By ARNOLD PADILLA
While it is supposed to be based on the Oil Deregulation Law, the executive order mandating the recent price rollback in effect puts into question the wisdom of oil deregulation. Moreover, the oil companies have found a way to offset whatever “losses” they would incur in Luzon due to the EO: by overpricing in the Visayas and Mindanao.
Conclusion If there’s anybody to blame for making farm life in the Ifugao town of Alfonso Lista more and more miserable today, it should be the Arroyo government for its aggressive promotion of GMO in corn production in tandem with the TNC giant Monsanto and the Ayalas, among other corporations. BY FERNANDO BAGYAN AND LULU…
Ni ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO Kulturang Popular Kultura Bulatlat.com Ang bagong mga sityo ng metropolitanismo ay dinidisenyo hindi ni Gloria Arroyo o Bayani Fernando, at least di direkta, kundi ng neoliberalismo. Ito ang pang-ekonomiyang pwersa na ang mga dating publikong serbisyo, mula urban planning, parke at leisure, hospitalisasyon at koleksyon ng basura, ay binibitawan na ng…
By MARYA SALAMAT
Gabriela has come a long way in helping many women and contributing to their empowerment. In the process, Gabriela itself has gained many friends and members. It is now a nationwide alliance of 200 women’s organizations that cut across sectors and regions. It even has allied organizations in other countries.