It’s the storm of protests against ASEAN and Con-Ass and not Typhoon Seniang that led to the postponement of the summit, cause-oriented groups in Cebu say. By Emily Vital Bulatlat.com CEBU CITY – Organizers of counter-ASEAN conferences here believe that the real reason behind the postponement of the regional association’s summit of leaders is not…
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Progressive Solon Calls for Vigilance amid Postponement of Con-Ass
Congress should not waste time locked up on the contentious proposal for a Con-Ass as there are more pressing issues that should be addressed, an activist congressman says. By Bulatlat.com Rep. Crispin Beltran of Anakpawis (toiling masses) party-list called Dec. 9 the postponement of the convening of the controversial Constituent Assembly “a victory for the…
Chacha will Make Impeachment Impossible, Lawyer Says
The constitutional amendments being pushed by the administration camp at the House of Representatives will make impeachment impossible, the spokesperson of a broad-based group of lawyers, paralegals, and law students says. He also said convening Congress into a constituent assembly to amend or revise the Constitution without the Senate is tantamount to usurpation of authority…
Cha Cha is about Political Survival
The political crisis now cannot be solved by the shift to a parliamentary system with Macapagal-Arroyo and her allies imposing themselves upon the Filipino people. The Filipino people need less of them, not more. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Against all odds, the Macapagal-Arroyo administration and its allies in the House of Representatives are ramming through…
Cha Cha is about Political Survival
The political crisis now cannot be solved by the shift to a parliamentary system with Macapagal-Arroyo and her allies imposing themselves upon the Filipino people. The Filipino people need less of them, not more. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat Against all odds, the Macapagal-Arroyo administration and its allies in the House of Representatives are ramming through…
Nicole Rape Trial Highlights U.S. Defense Pacts’ Threat to RP Sovereignty
The impending verdict in the trial of four U.S. servicemen for the alleged rape of “Nicole” should be an occasion to reflect on how defense agreements with the U.S. infringe on the country’s sovereignty. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat.com The impending verdict in the trial of four U.S. servicemen for the alleged rape of…
Desperate Times
People simply do not buy repeated hectoring by the President and her allies that charter change will bring the country to paradise and news that she is sick generates further expectations for her to step down. The survival options for the besieged President have simply depreciated. BY THE POLICY STUDY, PUBLICATION AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM, CENTER…
Martial Law and Back
In six years, the Arroyo administration has reversed the gains of the Filipino people, no matter how small, when it toppled the Marcos fascist dictatorship. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com It has been a little more than 20 years since the Filipino people toppled the dictatorship through a People Power uprising. With the euphoria felt by…
Radio Plugs to Educate Women on Their Rights, End Violence
Women’s groups are resorting to more creative forms of getting their message across. There are currently radio plugs that seek to shed light on various issues confronting women today. BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN Bulatlat.com Liz Almoro, Willie Revillame’s wife, is said to be undergoing therapy for battered wife syndrome. Almoro recently filed for the annulment…
Rights Abuses Intensify in Cebu
Progressive organizations based in Cebu City decried the overkill in the security preparations for the coming ASEAN Summit. “Frantic preparations for the upcoming ASEAN Summit in Cebu have thrown the provincial government in a militarist state of panic,” said lawyer Alfonso Cinco, chairperson of Karapatan-Cebu. BY EMILY VITAL Bulatlat.com Progressive organizations based in Cebu City…
ASEAN and the U.S. Agenda in Asia
With the onset of the “war on terror” and the increasing political and economic importance of ASEAN to the whole of Asia and the Pacific, the U.S. appears to be out to increasingly use the organization as a region-wide mechanism for meeting its objectives in the sub-region and beyond BY SONNY AFRICA IBON Foundation Posted…