By MARYA SALAMAT
The sudden “surrender” of one of the suspects after 26 years, and mysterious press release, raised the suspicions of labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno.
Mystery surrounds supposed development in Olalia-Alay-ay double murder case
Month: July 2012
Aquino’s new mining policy attacks small-scale mines, boosts large corporate mining
By KIMBERLIE OLMAYA NGABIT-QUITASOL Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY—The new mining order of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, or his Executive Order (EO) 79, will adversely affect small scale mining (SSM) and further strengthen corporate and large scale mining. Santos Mero, deputy secretary general of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA), said the new mining policy will…
Freedom of Information issues and concerns
These are misplaced fears based first of all on a secrecy mindset that deny the fundamental right of the citizenry to knowledge of government transactions, decision-making, and policy. They also ignore the crucial role an informed citizenry can and has played in exposing corruption and bringing its sovereign power to bear on eliminating or at…
‘Saboy’
Lemery, Batangas–“Saboy” is the term used by farmers in Batangas when sowing palay seeds. After sowing seeds, the land will be plowed and then they will wait for the rain. Photo by CHANTAL ECO (Bulatlat.com)
Street Shooter: New weapon
A DPRKorea worker may be using a mobile phone as her current tool, but her people’s struggles remain the same.
69 nations have more US troops than Olympic athletes
By David Swanson, WarIsACrime.org | Report Truthout Here is a link to a list of U.S. troops deployed to various nations around the world: US troops. These are permanent deployments openly admitted to by the U.S. military. When U.S. Special Forces drive off a bridge in Mali, as recently happened, we discover that U.S. troops…
Dead asylum seeker shows dark side of company securing Olympics
By SAMIRA SHACKLE AlterNet It is said that no publicity is bad publicity, but the bosses of G4S, currently the most hated company in Britain, would have to disagree. In fact, chief executive Nick Buckles was forced to do so publicly. Hauled in front of Parliament on July 17, he was asked if the company’s…
Pambansang sinema mula sa antagonismo at kolaborasyon ng indie at mainstream cinemas
Ni ROLAND B. TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Dapat ay antitetikal ang relasyon ng mainstream at indie cinemas. Ang mainstream cinema ay tampok ang kita, ang indie cinema ay ang sining. Ang mainstream cinema ay lugmok sa kalakaran ng industriya: pamatay na skedyul ng produksyon at post-produksyon, proverbial na tumatalbog na tseke na installment na gawa at postdated…
Filipinos exasperated over Aquino’s policies
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Large, profitable companies employ most minimum-wage earners
By GEORGE ZORNICK, The Nation | Report Truthout If you’ve ever had a conversation about the minimum wage with friends and family, you invariably hear an argument about how raising it would hurt small businesses. There is compelling academic research that increasing the minimum wage doesn’t dramatically impact employment levels, but a new study underscores…
SONA 2012: Reporting housekeeping and half-truths
By SONNY AFRICA/IBON Foundation
In closing the 2012 SONA, President Aquino asked rhetorically: “Isn’t the agenda for change moving forward?” Unfortunately after two years, there is clearly no fundamental change and no systematic economic reforms taking place.