The collapse of the World Trade Organization (WTO) talks last week are pushing Japan to become even more aggressive in seeking bilateral and regional trade deals that advance its big corporate interests. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 27,...
“In the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement, particularly articles twenty-eight and twenty-nine in the agreement, outlines that huge fishing fleets from Japan will be allowed to explore our national waters in the Philippines, particularly our exclusive...
The Philippines’ indigenous peoples – who comprise some 15 percent of the population and who are among the country’s poorest – have become more marginalized and impoverished under this government. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WATCH Bulatlat Vol....
BY BULATLAT August 4, 2008 - 9:32 p.m. A Filipina domestic worker was almost raped by her employer's son in Kuwait. Her presence of mind and the timely response of her friends and Migrante International saved her from being added to the alarming list of Filipina...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) imposed a deployment ban on Jordan in January 2008 due to reports of widespread abuse to Filipino workers. Overseas Filipino workers in Jordan were maltreated; some were even raped. Despite these reports of abuses, the...
The anti-JPEPA (Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement) fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) is set to lead an across-the-country “JPEPA-free zone campaign,” where the country’s fishing waters will be...
A Cordillera-based activist group is urging the region’s farmers to bear arms to defend themselves from government soldiers who, two weeks ago, allegedly murdered a farmer in Lubuagan, Kalinga. BY ACE ALEGRE HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No....
In response to the joint letter sent by two United Nations Special Rapporteurs, the Davao City police initiated an investigation on the death threats received by a human rights activist. BY BULATLAT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Volume VIII, Number 26, August 3 - 9, 2008...
Relatives and supporters of detained Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP or Peasant Movement of the Philippines) deputy secretary-general for external affairs Randall Echanis Aug. 2 denounced the “Mafia-style and highly irregular transfer” of the peasant leader...
PHOTO ESSAY PHOTOS BY ANGIE DE LARA AND RONALYN V. OLEA TEXT BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 26, August 3-9, 2008 The sky was cloudy and there were intermittent rains on July 28, when activists took to the streets to greet Mrs. Gloria...
Relatives of victims of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances deplore the fact that up to now justice still remains elusive and impunity still prevails even as the Supreme Court promulgated new remedies such as the writ of amparo. Worse, the Court of...
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have taken their struggle against remittance charges to the worldwide web. Their online petition also includes the demand to remove the value-added tax (VAT) on oil and power. BY ANGIE DE LARA MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Volume VIII,...
Overseas Filipino worker Baikan Musa has been in a hospital in Dubai for almost a year now. An organization of Filipino migrants has been putting pressure on the Philippine government to provide assistance to the victim. BY BULATLAT MIGRANT WATCH Volume VIII, No....
The proposal for a federal system will further entrench the power of the oligarchs and, being divisive, would leave the country more fragmented. BY THE POLICY STUDY, PUBLICATION, AND ADVOCACY Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CENPEG) Posted by Bulatlat...
The scandal rocking the Court of Appeals is not merely a manifestation of the impunity prevailing under the Arroyo administration: the impunity in corruption and human rights violations. It is already a manifestation of a failure of justice and a failure of...
By the Ecumenical Bishops Forum Posted by (Bulatlat.com) Volume VIII, No. 26, August 3 – 9, 2008 Longing for food, many are hungry... Longing for water, many still thirst... Longing for peace, our world is troubled... Longing for hope, many despair... Christ be our...
As the Quezon City Central Business District (QC-CBD) project pushes through, government employees fear possible dislocation. BY NOEL SALES BARCELONA Bulatlat Volume VIII, Number 26, August 3 - 9, 2008 More than 100 employees of the Department of Agriculture (DA),...
As Congress opens, the only women’s party-list group in the House of Representatives continues to uphold women’s rights and welfare through legislation. The Gabriela Women’s Party (GWP) shares with Bulatlat its priority bills and resolutions, which include...
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