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Jobert Pahilga, lawyer of the farm workers’ group Alyansa ng Manggagawang Bukid sa Hacienda Luisita (Ambala), enumerates some of the provisions of the compromise agreement… 08/16/2010
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Philippines
Hacienda Luisita Deal ‘a Travesty of Social Justice’
Is the Worst Really Over at PAL? Not Quite, as Workers Brace for More Turbulence
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The dialogue brokered by government did not address the root causes of the unrest raised by the pilots who resigned. Instead, PAL will continue to… 08/16/2010
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What is the Aquino Government Doing About People’s Hopes for Jobs and Livelihood?
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By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com The recently-released results of the June 25-28 survey of the Social Weather Station (SWS) on the list of issues the… 08/16/2010
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Wrong about the media
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I expect our friends in the media, especially in radio and print, as well as the block-timers and those in community newspapers, to monitor their… 08/16/2010
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Smoke and mirrors
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“Pnoy the Magician” in bright yellow. This was how activists depicted President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino in effigy in last Monday’s annual State-of-the-Nation street demonstration. They… 08/16/2010
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Advocates for Women and Children Push for Sex Education in Schools
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By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Pam Mendoza, now 27, got pregnant at the age of 16; she was in fourth year high… 08/16/2010
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LABOR UNION ON HACIENDA LUISITA COMPROMISE DEAL: ‘Lure Money, Hoodwink’
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ULWU chairman Lito Bais said the financial package from Hacienda Luisita management was meant to lure farm workers into the compromise-agreement bait. “They exploited the… 08/16/2010
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Windfall for Business, ‘Not Much’ for Poor Filipinos
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AQUINO’S STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS By MARYA SALAMAT MANILA – They did not really expect much but when Benigno Aquino III ran true to… 07/30/2010
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Prioritize Disaster Preparedness, Aquino Urged
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By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL MANILA – . When typhoon Basyang (international name: Conson) hit Metro Manila and its neighboring provinces last Tuesday night, killing… 07/30/2010
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Like Arroyo Like Aquino? Same Cabinet/Government – Same Anti-people Policies
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By MARYA SALAMAT MANILA – Of all decisions Aquino made in his first week, it is “his cabinet appointments that raised more questions than hope,”… 07/30/2010
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