“It is time to put an end to the more than 40 years of deceptive, anti-farmer, and pro-landlord land reform that is being implemented by the Aquino government.” – KMP
Peasant leaders call for land, justice
Day: March 21, 2013
Iraq, worse off after ten years of US occupation
The 23 years of US intervention in Iraq – the bombing of Iraq in 1990 and the crippling sanctions thereafter, and the 2003 invasion – have brought nothing but hardships and sufferings for the Iraqi people.
Advocates slam suspension of RH Law
“This latest step is just another indication of (the Church’s) refusal to heed the views of a majority of our people. It is sad that the Supreme Court should be instrumental in revoking human rights already claimed by our people under the RH law.” – UP Center for Women’s Studies, UP Law Center Institute of Human Rights
Voters urged to go for pro-RH candidates
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – A coalition of advocates for reproductive health (RH) called on voters to support pro-RH local and national candidates and to shun those against it. Rom Dongeto, executive director of the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development Foundation, Inc. (PLCPD), said Filipinos should protect and defend the gains…
Ordinary folk, advocates call for resumption of formal peace talks
“How could we have peace when our government does not care for the poor?” – urban poor leader
You are not alone*
By PATRICIA LOURDES VIRAY Bulatlat.com MANILA — “Mom, have you heard of the UP Manila student who committed suicide because she couldn’t pay her tuition?” “Yes, I was almost in tears when I saw it in the news. She reminded me of you.” This was the conversation that my mother and I had last March…
Youth, groups mourn Tejada’s death, hold black protest
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“A single death caused by the high cost of Philippine education is one death too many. Something must be done. This week, we need to rewrite history.” – Terry Ridon, president of Kabataan Partylist
Migrants group brands government as ‘biggest human trafficker”
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“With the recent developments, Filipinos in Sabah have become more vulnerable to crackdowns and abuses. This, without doubt, is the direct result of the Aquino government’s defeatist and passive stance on the Sabah issue.” – Migrante Partylist
Election watchdog asks Comelec to prepare for ‘all contingencies,’ after it failed in AES preparations
By MARYA SALAMAT
“With two months to go, there is very little Comelec can do to drastically fix the flawed automated system.” – Fr. Joe Dizon