Just how vulnerable is the Philippines to the effects of the US financial crisis? Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said the Philippines is equipped to withstand the effects of the US financial crisis. But a labor economist thinks otherwise, saying the crisis could result, among other things, in job losses in the Philippines.
Following the death of a student leader, the Commission on Higher Education-Region VII said it would monitor student organizations in schools. A CHED official also said he sees nothing wrong with military visiting schools. Youth leaders condemned this saying that...
The New People’s Army (NPA) unit in Southeastern Negros said that slain nursing student Rachelle Mae Palang was unarmed when elements of the Philippine Army killed her and two others. BY EDMUND B. SESTOSO Contributor Bulatlat The New People’s Army (NPA) unit in...
Two doctors, one an advocate of community-based health programs and the other a toxicology expert, said that corporate greed, import liberalization, and the lack of priority given by the government to local food production and to ensuring food safety are to be blamed for the entry of melamine-contaminated products in the country.
That a motorcycle can carry this many people at once is hard to imagine, but this family seems to have succeeded in pulling it off. Thus far they seem to be having a smooth ride and children are evidently exhilarated at getting to ride with their parents, even as their position calls for extra cautiousness. (Photo by Raymund Villanueva)
Not only does rice importation hurt local farmers, it is also the culprit behind the billions of pesos in losses incurred by the National Food Authority (NFA) over the years.
Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Maza said the Bangsamoro people can’t help but interpret Arroyo’s move as a declaration of an all-out war against them. “The Arroyo government’s obstinacy, all the while ignoring the legitimate demands of the Bangsamoro,...
Gil Lebria is not just an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) working hard to support his family back home. He has been active in defending migrants’ rights and welfare. His colleagues deemed that his advocacy is the reason behind his abrupt termination from work. They...
Employees and caregivers of Golden Acres Home for the Aged oppose the planned transfer of the facility to Tanay—a town in Rizal province—which is 57 kilometers from Manila, saying that it would only endanger the health and well-being of the elderly, and their own...
Does the Department of Agriculture (DA) have only three months left to stay in Manila? This is the question of employees at the Office of the Secretary (OSEC), now that there is a specific directive from the President herself to hasten the transfer of the DA office...
Government hospitals are presently undergoing systems overhauls amid mounting dissatisfaction that the Health Department is itself acknowledging. BY ACE ALEGRE Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 32, September 14-20, 2008 BAGUIO CITY (246 kms north of Manila) -...
The existence of the headquarters for the US-headed Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines in Camp Navarro, the camp of the AFP’s Western Mindanao Command in Zamboanga City, speaks a mouthful about the “semi-continuous” presence of the US military in the...
NI VIJAE ALQUISOLA Inilathala ng Bulatlat Volume VIII, Number 32, September 14-20, 2008 Tinawag kang ama ng himagsikan ng aking mga aklat sa elementarya na may ilang punit at pilas na pahina. ipinagpatayo ka ng rebulto, Andres, upang di malimot ang ‘yong...
At least ten Baguio City officials will be undergoing lifestyle checks by the Office of the Ombudsman. Without disclosing their identities, the Civil Service Commission(CSC)-Baguio has accordingly forwarded to the Ombudsman for Luzon the papers of the ten city...
The urgency for real transparency in the domestic oil industry remains despite the recent rollback in oil prices, and vital information needs to be disclosed for the public to be assured that the monopolized domestic oil industry is not profiting at their expense....
The tribal council of the South, the Kusog sa Katawhang Lumad sa Mindanao or Kalumaran, has issued a unity statement saying that they support the Bangsamoro cause for self-determination and ancestral lands but doubt the real motives of the national government in...
As the American campaign against suspected Al Qaeda and Taliban militants in Pakistan's tribal areas seemed to intensify on Friday, two missiles fired from remotely piloted American aircraft killed 12 people on Friday in an attack on a village compound in North...
Youth organizations have been targets of the government’s counter-insurgency campaign. Besides killings and enforced disappearances, other forms of political repression are hurled against young activists. BY JEFFREY OCAMPO HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Contributed to...
The crackdown on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) has begun in Kuwait. An organization of Filipino migrants reported that 40 OFWs were detained for not having the proper documents to work and stay in Kuwait. Of the 40, only 11 have been able to go home; the rest...
President Bush secretly approved orders in July that for the first time allow American Special Operations forces to carry out ground assaults inside Pakistan without the prior approval of the Pakistani government, according to senior American officials. BY ERIC...
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