LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com MANILA, Philippines – This time it is two for the blockade against Cuba, as the association of nations passes a resolution asking for an end to US blockade, as presented for the 19th time by this island-state. The Cuban Embassy to the Philippines, in a statement last Wednesday, said the isolation…
Month: October 2010
Salungguhit: Clean Your Own Backyard
Clean Your Own Backyard
The Far Right’s Secret Slush Fund to Keep Fear Alive
Koch Footprints Lead to Political Powder Keg By PAM MARTENS http://www.counterpunch.org/ Posted by (Bulatlat.com) A secretive libertarian nonprofit with ties to Charles Koch bankrolled what was widely perceived to be a fear mongering effort to throw the Presidential election to Senator John McCain in 2008. Until now, where the money came from has been a…
Obama’s Hawkish Policy in India
By FARZANA VERSEY www.counterpunch.org Posted by Bulatlat.com The most telling aspect of Barack Obama’s trip to India in early November is his planned visit to all the sites targeted in the Mumbai attacks of November 28, 2008. He will also stay at the Taj Hotel. Commentators have been quick to gloat that this move will…
Hikes in Toll Fees, Mass Transit Fares a Consequence of Public-Private Partnerships
By MARYA SALAMAT
President Benigno Aquino III boldly declared during his first State of the Nation Address that public-private partnerships would be the solution to the government’s lack of funds and the need to develop the country’s infrastructure. But at whose expense?
Sa Loob at Labas ng Facebook
Ni GLENN FORD B. TOLENTINO Nakaprograma tayong isilang ng sistematikong matris ng kompyuter dito sa google earth. Binibinyagan tayo sa ngalan ng yahoo, twitter o facebook [Walang lalabag sa atas ng eletronika] Mga sanggol wari tayong inaaral ang ligoy-propaganda ng unang hakbang sa hinaharap? Ginagagap natin ang lingguwaheng inaalok ng Kapitalismo sa loob ng laboratoryo.…
Tulak ng bibig, kabig ng dibdib (para sa Morong 43)
Ni RICHARD GAPPI Nanawagan ngayon si Pangulong Noynoy Aquino na palayain na si Aung San Suu Kyi, ang halal na pangulo at lider ng Kilusang Demokrasya sa bansang Burma na inagawan ng kalayaan at ikinulong ng militar matapos ang kudeta at itatag ang junta. Reaksyon ng pamunuang militar: “Pag-aaralan pa po natin.” Sa Filipinas, halos…
After Signing a New CBA With Workers, Japanese Company Suddenly Announces Shutdown
By BULATLAT LAGUNA– Barely two days after the signing of a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the Japanese-owned Keihin Philippines Corporation threatened Oct 29 to shutdown operations in its factory in Laguna Technopark Incorporated (LTI) in Biñan, Laguna. That morning, company president Akihiro Takahashi talked to the workers from the production area at the factory…
Show Basis for Toll Hikes – Transport Groups
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com The suspension of the toll fee hike in South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) is a “temporary victory of the protests being lodged against it by motorists and the Filipino people,” George San Mateo, secretary general of alliance of drivers and operators Piston said as the Toll Regulatory Board’s (TRB) meeting ended Wednesday…
Military Terrorizes Batangas Community, Forcibly Recruits Minors to Join Paramilitary
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
A minor’s refusal to join the CAFGU resulted in him being beaten up and threatened by soldiers. And he is not alone in his ordeal.
Broad Alliance Bats for Zero Toll Fee Increase, Govt Takeover and Subsidy of Toll Roads
By MARYA SALAMAT
Leaders and representatives of commuters, drivers, workers, transport workers and transport operators including pier-based truckers and bus companies, an association of independent oil companies and a legal expert banded together to oppose the impending toll fee hike.