6 Students Nabbed, Teacher Hurt in Rally Dispersal

admin — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:43:00 -0500

POSTED BY BULATLAT
January 31, 2008 - 12:43pm

Six students were arrested while 24 others -- including a teacher -- were injured after police dispersed a rally against what a Malacañang-led education summit.

Repeal of RVAT on Oil Sought

admin — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:12:46 -0500

BY EMILY VITAL
Bulatlat
January 29, 2008 - 3:11pm

Bayan Muna (People First) representatives filed today House Bill No. 3442 seeking the exemption of oil from the 12-percent restructured value-added tax (RVAT).

Groups Hit Energy Summit Framework

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:24:37 -0500

BY EMILY VITAL
Bulatlat
January 29, 2008 - 12:21pm

A Stone Picker’s Life

admin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:06:10 -0500

At 2 p.m., when everyone is resting from the morning work of picking luna stones, Mang Mario Islao continues to meticulously search the shores of Brgy. Barrientos Luna, La Union for faded colored stones under the blinding heat of the sun.

BY JAHRYLL GONATO/NORDIS
Contributed to Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 50, January 27-February 2, 2008

Illegal Recruitment, Abuses, and Localization of Hiring Burden OFWs

admin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:05:21 -0500

BY AUBREY MAKILAN
Bulatlat
MIGRANT WATCH
Vol. VII, No. 50, Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2008

LP 2010 Presidentiable Proposes Suspension of VAT on Oil as Cushion vs Price Hikes

admin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:02:16 -0500

Asserting that the repeal of the controversial oil deregulation law is a long and complicated process, Liberal Party’s top presidential contender and incumbent Sen. Mar Roxas over the weekend instead proposed Senate Bill No. 1962 suspending the 12-percent Value-Added Tax (VAT) imposed on oil to cushion impact of sharp increases in the prices of petroleum products worldwide.

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PHOTO ESSAY: FQS Activists Reclaim Mendiola

admin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:47:29 -0500

BY DABET CASTAÑEDA
Bulatlat
PHOTO ESSAY
Vol. VII, No. 50, Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2008

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Before Energy Summit: Groups Push for People’s Alternatives

admin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:46:12 -0500

Multisectoral formation People’s Unity against Oil Price Hikes and the progressive umbrella organization Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan or New Patriotic Alliance) presented the people’s alternatives to the rising oil prices at a forum at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Jan. 26.

BY EMILY VITAL
Bulatlat

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Roxas: Suspension of VAT on Oil is Relief for the Poor

admin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:40:23 -0500

Sen. Manuel "Mar" Roxas III said that suspending the Value-Added Tax on oil products will give relief to the poor at the forum "People's Response to the Rising Oil Prices," Jan. 26, at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City.

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Penomenon ng Pag-akyat ng Billboard

admin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:25:19 -0500

Madalas itong mangyari at mabasa, at kakatwa, sa pagkapangulo ni Gloria Macapal-Arroyo ito nagaganap. Maraming bilang ng mamamayan sa Metro Manila ay umaakyat ng billboard. May prinoproblema sila, kinakayang umakyat mag-isa sa billboard na sinasampayan ng higanteng tarpaulin, matatanaw ng dumadaan, susuyuin ng pulis, inuulat ng media na may sayad, at bababa kundi man patalon.

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Soiled Program: The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program’s Destined Failure

admin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:23:27 -0500

Notwithstanding CARP’s goal of land redistribution, full land ownership has continued to decline, owing to the intensification of tenancy and lease arrangements.

BY ALAYSA TAGUMPAY E. ESCANDOR
Philippine Collegian
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 50, January 27-February 2, 2008

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Bukas, May-nilad!

admin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:22:49 -0500

(Komunikasyon Mula Sa Pusod ng Imperyo)

NI E. SAN JUAN, JR.*
Inilathala ng Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 50, January 27-February 2, 2008

Mula kay Ka Alegria, pasalubong ang cancion ng sosyalistang pakikibaka
sa Venezuela, kalugod-lugod na balitang ipinaabot mo bilang balik-bayan-

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Removing Vat on Oil to Give Relief to Greater Number of Filipinos

admin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:22:01 -0500

Removing the VAT on oil would stimulate economic activity through savings to consumers on their fuel bills. It is estimated that without the 12 percent VAT, oil pump prices would go down by P4 ($0.098 at an exchange rate of $1=P 40.80) per liter and LPG by P60 ($1.47) per 11-kg cylinder.

