The government will happily announce drastically lower unemployment rates this June. But this is only because it changed the way it counts the country’s jobless, causing them to statistically disappear. BY SANDRA NICOLAS Bulatlat.com The Arroyo administration has a miserable employment record. Despite economic growth that it proudly trumpets, unemployment has been inexorably rising since…
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Arroyo Risking Social Upheaval for Mining Policy
President Macapagal-Arroyo may be dreaming of peddling the idea of sustainable mining as a savior of the fiscal crisis. She is basically courting disaster by opening up almost all mining sites and making people pay for whatever bad would come out of it. By John Paul E. Andaquig IBON Features Vol XI No. 1 Posted…
‘Cojuangcos Can’t Scare Us’ – Union Leaders Church group asks GMA to back workers’ demands
Union workers of Hacienda Luisita have accused the Cojuangco family– owners of the plantation and sugar mill in Tarlac – and armed authorities as being behind the series of physical harassment against strikers. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat.com Union workers of Hacienda Luisita have accused the Cojuangco family– owners of the plantation and sugar mill in…
Gloria on the Way Down 8 of 10 Filipinos dissatisfied with President Macapagal-Arroyo
A recent survey of IBON Foundation confirms telltale signs of 2005 as a critical year for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Based on its Dec. 20-29, 2004 nationwide survey, IBON revealed an increasing number of Filipinos who are dissatisfied with the President’s performance. By Bulatlat.com A recent survey of IBON Foundation confirms telltale signs of 2005 as…
GMA Won’t Survive 2005 – Analysts
Two political analysts say that considering her administration’s unpopularity, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo may not last through 2005. Disgruntled military elements and Fernando Poe, Jr.’s supporters may conspire to bring her down from power. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat.com President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo might not last in office through 2005. This was the observation made by Luis…
51 Murder Charges Filed vs AFP
While the nation feasted on the election canvassing in Congress, the offices of the Joint Monitoring Committee of both government and the National Democratic Front were inaugurated in Quezon City June 4. Expect the Macapagal-Arroyo government to face a deluge of criminal charges by families of victims of human rights violations in the next few…
Cash Flowed Through Comelec to Ensure GMA Win in Cordi?
The regional director of the Commission on Elections in the Cordillera Administrative Region (Comelec-CAR), according to sources, allegedly distributed money to some local Comelec officials in the region to ensure that election results would favor Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s presidential bid. By Arthur L. Allad-iw Northern Dispatch Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY – NORDIS sources allege that the regional…
On the 3rd anniversary of People Power 2: Militants Decry Militarization, Arroyo’s ‘Treachery’
Militants who helped sweep Joseph Estrada out of power and install Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo into the presidency marched toward Edsa Shrine to mark the third anniversary of People Power 2 Jan. 20. Blocked by contingents of police, they rallied in front of Camp Aguinaldo to decry the growing fascism and militarization under the present administration. By…