BY BULATLAT The Promotion of Church People’s Response (PCPR) welcomed the latest pronouncement of five members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). In their statement, the CBCP said corruption is a social and moral cancer. They said, “In response to the global economic crisis and the pitiful state of our country, the…
Month: October 2008
Asian Peasant Group Hits Planned G20 Summit
BY BULATLAT A coalition of Asian peasant groups has criticized the White House’s invitation to the Philippines to host the Group of Twenty (G20) economic summit on Nov. 15, 2008 supposedly to “discuss the current global economic and financial problems that are affecting the world.” The G20 members are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France,…
Fil-Am Activists Support Filipino Eviction Resister in CA
BY BULATLAT An organization of US-based Filipino activists has expressed its support for a Filipino homeowner in San Diego, California who has chained herself to her home of 20 years after being issued an eviction order by the San Diego Sheriff’s Department. Like many property owners in the United States, June Reyno is part of…
Thousands of Migrants Rally against GFMD
BY BULATLAT At least 5,000 migrant workers from different parts of the globe under the banner of the International Migrants Alliance (IMA) held a rally in Manila today to protest the opening of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD). The protesters converged along Quirino Ave. around 10 a.m. and marched toward the direction…
Free Labor Lawyer – Int’l Human Rights Group
BY BULATLAT New York-based Human Rights Watch has called on Philippine authorities to immediately release labor lawyer Atty. Remigio Saladero. Saladero, legal counsel of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU-May First Movement) was arrested October 23 by combined elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Military Intelligence Group of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.…
Bananas, Anyone?
Bananas, Anyone? This man has a different way of selling his goods. He imitates the hand of a Sto. Nino beside him, believing that luck would come to him in these difficult times.
(Photo by >RAYMUND VILLANUEVA /Bulatlat.com)
Ang Pelikula bilang Pabaong Amerikano at Inobasyong Filipino
Ang kasaysayan ng pelikulang Filipino, dulot ng simulain at pabaong ng Amerikanong kolonialismo, ay kasaysayan ng politika at politikal na ideolohiya. Ang isa ring ginawa ng postwar na pamamayagpag at pagiging global na dominant ng Hollywood films ay dalawang bagay: una, panghinain ang lokal na industriya ng maraming bansa, kasama ang Pilipinas sa huling bahagi…
Int’l Mission: Off-shore Mining Violates Fisherfolk’s Right to Food and Livelihood
An international fact-finding body, which recently visited communities affected by the off-shore oil and gas exploration along the Cebu-Bohol strait, revealed that the exploration would be detrimental to the livelihood of the fisherfolks in the area. BY RITCHE T. SALGADO Contributor Bulatlat An international fact-finding body, which recently visited communities affected by the offshore oil…
Mining Town Folk Fear More Landslides, Ask Bishop to Intercede
Fearing another landslide, some 300 residents of nearby Itogon, Benguet appealed for Roman Catholic Bishop Carlito Cenzon’s intervention and assistance to cause the immediate suspension of all mining activities in the area where16 indigenous miners were trapped in a tunnel last month. BY LYN V. RAMO REGIONS Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246…
Int’l Group Bats for Phase Out of Mercury in Hospitals
In a forum, October 15 at the St. Louis University (SLU) Hospital of the Sacred Heart, Faye Ferrer of the Health Care Without Harm (HCWH)-Southeast Asia Program Office for Mercury said that there are substantial reasons for the phase out of the use of mercury in hospitals such as it being an occupational hazard and…
Message of Solidarity to the International Assembly of Migrants and Refugees
BY PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON Chairperson, International Coordinating Committee International League of Peoples’ Struggle DEMOCRATIC SPACE On behalf of the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS), I wish to convey warmest militant greetings of solidarity to all the delegations now convened in this International Assembly of Migrants, Refugees and Advocates. I congratulate all the organizers,…