“The Aquino government is now drawing to a close, yet there is no let up still in the brutalities against the people and progressive members of our society.”
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On the Kidapawan massacre and ‘daang matuwid’
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective When people use the phrase “Let them eat brioche (cake),” quoting a French queen – widely believed to be Queen Marie-Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI, but later discovered to be Queen Marie Therese, wife of Louis XIV – who uttered the phrase in response to the clamor of hungry…
International women’s day | Women say ‘no more to daang matuwid’
“Women will not hesitate to unite and smash a leadership that will make us suffer the same crooked governance as the current administration.”
Salungguhit | Haunted
The President wants to know
Tanim bala? Blame the media — again
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld He probably didn’t remember it — or if he did, and was asked about it, President Benigno S. C. Aquino III would very likely have dismissed the Nov. 23, 2009 Maguindanao Massacre as just another case of media sensationalism. After all, Mr. Aquino, for well over five…
Aquino’s Top 10 Evil Schemes in Hacienda Luisita
Behind the barrage of official information from Malacanang and concerned government agencies, what did Aquino and his clan do in Hacienda Luisita?
Health groups hit APEC, says Obama will push TPP in summit
“The impact of APEC and the TPP on health is that millions of people will be denied access to essential and much needed medicines, with the tightening of patents and intellectual property rights.”
The not-so-invisible hand of the US
Paramilitary cult groups were known for their brutality, brazenness and impunity. The purpose, as US counter-insurgency, counter-terror manuals revealed, was to generate enough terror and fear.
Aquino’s uncaring bureaucrats
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Outraged Filipinos trapped in traffic, trying to make both ends meet, and appalled at the unremitting corruption in government, have been cursing the Aquino bureaucracy, which teems with people who seem to have been chosen for their posts not only because of their closeness to their boss,…
Agriculture lag, other issues in final SONA
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star A month ago I wrote in this space that at least two unresolved issues – his “dismal record” on human rights and impunity and the Mamasapano tragedy – will hound President Aquino in his sixth and last state-of-the-nation address on Monday. That remains true.…