Day: October 17, 2011

By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Filipino activists said on Monday that more protest actions should be expected after the successful global protests against corporate greed and in support of the Occupy Wall Street” movement in New York. “The global reality we are facing is that of the growing demand for a new…

By RONALYN V. OLEA
“It is very clear that the priest’s murder was pre-meditated as there was already a threat on his life by the Bagani paramilitary group under the jurisdiction of the 73rd IB, eight years ago due to his love for the Lumads, particularly in organizing them to have their voice heard…” — Rural Missionaries of the Philippines

A ground-breaking investigation examines the most secret aspect of America’s shadowy drone wars and maps out a world of hidden bases dotting the globe. By NICK TURSE AlterNet and TomDispatch They increasingly dot the planet. There’s a facility outside Las Vegas where “pilots” work in climate-controlled trailers, another at a dusty camp in Africa formerly…

ni MARK ANGELES Sa isang dako ng daigdig, isang kamay ang nagpalaya sa isang limang pisong barya, hinagis ito sa himpapawid, kumislap pang tulad ng nguso ng mapusok na baril na kinalabit ang gatilyo bago bumulusok sa mga musmos na palad na sabik na naglulumiyad para hulihin ang barya tulad ng isang mailap na tutubi.…

By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Branding political prisoners as criminals and heaping upon them common crime charges conveniently hide the political nature of their acts; allow the government to shamelessly declare them as common criminals not motivated by a higher goal, thereby violating these prisoners’ rights even more.” – Angie Ipong, Selda secretary general

Ni ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com In the market place, Apple is trying to focus the spotlight on products, because products really make a difference. […] Ad campaigns are necessary for competition; IBM’s ads are everywhere. But good PR educates people; that’s all it is. You can’t con people in this business. The products speak for…