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Filipino-American Activist, 2 Others Abducted at Gunpoint in Tarlac

At least eight fully armed and hooded men believed to be members of the military abducted the three health workers at gunpoint and herded them into a van that had no license plates. This is the first time that a Filipino-American has fallen victim to what looks like another case of enforced disappearance.
UPDATE: Melissa Roxas "was surfaced" at 6:30 a.m. Monday, according to Bayan's Renato Reyes Jr. She has been reunited with her family after five days in the hands of her captors, believed to be soldiers. Her two companions remain missing, missing.

Bulatlat Staff | May 24, 2009

Video: Anakpawis Rep. Joel Maglunsod Vows to Live Up to Ka Bel’s Ideals

Maglunsod Vows to Live Up to Ka Bel's Ideals

Bulatlat Staff | May 24, 2009

Video: In Honor of Human-Rights Defenders

In Honor of Human-Rights Defenders

Bulatlat Staff | May 24, 2009

Agreement Grants Use of Facilities to Ambuclao-Binga Communities (But Dispossession, Rights Issues Remain Unaddressed)

BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246 kms north of Manila) – Various host communities of the Ambuklao–Binga hydro-electric power plant entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the developers of the said plant for their...

Ronalyn V. Olea | May 23, 2009

North Luzon Officials’ Meeting Tackles Plans to Protect Watersheds

By WENDY ATUBAN Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY -- In a bid to rescue the country’s major water resources, different line agencies, organizations and local government units (LGUs) from Regions I and II and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)...

Ronalyn V. Olea | May 23, 2009

Who Will Shoot the Ball?

Who Will Shoot the Ball? Reps. Mikey Arroyo, Luis Villafuerte, and Prospero Nograles are passing the Charter change ball around among each other as each avoids taking the flak for pushing the much-opposed move. They dilly-dally on the measure, while conscious that what is important for them is to be able to shoot the ball before the 2010 presidential elections.
(By Flon Faurillo/Bulatlat.com)

Ronalyn V. Olea | May 23, 2009

Foreigner in One’s Native Land

Foreigner in One's Native Land. A Quezon City High School student arrives home from school -- only the home she shares with her father and mother is a cart parked on a side street along Balete Drive Extension, Quezon City. The photo title is lifted from the signage on the left. (Photo by Raymund Villanueva/Bulatlat.com)

Ronalyn V. Olea | May 23, 2009

Whistleblower: Tsutsu o Bayani?

Ni ROLAND B. TOLENTINO KULTURANG POPULAR KULTURA Bulatlat Sa US, ang mga kababaihang whistleblower na sina Cynthia Cooper ng Worldcom, Sherron Watkins ng Enron, at Coleen Rowley ng FBI ay binansagan ng Time Magazine bilang “Persons of the Year” ng 2002. Inilantad...

Ronalyn V. Olea | May 23, 2009

Indigenous Peoples Around The World Take A Stand Vs Climate Change

By LYN V. RAMO Indigenous People’s Watch Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY – Members of the Philippine delegation to the Global Summit on Climate Change held in Anchorage, Alaska, in the US last April shared their insights on climate change during...

Ronalyn V. Olea | May 23, 2009

Residents of Benguet Town Demand Pullout of Soldiers

By WENDY ATUBAN Human Rights Watch Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat MANKAYAN, Benguet – Residents of Barangay (village) Bulalacao here reiterated their call for the immediate pullout of the army battalion reportedly overstaying in their village. Upon the...

Ronalyn V. Olea | May 23, 2009

Victims of Harassment Suits Express Their Anger, Vow to Pursue the Fight

At a recent forum, actor Rez Cortez, lawyer Remigio Saladero Jr. and NBN-ZTE scam star witness Rodolfo "Jun" Lozada narrate what they went through in the hands of the Arroyo regime. “What they did to us is terrible,” one of them said. But they vowed never to give up in their quest for truth and justice. Video: Rez Cortez tearfully narrating his ordeal Video: Jun Lozada decries the harassment he has suffered Labor lawyer recalls illegal arrest and detention

Ronalyn V. Olea | May 23, 2009

From Dubai to Manila, an OFW’s Harrowing Tale of Abuse and Betrayal

Maricar Evangelista, 35, a mother of four children, left the Philippines to work as a domestic helper in Dubai. Her story of abuse is similar to the thousands of women migrant workers who have returned home after experiencing various forms of abuses from their employers.

