By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com The phenomenon ended in this latest movie, in the second and final installment of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The final scene in both the book and the movie evoked the sadness of last goodbyes – for us, at least, there’ll be no more new twist to anticipate come the…
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Oil price hikes continue to erode income of drivers
By MARYA SALAMAT
Comparing the local oil prices to that in other countries in the past years, Piston said the local pump prices have risen far more than the amount necessitated by price movements abroad and the peso-dollar exchange rate. The transport group continues to accuse the oil companies of overpricing oil products by “an average at least of P7.50 ($0.17) per liter.”
Under Aquino, Philippine Heart Center further hardens its heart against the poor
By MARYA SALAMAT
Years of slashed budgets have resulted in the severely reduced servicing of indigent patients, the reduced benefits of the hospital employees, and, as health workers fear, the risk of final or formal privatization of the Philippine Heart Center.
US reassurances of support in Spratly’s conflict illusory
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA — Invoking the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) between the Philippines and the US is just “a useless crutch” the Philippines cannot rely on based on US jurisprudence, Bayan Muna’s Satur Ocampo said in a forum held at the University of the Philippines recently, summarizing the discussion of a panel of…
Dissecting a global empire and the US ‘war on terror”
By MARYA SALAMAT
“When the war is being presented as a humanitarian endeavor, then that means that the lie has become the truth.” – Michel Chossudovsky
Leonardo “Ka Ben” Perez, a labor leader up to the end
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – Lung cancer took away one of the labor leaders of progressive Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) Leonardo Perez, 59. Better known as “Ka Ben” in the progressive labor movement, he had clung to hopes of surviving his illness until the very last week of his life, texting other survivors of…
The precarious road to peace and genuine autonomy for the Bangsamoro people
By MARYA SALAMAT
Since the Moro Islamic Liberation Front submitted its draft comprehensive compact in February, the government’s counter-proposal has been highly anticipated, because putting the drafts on the table is expected “to lead to substantive talks,” said the MILF.
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Interview with MILF’s Iqbal on the current MILF-GPH ceasefire, peace talks
Interview with MILF’s Iqbal on the current MILF-GPH ceasefire, peace talks
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA — After their latest round of formal negotiations with the government of the Philippines in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Mohagher Iqbal, chair of the MILF peace panel, talked briefly with bulatlat.com to share his group’s take of the current state of their ongoing peace talks with the Philippine government. Iqbal mainly…
Moro groups slam postponement of ARMM elections
By MARYA SALAMAT
“Saying that the ARMM needs reform and (that these) can only be done when Aquino appoints an OIC [officer-in-charge] is an act of chauvinism by Aquino against the Moro people and the constituents of ARMM.” – Ba Ali Indayla, secretary-general of KAWAGIB.
‘Why is Aquino government suddenly engaging China over Spratlys?’
By MARYA SALAMAT
“It is as clear as day,” declared Terry Ridon, chairman of League of Filipino Students, “that it is only when US interests are served shall it extend assistance to its semi-colony.”
Pacquiao bats for P125 wage hike for workers
By MARYA SALAMAT
“I was once a laborer, too. I have worked at various jobs just to be able to feed my family. I know how it is to work hard and to subsist on meager wages.” – Rep. Manny Pacquiao