By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com In this country, poor cancer patients who go to public hospitals for treatment have remote chances of surviving. I recently received a private message on Facebook calling for support for breast cancer awareness. As a response, I want to warn all those who battle against the disease not to rely…
Month: February 2012
The War on Labor
By JACK RANDOM Counterpunch.org “When you are approaching poverty, you make one discovery which outweighs some of the others. You discover boredom and mean complications and the beginnings of hunger, but you also discover the great redeeming feature of poverty: the fact that it annihilates the future. Within certain limits, it is actually true that…
Women more affected, more vulnerable to calamities – CWR
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“In addition to the general effects of natural disasters and lack of health care, women are vulnerable to reproductive and sexual health problems, and increased rates of sexual and domestic violence.”
Remove Corona, hold Arroyo accountable – progressive groups
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“While Corona’s removal from the SC will, to some extent, help in the prosecution of Arroyo, the people should be reminded that it is still the Executive branch which has the ultimate responsibility in ensuring that GMA is held accountable.” – Bayan
‘Rape by soldiers exposes deceitful Oplan Bayanihan’
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
In less than a month, two young women from two militarized towns have complained of rape allegedly committed by AFP soldiers right inside their military camps. Alarmed women ask, are these ‘isolated’ or just the tip of the iceberg?
World peace
Ni ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com “World peace” ang karaniwang sagot sa interview portion sa beauty pageants, kung ano ang wini-wish ng aspirant. World peace dahil labas ito kahilingan para sa sarili lamang. World peace bilang ideal na ang mga bansa, tao, politikal at ekonomiyang sistema ay nagkakaisa. Hindi masamang pangarap, pero hindi nga ba? Nang mag-concert…
The invisible hand of monopolies
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com The law of classical economics dictates that when demand exceeds supply, prices go up and dampens demand until it reaches equilibrium with the supply. On the other hand, when demand is low and supply exceeds it, prices would go down until demand increases and achieves equilibrium with supply. This is called…
Panagbenga Festival highlights its Cordillera history and heritage
Panagbenga Festival highlights its Cordillera history and heritage (Photo by Artemio A. Dumlao)
US blocking Philippine bid to regulate rice imports – KMP
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) is outraged against what it described as the United State government’s attempts to blackmail the Philippines. The US is standing against the petition of the Philippines to the World Trade Organization for the extension of the Quantitative Restriction (QR) on rice…
Palawan river poisoned with cancer-causing chemicals- Kalikasan PNE
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Environmental groups are pointing an accusing finger at irresponsible mining operators for the worsening state of the Palawan river. According to the Friends of the Earth Japan (FoE-Japan) and the Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE), nickel mining operations in Palawan Island is to blame for the…
Aquino govt, military defend US troops’ permanent ‘visit’ under VFA
By MARYA SALAMAT
Can their semantics circumvent the Constitutional ban on permanent stationing of US troops?