By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“In Durban, it’s time for governments to listen to the people, not the polluting corporations.” – Greenpeace
US sabotaging UN climate talks in South Africa – environmental groups
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With demolition threats, no Christmas for urban poor
With demolition threats, no Christmas for urban poor
(Photos by Janess Ann J. Ellao)
Urban poor in Quezon City remain vigilant over demolition threats
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Urban poor residents living along BIR road in Quezon City remain vigilant after a recent demolition threat in their community. “We were informed that a demolition team would arrive in our community (last Nov. 28) to demolish the so-called illegal structures. But what surprised us was the…
Likely collapse of LCMC tailings dam walls spooks Benguet folks
By ALMA B. SINUMLAG NORTHERN DISPATCH BANGUED, Abra – Residents of Mankayan, Benguet who attended the Benguet, Abra, Mt. Province, Ilocos Sur (BAMPIS) Mining Summit held here expressed fears that the plan of Goldfields Far South East to build additional walls to the tailings dam 5A mean there are more mine tailings to expect on…
Mine-affected communities mine their experiences at opposing large-scale mining
By ALMA B. SINUMLAG NORTHERN DISPATCH BAGUED, Abra – “I am very glad to see many people here. It means that we are not the only ones fighting against corporate mining.” This is how Dominga Gaspar, member of the Barangay Council of Gambang, Bakun, Benguet, started her testimony at the Benguet, Abra, Mt. Province, Ilocos…
Luisita farm workers hold assembly, call for immediate land distribution
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Somehow, we see justice for our martyrs who struggled hard for this day to come.” – Lito Bais, Unyon ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura
Aquino acting as spokesperson of Hacienda Luisita – Pamalakaya
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“The value of the hundreds of thousands of tons of Luisita sugar comes from the labor of the farmers and the mill workers. Without them, the Hacienda would have remained a vacant lot.The farmers have already paid for their lands many times over.” – Anakbayan
Cotton candy at amorphous na gitnang uring buhay
Ni ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Sa workshop ng Malate literary journal, ang makatang si Allan Popa ang matulaing nagsalin ng cotton candy (paksa ng tulang wino-workshop) bilang “minatamis na hangin.” Mayroon itong dalawang lebel ng pagpapakahulugan: ang ordinaryong hangin bilang pahimagas, at ang extraordinaryong aksyon na patamisin ang hangin. Iniisip kong patungkol ang imahen ng…
Demolisyon
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Morong 43 pushes court to act on their case against Arroyo
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Health workers who sued former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for human rights violations are dismayed at what they described as the slow pace of the local court handling the case. Six of the Morong 43, or the 43 health workers arrested on February 6, 2010 and detained for ten…
Kin of slain N.Luzon journalists urge Aquino to act on media killings
By ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY – Relatives of journalists killed in the Ilocos and Cordillera regions supported the call for President Benigno S. Aquino III’s administration to work faster towards the achievement of justice especially for the victims of the Ampatuan massacre. The massacre on November 23, 2009 claimed the lives of…