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By REP. RAYMOND PALATINO Kabataan Partylist MANILA — There are “good” and “bad” leftists. “Good” leftists must belong to a partylist group. They demand the… 01/18/2010
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Philippines
Misunderestimating the Philippine Left
In Historic Nationwide Caravan, Peasants Push Struggle for Land and Justice
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MANILA — The first ever nationwide peasant caravan, which began yesterday, Jan. 12, aims to highlight the local struggles of peasants for land and justice… 01/18/2010
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Labor Migration in 2009: A Terrible Year to Be an OFW
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The regime of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo changed the face of labor migration in the Philippines. It pursued its labor-export policy aggressively, begging receiving countries to… 01/18/2010
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Arroyo’s net satisfaction rating stays bad at -38
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The Fourth Quarter 2009 Social Weather Survey, conducted from December 5-10, 2009, found 23% satisfied and 61% dissatisfied with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s performance, for a… 01/04/2010
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Mangudadatu: ‘Ampatuans Made Business Out of Elections’
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MANILA — While the cries for justice for the victims of the Ampatuan massacre have been amplified many times over — by the media, human-rights… 01/04/2010
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Violations of economic, social rights worsening under Arroyo administration
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IBON Features– The Arroyo government’s human rights record is considered one of the worst in history, not just in violations of civil and political rights… 01/04/2010
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Out of sync and out of it
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Gary Olivar, oddly enough while defending his boss’ non-attendance at the joint session of Congress last week that was supposed to review Presidential Proclamation 1959,… 01/04/2010
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The Impunity Must End
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MANILA — Impunity is what caused the Ampatuan massacre and it is also this impunity that has once again been demonstrated when President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo… 01/04/2010
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The Ampatuans, the Military and Elections in Maguindanao: The Ties That Bind
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MANILA — When Maj. Gen. Gaudencio Pangilinan, vice chief of staff for operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), said that the martial… 01/04/2010
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Torture, Philippine Style
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Noriel Rodriguez, a member of Anakbayan, was tortured for 10 days by people he claimed to be soldiers. The soldiers, he said, threatened to harm… 01/04/2010
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