By DEE AYROSO Photos by DANA BATNAG and BEDETTE LIBRES Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY — The beating of the gangsa for Cordillera Day 2010 – the 30th year of Macliing Dulag’s martyrdom – marked the continued fight of the indigenous peoples for land and self-determination, all the way to congress. The celebrations were held, side-by-side the…
Month: April 2010
Letter to the Editor: Katribu Reacts on PDI’s Photo Caption of Satur Ocampo
April 28, 2010 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Katribu Partylist writes in reaction to the photo caption of Hon. Satur Ocampo on April 26, 2010 in page A2 of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. In the said photo, Hon. Ocampo was shown wearing the Igorot G-string. Its caption – ANYTHING FOR VOTES: Senatorial Candidate Satur Ocampo, wearing…
Migrante to POEA: Do Not Delay, Ban Annasban and Punish Partner Recruitment Agencies Now
Migrante International insisted the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) today to finally decide on the permanent banning of deployment to Annasban company and cancellation of licenses of its “partner”recruitment agencies – Placewell International, Saveway International, Global Jobsearch and UPPI. “We have already gone through all the processes and requirements for the POEA to once and…
Noynoy Tagged ‘Kapalmuks’ and ‘Incompetent Elitist’ for Warning of People Power III
PRESS RELEASE April 30, 2010 “Not only is Noynoy Aquino an incompetent presidential pretender, but is also a ‘kapalmuks’ (thick-faced) for thinking himself as the country’s presumptive president.” This was the statement of Terry Ridon, National Chairperson of the League of Filipino Students upon learning of Aquino’s pronouncements that another People Power shall ensue if…
May 1 Labor Day: Sugarcoated Report of Employment Prospect Abroad
Press Release 30 April 2010 Citing a recent data released by Saudi’s Ministry of Labor, a Filipino migrant rights group based in the oil-rich Kingdom said it only proved that the employment prospect for OFWs and for migrant workers of other nationalities is getting gloomy amid a significant drop of work visa issuances by the…
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Makabayan, Makamasa
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise/Business World Posted by Bulatlat.com A number of friends and sympathizers of the national democratic movement have voiced their disagreement or downright disapproval of the tactical alliance forged between Makabayan, the umbrella organization of progressive party lists prominently led by senatorial candidates Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza, and the Nacionalista Party (NP)…
CMFR Philippines – Ex-broadcaster Candidate Killed
Press Release 26 April 2010 CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A former freelance radio reporter on 14 April 2010 was shot dead in Ozamis City, Misamis Occidental. Initial police reports indicated the killing to be election-related. Ozamis City is approximately 782.87 kilometers from Manila. Edwin Sigue, a councilor of barangay San Antonio who used to sideline as a…
OFW Trailer Drivers in Saudi Tell Their Deplorable Situation, Seek Assistance to Migrant Rights Group
Press Release 26 April 2010 Living in a makeshift barracks when off duty, resting under the truck trailer when on a trip Filipino drivers are known to be good drivers. To many foreign employers they are the best drivers they could hire because aside from being able to communicate well with them and of being…
Environment, Human Rights Top Indigenous Peoples’ Electoral Agenda

By LYN V. RAMO
Cordillera Day celebrations are held during the death anniversary of Macliing Dulag who has become a symbol of struggle and hope for the Cordillera people. This year, indigenous peoples’ from different regions in the country gathered to come up with a common agenda to be presented to the next government.
Celebrating Cordillera Day 2010 to Advance the Politics of Change
About 5,000 delegates from different provinces in the Cordillera, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Region, NCR, Central Luzon and Mindanao, and indigenous peoples advocates from Taiwan, Cambodia, Thailand, Canada, France, Germany and Australia participated in the successful celebration of the 26th Cordillera Day celebration held last Sunday, April 25, at Melvin Jones, Burnham Park, Baguio City. Organized…
Greenpeace Pursues Presidential Candidates on Water Protection
Greenpeace today submitted letters of demand to presidential candidates to push them for their commitments to protect the country’s water sources. Greenpeace bikers delivered the letters, along with images of drought affected areas in the country, in a tour of the headquarters of the nine presidentiables. “The country’s experience with the current drought as well…