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…
Day: October 17, 2011
Italian priest who served indigenous peoples of Mindanao killed
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
Red fighters in Batangas salute Ka Roger
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
Wearing new uniforms printed with Rosal’s stylized photograph, an honor squad executed a “silent gun salute” at about noon of October 15.
An ‘ordinary man’ who lived an extraordinary life
Main story: Red fighters in Batangas salute Ka Roger By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com IBAAN, Batangas – As a boy, he was ordinary. However, he died an extraordinary man mainly because he chose a life that touched so many ordinary people who came to love him in return. Some of these ordinary people – farmers,…
The Other Occupation: How Wall Street Occupies Washington
By ZAID JILANI ThinkProgress Truthout.org As ThinkProgress has previously noted, the 99 Percent Movement has been set off thanks to long-standing economic inequities and and a recession caused primarily by Wall Street’s misdeeds. Wall Street did not engage in reckless financial behavior — which plunged 64 million people worldwide into extreme poverty — in a…
America’s Secret Empire of Drone Bases: Its Full Extent Revealed for the First Time
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…
The Foxification of CNN? 8 Signs the Network Is Trying to Tilt Crazy Right
If there’s one thing that American media doesn’t need, it’s another Fox News. The first one is already doing a stellar job of advancing the GOP agenda. By MARK HOWARD Alternet.org In the fiercely competitive world of cable news, the players have been jockeying for position as they battle for viewers and advertisers. Fox News,…
Kalansing
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.…
Farmers in Northern Mindanao rally for genuine land reform
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“In Bukidnon, TNCs conspire with the traditional landlords in grabbing vast tracks of land, and in evading agrarian reform programs.” – Danilo Menente, Kasama-Bukidnon
There are political prisoners in the country up to now – Rights groups
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
Elehiya sa mansanas at automatons
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…