By Prof. Jose Maria Sison Chairperson International League of Peoples’ Struggle 23 October 2011 The US and its imperialist allies in the NATO targeted Gaddafi and his regime for complete destruction because he had grievously offended them in the following ways: he called for the nationalization and retraction of so-called neoliberal concessions that he had…
Day: October 28, 2011
LTE: Fr. Fausto Tentorio, PIME – Staunch defender of the peasants and lumads rights and welfare
Letter to the Editor 25 October 2011 Dear Editor, We, the Moros, share the grief of our Christian and Lumad brothers and sisters in Arakan, North Cotabato for the brutal killing of Father Fausto Tentorio, PIME, an Italian Catholic missionary who truly served the poor, impoverished and marginalized peasants and indigenous peoples in the area…
Ilocos Groups join lakbayan
By JOAN GARCIA Bulatlat.com Last October 20-21, peasant groups coming from the Ilocos region joined in the camp out at Mendiola of the Lakbayan 2011. “We joined the Lakbayan in solidarity with our fellow peasants. Activities like this serve as a venue for us coming from the regions to present our issues at the national…
Bishop joins call for release of 2 peasant leaders
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – A Catholic bishop called for the immediate release of two peasant leaders accused of common crimes. In a letter addressed to Justice Secretary Leila de Lima dated October 18, Bishop Broderick Pabillo, head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)-National Secretariat for Social Action (Nassa), called…
Land scams victimize farmers in Isabela
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – The agricultural towns of Isabela hit the headlines last month when typhoons Pedring and Quiel and the dams in Luzon combined to inundate and damage the province’s nearly ripe crops. But according to the farmers here, even before Pedring and Quil, they have been grappling with other ongoing disasters,…
Mining companies attacked by the NPA resume operations through government support
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“The people affected by mining has long been asking the government to side with them. It is obvious, however, that government is quicker to respond to the interests of mining companies.”
Government workers march to Mendiola, demand wage increase
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — A street sweeper for the Metro Manila Development Authority for roughly 26 years, Marcial Raba, 55, said he does not dream of getting rich. He only wants his family to have a decent meal thrice a day, and for his three children to finish their education. His…
Another victim killed in Arakan Valley
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Ramon Batoy, 35, was killed a mere three days after Fr. Fausto Tentorio was killed also in Arakan Valley.
Budget cuts on incentive pay, an attack on workers rights – government employees
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Government employees call on the Aquino administration to honor their incentive pay, as recognized in the Salary Standardization Law III. “We are almost at the level of paralysis because there is money that can be allocated for social services and to augment the poor living conditions of…
UN urges Obama to lift US blockade vs Cuba
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – In Cuba, children and adults suffering from malignant bone tumors have not been given functional treatments. Extendable prostheses used to replace bone parts during tumor surgery are sold by US companies. Until now, Cuba cannot use US dollars in its transactions, or freely import or export products, including…
Calls for justice echo as Fr. Pops was laid to rest
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“Tentorio was “a good priest, a fervent believer who for many years served the people of the Philippines in a courageous and indefatigable way.” Pope Benedict XVI