By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Students from all over the country staged a nationally-coordinated walk out on July 19 in preparation for the big protests slated on July 25. President Benigno Aquino III will deliver his second State of the Nation...
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"Are stockholders subjected to exploitation and abuse? Are stockholders deliberately kept in the dark and excluded from all pertinent discussions regarding how a business is run?" -- Lito Bais, president of United Luisita Workers Union (Ulwu)
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“We will hold rallies to demand jobs, wages, land reform, human rights and national sovereignty. The rallies directed against the Sona aim to highlight various people’s issues that the incumbent administration must address." – Bayan
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“This is only the continuation of the 2005 bungkalan” said Rodel Mesa, Ambala spokesperson. “The 500 hectares which RCBC claims is ours; it’s part of the 6,453 hectares that should have long been turned over to the farm worker beneficiaries.”
by INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Stealing from the Filipino people is bad enough, but stealing from the poorest of the poor is the worst. This was the statement of Bayan Muna Representatives Neri Colmenares and Teddy Casino explaining why the filed...
by INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com It's not every day that one gets to hear about a society where workers are given the respect they so well deserve as creators of society's wealth. Last July 12, the Philippine Chapter of the International League of Peoples'...
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"It's never right to live in fear. Those who attack the civil, political and human rights of the Filipino people thrive on fear and persist in their attacks because of a culture of impunity. To remain silent is to play along with your own victimization." -human rights advocate Ma. Isabel Aquino
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Defy the Supreme Court This is the standing call of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas and the Alyansa ng mga Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luson (Amgl, Peasant Alliance in Central Luzon) to both farmworkers in Hacienda Luisita and...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com During its 4th International Assembly from July 7-9, the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) renewed its commitment to defend Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights as human rights. In the gathering...
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Governments in Europe are responding to the world economic crisis by tightening control by the European Union and forcing an intensified implementation of neo-liberal measures to compete with the US. Hard-hit by these measures are the working people who are now rising up, conducting massive strikes and protest actions.
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According to IBON data, TNCs account for 50 percent of all oil, gas and coal extraction and refining. Only 10 TNCs account for about 41 percent of world production of oil and gas, and TNCs control 80 percent of land worldwide which is cultivated for cash crops. Only 20 TNCs account for about 90 percent of the sales of hazardous pesticides and other agricultural chemicals.
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“Obviously, Malacañang’s unseen hand played a major role in the anti-farmer decision of the Supreme Court.” Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com No more illusions. Militant student and youth organizations led by the League of Filipino Students (LFS) and Anakabayan said that those who supported President Benigno Aquino III's candidacy in the May 2010 polls are, in...
by INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com One after after his inauguration as the Philippines' 15th president, Benigno Simeon Aquino III has not won any fans from farmers organizations in the country. The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas minced no words in describing...
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"Instead of making polluters pay, the national government pays polluters. Aquino condoned billions of pesos in terms of tax liabilities and obligations of foreign and private operators of coal plants." – Kalikasan
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"To our knowledge we are not aware of whether the CHR had indeed commenced an investigation; and if there had been, it fell short of what may be considered a 'prompt investigation.'" – Asian Human Rights Commission.
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"My daughter is only one among hundreds victimized by state repression. They are languishing in jail without fair trial, and are charged with common and sometimes petty crimes.” – Concepcion Montajes
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June 23 marks the start of a national fact-finding and solidarity mission in Aurora as peasant advocacy groups seek to expose the impact of the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Act (APECO) project in the region.
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Last May 30, President Benigno Aquino III appointed his former running mate and defeated vice-presidential candidate in the May 2010 elections Manuel "Mar Roxas" as new secretary of the Department of Transportation and...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com And now Australia's having it's say on the brewing conflict over the Spratlys, and a fisherfolk group insists that's it for purely business. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Monday...
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