Janess Ann J. Ellao | May 23, 2009

Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | One Brave Woman

By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise Posted by Bulatlat Should Lieutenant First Grade Nancy Gadian manage to live to tell her story about anomalies and corruption in the Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP), she will have carved a niche for herself among the...

Janess Ann J. Ellao | May 23, 2009

Corporate, Large-Scale Mining Worsens Climate Change

By ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY -- The representative of an indigenous peoples’ federation in the Cordillera reported at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) that corporate and large-scale mining...

Ronalyn V. Olea | May 23, 2009

Climate Change Spells Hunger for Rural, Coastal Communities

By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat MANILA -- In the urban areas, climate change tends to be thought about in the abstract. But in the rural and coastal communities, the phenomenon is very tangible. “Here in the cities, we tend to think of climate change only as...

Ronalyn V. Olea | May 23, 2009

The AFP s “Order of Battle”: Witchhunting and Adulterated Lies

By ATTY. FREDERICO M. GAPUZ Chairperson Union of Peoples Lawyers in Mindanao (UPLM) Posted by Bulatlat The Union of People's Lawyers In Mindanao (UPLM) strongly condemns the grievously fallacious and ridiculously adulterated lies peddled by the Armed Forces of the...

Janess Ann J. Ellao | May 23, 2009

Scandalous Impunity

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat MANILA -- The United Nations (UN), including its committees and commissions, is not known for straightforward and precise assessments and statements. Its reports and statements are usually couched in diplomatic language. This is...

Janess Ann J. Ellao | May 23, 2009

How Long Does It Take?

BY ALEXANDER COCKBURN CounterPunch Posted by Bulatlat How long does it take a mild-mannered, antiwar, black professor of constitutional law, trained as a community organizer on the South Side of Chicago, to become an enthusiastic sponsor of targeted assassinations,...

Janess Ann J. Ellao | May 23, 2009

Genuine Agrarian Reform Can Help Philippines Deal With Crisis

By ARNOLD PADILLA Contributor Bulatlat MANILA – On May 20, the House Committee on Agrarian Reform finally scheduled a public hearing on House Bill 3059. The proponents of the bill, also called the Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill (GARB), came in full force. Leaders of...

Ronalyn V. Olea | May 23, 2009

Support for Israel Feeds Terrorism; Cheney Breaks the Taboo

BY RAY MCGOVERN CounterPunch Posted by Bulatlat If we hear in the coming days that former Vice President Dick Cheney has fired one of his speechwriters — or perhaps grounded Lynne or Liz — it will be clear why. Oozing out of the sleazy speech he gave Thursday at...

Janess Ann J. Ellao | May 23, 2009

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Filipino-American Activist, 2 Others Abducted at Gunpoint in Tarlac

Video: Anakpawis Rep. Joel Maglunsod Vows to Live Up to Ka Bel’s Ideals

Video: In Honor of Human-Rights Defenders

Agreement Grants Use of Facilities to Ambuclao-Binga Communities (But Dispossession, Rights Issues Remain Unaddressed)

North Luzon Officials’ Meeting Tackles Plans to Protect Watersheds

Who Will Shoot the Ball?

Foreigner in One’s Native Land

Whistleblower: Tsutsu o Bayani?

Indigenous Peoples Around The World Take A Stand Vs Climate Change

Residents of Benguet Town Demand Pullout of Soldiers

Victims of Harassment Suits Express Their Anger, Vow to Pursue the Fight

From Dubai to Manila, an OFW’s Harrowing Tale of Abuse and Betrayal

Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | One Brave Woman

Corporate, Large-Scale Mining Worsens Climate Change

Climate Change Spells Hunger for Rural, Coastal Communities

The AFP s “Order of Battle”: Witchhunting and Adulterated Lies

Scandalous Impunity

How Long Does It Take?

Genuine Agrarian Reform Can Help Philippines Deal With Crisis

Support for Israel Feeds Terrorism; Cheney Breaks the Taboo

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