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By STEVE WEISSMAN Truthout International Posted by Bulatlat From his first "greeting of peace from Muslim communities in my country: assalaamu alaykum," President Barack Hussein Obama showed how to use the bully pulpit. Some listeners might have found him pedantic...
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat MANILA -- The Right of Reply Bill had been scheduled for deliberation, if not passage, on Wednesday at the House of Representatives, one of the measures that legislators were supposed to be rushing for approval before Congress went on...
Despite public statements from Arroyo denouncing extrajudicial killings, there is a gap between her rhetoric and what it has done to address the killings, said the group from the Netherlands and Belgium called Lawyers for Lawyers. Whatever initiatives she has implemented have failed to produce actual results, it said.
Perhaps the regime figured that enabling Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to extend her immunity by allowing her to run as representative of her district and then become prime minister is less costly politically -- with less chances as well of inviting an upheaval -- than...
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Video: Taking a Stand Against Charter Change
PRESS STATEMENT June 3, 2009 We strongly denounce the railroading of the House of Representatives’ unconstitutional Resolution 1109 calling to convene Congress as a constituent assembly to amend the Philippine Constitution. We believe the resolution is intended to...
The landlord-dominated Congress, led by the relatives of President Arroyo, voted Wednesday night to add five more years to the implementation of a 20-year-old agrarian-reform program that has failed to uplift the lives of peasants and farmers in the Philippines. And critics say the new proposed law is even worse than the original.
Stopping the Cha-Cha Train
Several groups critical of the Arroyo regime met yesterday to plan their next moves. A number of protest rallies have been scheduled beginning Thursday.
Despite the rain, Filipinos protested on Wednesday against Charter change. (Photo by Glaiza May Muzones / bulatlat.com)
Melissa Roxas Case: Military Is Accountable
NEWS RELEASE June 3, 2009 Passage of charter change draws outrage from poor sectors Anakpawis solon to pro-Chacha solons, “stand-up, reveal yourselves, face the people and explain!” Anakpawis Rep. Joel Maglunsod challenged the congressmen who sided with the passage...
Term extension real motive behind Cha-cha Majority of Filipinos do not favor amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution and believe that Charter change (Cha-cha) seeks to extend the President’s term in office, according to the latest IBON...
Press Statement – June 3, 2009 Reference: Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Javier Colmenares, 0917.8350459 Temporary Office: BESIDE Room 416, Ramon V. Mitra Bldg., House of Representatives, Quezon City Con Ass Resolution allows GMA to stay in power beyond 2010 Last night’s...
NEWS RELEASE June 3, 2009 Immediate fire vs Cha-cha set in Mendiola tomorrow Anakpawis party-list Representative Rafael Mariano today called on the Filipino people to express outrage and join the peasant led protest action against President Macapagal-Arroyo –...
June 3, 2009 Bayan leads indignation rally vs Con-Ass railroading The umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan led various sectors today in an indignation rally versus the railroading of House Resolution 1109 which calls for the convening of a Constituent...
Press Release from Joey de Venecia June 2, 2009 A scandalous regime This week marks the 4th anniversary of the Hello Garci scandal and it is sad to note that the parties involved in the apparent cheating before, during and after the 2004 presidential elections have...
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