By MARY SUSAN LITTLEPAGE Truthout International Posted by Bulatlat.com The US could see as many as 300 to 500 soldiers killed and wounded per month in Afghanistan as 30,000 additional troops are sent to the country to launch a major offensive against insurgents,...
If there’s anything new that deserves much anticipation in 2010, it is the role to be played by reform-minded, cause-oriented groups and the “civil society” movement. Reforms that respond meaningfully to the demands for effective leadership and governance as well as wide-ranging social and economic reforms need a more assertive social movement.
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise / Business World Posted by Bulatlat.com The ongoing trial of foremost Maguindanao massacre suspect, Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr., has raised hopes in some quarters that justice will be soon rendered to the 58 victims (57 whose...
Big Brother Is Watching
By REP. RAYMOND PALATINO
Manny Villar’s brave decision to openly embrace a platform-based unity with the Left has smashed the taboo in Philippine politics. From now on, the participation of the Left will be expected in future electoral contests for top political posts.
Evacuees affected by the recent typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) and Pepeng (Parma) welcome the new year in evacuation camps in Brgy. Dos, Calamba in Laguna. Due to damages brought about by the typhoons, over 1,000 families are still displaced and live in crowded evacuation...
And You Thought Your Christmas Was Bad
Alternet International Posted By Bulatlat.com 'The governments which moved so swiftly to save the banks have bickered and filibustered while the biosphere burns.' Last night a tentative agreement was reached between major parties at the COP15 climate change talks...
By David Bacon International Posted by Bulatlat.com Everyone knows Oakland, CA, is a diverse community. Probably more people from more races and nationalities live in the city than anywhere west of New York or north of Los Angeles. But before we celebrate...
Truthout by: Jeremy Scahill | Rebel Reports Posted By: Bulatlat.com A hearing in US Senator Claire McCaskill’s Contract Oversight subcommittee on contracting in Afghanistan has highlighted some important statistics that provide a window into the extent to which the...
Mahal ang Bugas, Barato ang Kopras
A grade one student from Marcelo H. Del Pilar Elementary School in Quezon City blows a horn to remind people to keep it safe as we welcome 2010. Members of Ecowaste Coalition organized a public outreach activity to encourage the public to stop using firecrackers...
Arroyo's Human-Rights Record Atrocious as Ever
Rep. Satur Ocampo and Rep. Liza Maza of the Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan (Makayaban) announced on Monday that they have joined the Nacionalista Party ticket as senatorial guest candidates in the 2010 elections. They also said they are supporting the candidacy...
At least 7,000 protesters from the church, lawyers, media, teachers and the basic sectors led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan in Southern Mindanao marched to commemorate the 61st International Human Rights Day in Davao City, December 10. They condemn the sorry state...
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