By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
The prospect for a peace agreement between the Government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines becomes dimmer as President Aquino accuses the NDFP of issuing ‘impossible demands’ and the NDFP accusing Aquino of laying the groundwork for scuttling the talks.
Mindanao-wide protests against US troops peak in Zambo (Photo courtesy of Patriotiko Mindanao)
By MARYA SALAMAT
Deceptions and misnomers cover the arrival, stay and conduct of US troops in the Philippines, as noted by progressive and patriotic groups who questioned, too, the very pretexts being used to expand US military presence in the country and in the region.
Groups slam sellout to US by Aquino Govt
Soldiers maul protesters of US-RP military exercises
Saturday, April 21, 2012By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com See Also: Soldiers maul protesters of US-RP military exercises Euphemisms increase with US military expansion MANILA — ‘Hypocrite,’ ‘shameless,’ ‘treacherous,’ ‘puppet.’ These are just some of the descriptions hurled at Philippine president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III this week by patriotic Filipino leaders. Holding two Lakbayan (protest caravans), one in Luzon and [...]
Saturday, April 21, 2012By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – Members of progressive youth groups Anakbayan and Gabriela Youth were assaulted in Maguindanao by unidentified military elements on Friday, April 13, during their protest at Camp Siongco where the 6th Infantry Division of the Armed Forces of the Philippines is based. The youth groups’ protest was part of the [...]
Thursday, April 19, 2012LETTER TO THE EDITOR April 18, 2012 This is to clarify the issue of illegal wildlife poaching that sparked the stand-off between the Philippine and Chinese state forces in the heavily contested Scarborough Shoal. It should be clear that the problem is a concern of both the Philippine and Chinese governments, regardless of the still-unresolved [...]
Monday, April 16, 2012By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Amid the impasse in the peace talks between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), another consultant of the NDFP was arrested April 3. Renante Gamara and a companion Santiago Balleta were arrested by armed men in plainclothes in Las [...]
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
By MARYA SALAMAT
While progressive groups welcome the review, they worry about the independence of the committee, the quality of, and its hesitation to share, the data it would be getting, and the limits that it imposes on itself.
By MARYA SALAMAT
As of the latest round of talks, the peace panels of the GPH and MILF are still proceeding from different perspectives and premises, especially on essential points.
By MARYA SALAMAT
Can their semantics circumvent the Constitutional ban on permanent stationing of US troops?
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“It is getting clearer and clearer by the day that the government’s drive to impeach Corona is mainly about Hacienda Luisita…” – Kilusang Mayo Uno
Filipinos join protests against NATO in Chicago, US (Photo by Brett Jelinek / Bulatlat.com)
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