Environmental Group Says Cancelled Mining Applications Not Enough to Save Palawan
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Environmental Group Says Cancelled Mining Applications Not Enough to Save Palawan
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MILF Pooh-Poohs Split, Says It Will Present Draft Peace Pact When Talks Resume
MILF Pooh-Poohs Split, Says It Will Present Draft Peace Pact When Talks Resume
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said it is ready for the resumption of peace talks with the Manila government this month even as the front confirmed reports of a split within its ranks.
Residents, Small-Scale Miners Act to Stop Encroachment of Large Mining Firms
Residents, Small-Scale Miners Act to Stop Encroachment of Large Mining Firms
By CHERYLL D. FIEL
Residents of Pantukan, a coastal town in Compostela Valley province, are locked in battle against two large-scale mining companies attempting to wrest full control of the area’s mineral resources. They also bewail the unfair advantage the government gives to these companies at the expense of small-scale miners.
New Way to Measure Poverty Denounced as Deceptive, Can Undermine Calls for Better Wages
New Way to Measure Poverty Denounced as Deceptive, Can Undermine Calls for Better Wages
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
A new poverty index that reconfigured the method of determining the extent of poverty in the Philippines has been criticized as deceptive and can be exploited by the government to declare that life has become better under the Aquino administration, critics said the other day.
A Year After Ordeal, Life Goes on for Freed ‘Morong 43’ But Scars Remain
A Year After Ordeal, Life Goes on for Freed ‘Morong 43’ But Scars Remain
A year ago today, the military and police illegally arrested and detained the "Morong 43" health workers. While most of them have been freed and are now trying to pick up the pieces of their lives, many still have nightmares and still feel vulnerable and exposed to danger.
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San Juan Police, Execs Harassed Members of Progressive Media During Demolition
San Juan Police, Execs Harassed Members of Progressive Media During Demolition
Media workers of an independent audio-visual group decried the harassment by the local police during the violent demolition of an urban-poor community in San Juan, Metro Manila.
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