Twisting the Past to Justify Present By Paul Kramer
PHOTO OF THE WEEK - THE GREAT EQUALIZER By Rowena Carranza/BULATLAT.COM
news at a glance
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20 years of women militancy
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FBI hunt of JI denounced
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Gov’t urged to act on child abuse in jail
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AFP lies to hide shame—NPA
ALTERNATIVE READER NO. 71 COMPILED BY BULATLAT.COM
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The Other Casualties By Jonathan Darman
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Car Bomb Kills 4 in Fallujah By Slobodan Lekic
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US Soldiers to America: Bring Us Home Now Interviews by Jay Shaft
The Axis of Oil: How a Plan for the World's Biggest
Pipeline Threatens to Wreak Havoc
By Philip Thornton and Charles