BY IBON Foundation
Posted by Bulatlat

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RP Call Centers, OFWs to be Hit Worst by U.S. Slowdown

admin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:20:48 -0500

Call centers and overseas Filipino workers, both lauded by the Arroyo government as economic winners, are seen to be the worst hit by an anticipated U.S. recession and general slowdown in the world economy.

BY IBON FOUNDATION
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 50, January 27-February 2, 2008

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Travel for Health: A Sell-out of Philippine Health Care

admin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:20:01 -0500

Medical tourism is but one form of globalization of health care – foreign doctors, foreign owned hospitals and medical facilities catering to foreign clients: a sell-out of the country’s health care system to foreign big business that spells government abandonment of its responsibility to provide much needed health services to the people.

BY PHILIP PARAAN

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Pulitika at Peligro ng Agresibong Pagmamaneho

admin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:19:49 -0500

Hindi man katanggap-tanggap ang klase ng pagmamanehong maaaring makaabala o makadisgrasya sa iba, kailangan ding isaisip ang panlipunang kalagayang nagtutulak sa mga drayber na gawin ang sa tingin nila’y nararapat para lang kumita. Sa madaling salita, may konteksto ang anarkiyang nakikita sa mga lansangan, at may dahilan ang desperasyong nakikita sa agresibong paghawak sa manibela.

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‘I Turn a Bad Thing into a Good Thing’ – Sison

admin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:18:04 -0500

NDFP chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison’s listing as a “foreign terrorist” in 2002 brought about the suspension of his benefits and pension, and restrictions on his right to travel. “But I turn a bad thing into a good thing,” he said.

BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 50, January 27-February 2, 2008

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A Philippine University

admin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:16:31 -0500

Its doors' being open to as many Filipinos as possible is a major factor in its lead as an educational institution. But there's also the fact that as a state university, UP's educating the poor would seem to be a considerable part of its mandate.

BY LUIS V. TEODORO
Vantage Point / Business World
Posted by Bulatlat

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DOLE Assumes Jurisdiction on UC Strike; Union calls move suppression of constitutional rights

admin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:16:16 -0500

The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) issued an order Monday assuming jurisdiction for compulsory arbitration over the labor conflict between the University of the Cordilleras’ (UC) employees’ union and the management.

BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW
Northern Dispatch
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 50, January 27-February 2, 2008

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A Trip Well Worth the Effort for Ilocos Region Peasants

admin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:15:03 -0500

The Lakbayan gave us renewed strength to continue on fighting for our land in the knowledge that we are not alone in the struggle and in fact, one with the majority of the people,” said Zaldy Alfiler, a farmer from Ilocos and secretary general of Solidarity of Peasants Against Exploitation.

BY ZOFIA LEAL
Bulatlat

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ARCHIVES

6 Students Nabbed, Teacher Hurt in Rally Dispersal

Repeal of RVAT on Oil Sought

Groups Hit Energy Summit Framework

A Stone Picker’s Life

Illegal Recruitment, Abuses, and Localization of Hiring Burden OFWs

LP 2010 Presidentiable Proposes Suspension of VAT on Oil as Cushion vs Price Hikes

PHOTO ESSAY: FQS Activists Reclaim Mendiola

Before Energy Summit: Groups Push for People’s Alternatives

Roxas: Suspension of VAT on Oil is Relief for the Poor

Penomenon ng Pag-akyat ng Billboard

Soiled Program: The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program’s Destined Failure

Bukas, May-nilad!

Removing Vat on Oil to Give Relief to Greater Number of Filipinos

RP Call Centers, OFWs to be Hit Worst by U.S. Slowdown

Travel for Health: A Sell-out of Philippine Health Care

Pulitika at Peligro ng Agresibong Pagmamaneho

‘I Turn a Bad Thing into a Good Thing’ – Sison

A Philippine University

DOLE Assumes Jurisdiction on UC Strike; Union calls move suppression of constitutional rights

A Trip Well Worth the Effort for Ilocos Region Peasants