Is the government merely tinkering with figures on poverty and economic growth, or is it honestly and sincerely trying to achieve real economic goals? By SATUR C. OCAMPO / bulatlat.com
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To Attain Development and End Poverty, the People Must Intensify the Struggle Against Imperialist Exploitation and Plunder
By PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON Chairperson International League of Peoples’ Struggle Bulatlat.com 20 September 2010 From September 20-22, 2010, the United Nations is hosting the largest gathering of heads of state since the Millennium Summit in the year 2000 when 189 world leaders made pious pledges to reaffirm the principles and values of the UN…
Indigenous Peoples Call for Review of IPRA, Other Laws Affecting Their Communities
By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com MANILA — A review of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA), a mining moratorium and to put a stop to the counterinsurgency program Oplan Bantay Laya (OBL) became the rallying calls for more than 200 delegates representing the country’s 14 million indigenous peoples from more than ten regions in the…