By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Professor Judy Taguiwalo of the University of the Philippines made an urgent appeal through Facebook on behalf of two women political detainees, from among the Morong 43, who are pregnant but still languishing in jail at Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan. “As a former detainee during the…
Day: July 24, 2010
NPAs Unfazed by Soldier Imports from Luzon
By CHERYLL D. FIEL Davao Today Posted by: Bulatlat.com MACO, COMPOSTELA VALLEY – Communist guerillas who captured and released three soldiers and a militiaman in Compostela Valley in June scoffed at the deployment of more government troops from Luzon. Anvil Guinto, spokesman of the NPA’s Crucifino Uballas Command, called the arriving soldiers “blind” because they…
‘Stop E-Passport Fees Increase, Probe Anomalous Contract’ – Migrante
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — The largest OFW group urged President Benigno S. Aquino III to stop the increase of the e-passport fees in the light of allegations of corruption in the procurement contract by the Department of Foreign Affairs. “We thought that there would no longer be any corruption,” Migrante Internatonal…
Mother of OFW Killed in Kish Island Recollects Good and Sad Memories of Her Son
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Perlita Carmen, 55, considers Mark Lloyd as the sweetest and most thoughtful among her five children. And every time she recalls that fateful day when Mark left to work abroad, Perlita feels like crumbling to death. It was her last memory of her son who was “full…
ILPS Condemns US and ROK FOR Anti-DPRK Provocations As Attack on Korean Sovereignty and Peace in East Asia
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison Chairperson, International Coordinating Committee International League of Peoples’ Struggle The International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) hereby condemns in the strongest terms the US and its South Korean puppet government for a crescendo of provocations against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). These provocations constitute an attack on the…
From Corporate Bailouts To Austerity Measures: Shifting Further The Burden Of Crisis To The People
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison Chairperson, International League of Peoples’ Struggle July 7, 2010 Since 2008 the major capitalist powers have wantonly used public money to bail out the big banks and corporations, thus allowing these to show profits on their balance sheets and to conjure the false illusion of recovery in financial markets but…
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Nothing Personal
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise Posted by Bulatlat The controversy over the possible appointment of former Akbayan party list Representative Loretta Ann Rosales as Chair of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) merits closer scrutiny. Apart from the importance of appointing a new chairperson who can carry on the outstanding work left behind by Atty. Leila…
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Aurora Farmers Ask Aquino to Stop Ecozone Project, Pull Out Military
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Residents of Casiguran municipality, Aurora province are urging President Benigno Aquino III to stop the development of Aurora Ecozone, which they said had resulted in human-rights violations. A vocal critic of the project survived an attack last June 26. At around 2 a.m. that day, unidentified men fired…
News in Pictures: Group Slams Worsening Water Crisis, Privatization
Members of the group under the Water for the People Network (WPN) trooped to the office of the Metropolitian Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to urge the agency to immediately address the current water crisis in Metro Manila. They said that the failure of MWSS to ensure the provision of clean, adequate and affordable water supply and service in the region is due to privatization.
Benjie Oliveros | No Honeymoon in a Crisis
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com MANILA — President Benigno Aquino III was quoted last week complaining that he is not being given a “honeymoon” by the media as criticisms are starting to come his way. The very first executive order of his administration received flak for being legally inappropriate; the conflicts of interest in his…