Slideshow: 41 Years of People’s War
Slideshow: 41 Years of People's War
Slideshow: 41 Years of People’s War
POSTS FOR "Month: December 2009"
Labor in 2009: Joblessness, Rights Violations, Violence Confronted Filipino Workers
Labor in 2009: Joblessness, Rights Violations, Violence Confronted Filipino Workers
By MARYA SALAMAT
The year 2009 began, ended and paved the way to 2010 with the festering problem of joblessness for millions of Filipinos. The global financial crisis only revealed the stark reality of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s inherently flawed job-generation strategies. The Arroyo regime fell short of its employment target. Worse, thousands of jobs, especially in the export industry, were "massacred" in 2009 even as unionists faced violence, intimidation and murder.
Labor Migration in 2009: A Terrible Year to Be an OFW
Labor Migration in 2009: A Terrible Year to Be an OFW
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
The regime of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo changed the face of labor migration in the Philippines. It pursued its labor-export policy aggressively, begging receiving countries to accept more overseas Filipino workers. In the meantime, it shirked its responsibilities toward OFWs in distress, in many instances even becoming complicit in the abuse of overseas workers.
Politics in 2009: Arroyo Regime Brought Philippines Deeper Into Crisis
Politics in 2009: Arroyo Regime Brought Philippines Deeper Into Crisis
By BENJIE OLIVEROS
While it would take more than a change in president to effectively address the worsening economic and political crisis, if Arroyo and her minions are able to get away with keeping themselves in power -- by declaring a failure of elections, martial law, or charter change -- the Filipino people would sink faster and deeper into the quagmire of backwardness and poverty.
Pagsagap ng Hininga sa Gitna ng Delubyo
Pagsagap ng Hininga sa Gitna ng Delubyo
Gayong ang aral ng kasaysayan ng kasalukuyan ay ang pagkakaroon ng politikal na paninindigang mabuhay nang marangal, patuloy na paniningil sa sistema na ipaglaban ito, patuloy na pag-oorganisa, pagtaas ng kamulatan at pagkilos.
Photo of the Week: And You Thought Your Christmas Was Bad
Photo of the Week: And You Thought Your Christmas Was Bad
And You Thought Your Christmas Was Bad
News in Pictures: International Migrants Day Marked with Protest and Calls for Repatriation of Stranded OFWs
News in Pictures: International Migrants Day Marked with Protest and Calls for Repatriation of Stranded OFWs
Hundreds of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) on Friday marched to Mendiola Bridge to demand that the Arroyo government exhort all efforts to reunite more than 300 stranded OFWs with their families this Christmas season. Families of stranded OFWs, together with OFWs...
Mangudadatu: ‘Ampatuans Made Business Out of Elections’
Mangudadatu: ‘Ampatuans Made Business Out of Elections’
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
In this Q&A, Esmael Mangudadatu, vice mayor of Buluan town, Maguindanao, talks about the Ampatuan massacre and how the Ampatuans ruled the province. "They made business out of the votes. They extorted money out of the senatorial candidates who were campaigning in Maguindanao by selling votes to them," he said. He also wished that there would be no whitewash in the case against them.
Solons, Drivers Ask SC to Void Anomalous RFID Project
Solons, Drivers Ask SC to Void Anomalous RFID Project
By MARYA SALAMAT
Progressive solons and the members of Piston have asked the Supreme Court to declare as “unconstitutional and illegal” the Land Transportation Office's controversial radio frequency identification (RFID) project. They also asked the Supreme Court to issue a temporary restraining order and/or preliminary injunction to prevent the project's full implementation come January 10, 2010.
Benjie Oliveros | The Impunity Must End
Benjie Oliveros | The Impunity Must End
And this impunity would not end for as long as Arroyo wields power whether as president, congresswoman, or prime minister. Impunity would also persist if Arroyo’s clone cum anointed one, Gilbert Teodoro, emerges the winner in the presidential elections by some stroke of luck, especially of the Garci kind.
The Racial Diversity of Hunger
The Racial Diversity of Hunger
By David Bacon International Posted by Bulatlat.com Everyone knows Oakland, CA, is a diverse community. Probably more people from more races and nationalities live in the city than anywhere west of New York or north of Los Angeles. But before we celebrate...
Stunning Statistics About the War Every American Should Know
Stunning Statistics About the War Every American Should Know
Truthout by: Jeremy Scahill | Rebel Reports Posted By: Bulatlat.com A hearing in US Senator Claire McCaskill’s Contract Oversight subcommittee on contracting in Afghanistan has highlighted some important statistics that provide a window into the extent to which the...
Copenhagen Talks End With Agreement, But No Binding Deal: So, How Screwed Are We?
Copenhagen Talks End With Agreement, But No Binding Deal: So, How Screwed Are We?
Alternet International Posted By Bulatlat.com 'The governments which moved so swiftly to save the banks have bickered and filibustered while the biosphere burns.' Last night a tentative agreement was reached between major parties at the COP15 climate change talks...
Militarization of IP Territories – Violation of the U.N. Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Militarization of IP Territories – Violation of the U.N. Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples
By CONYAP G. Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com Militarization of indigenous peoples’ territories is not isolated to Mountain Province or the Cordillera region, but is happening nationwide. Beverly Longid, Katribu partylist president and first nominee, said...
Another Questionable Geothermal Project in Benguet Being Opposed
Another Questionable Geothermal Project in Benguet Being Opposed
By ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY – In Bokod, the second largest municipality of Benguet, residents are opposing a looming geothermal project that, they say, is not only dangerous for them and the environment but has also...
CPLA Same as Ampatuan Army, Cordi Reds Say
CPLA Same as Ampatuan Army, Cordi Reds Say
By ALDWIN QUITASOL NORTHERN DISPATCH POSTED BY Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY (246 kms north of Manila) -- The leader of a Cordillera-based underground revolutionary group said the Cordillera People's Liberation Army is in the same sinking boat as the Ampatuan private...
Photo of the Week: Mahal ang Bugas, Barato ang Kopras
Photo of the Week: Mahal ang Bugas, Barato ang Kopras
Mahal ang Bugas, Barato ang Kopras
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