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There are two important, parallel events concerning migrants happening in the country from October 28-30. One is the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)… 11/03/2008
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Philippines
Migrants’ Assembly: Sorely Being Missed in Headlines
International Solidarity Mission Initial Report on James Balao
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Background On September 17, 2008 James Balao, a founding member of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) and the President of the Oclupan Clan Association, was… 11/03/2008
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Mining Town Folk Fear More Landslides, Ask Bishop to Intercede
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Fearing another landslide, some 300 residents of nearby Itogon, Benguet appealed for Roman Catholic Bishop Carlito Cenzon’s intervention and assistance to cause the immediate suspension… 11/03/2008
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Labor Lawyer Arrested by State Agents
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The chief legal counsel of the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU-May First Movement) was arrested yesterday around 1 p.m. by state agents. Atty. Remigio Saladero Jr.… 11/03/2008
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Interfaith Mission Deplores All-out War, Humanitarian Crisis in N. Cotabato, Maguindanao
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Even as the Arroyo government publicly declares it is for peace in Mindanao, a National Interfaith Humanitarian Mission conducted in North Cotabato and Maguindanao from… 11/03/2008
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Master of the double standard
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology linguistics professor and political activist Noam Chomsky — the world’s best known public intellectual — says somewhere that the United States’… 10/16/2008
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Capitalism’s unsoundness
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Mike Whitney, in “Economic Depression in America” (June, 2008) writes: “The real origin of the problem is…in the prevailing ‘trickle down’ orthodoxy which opposes any… 10/16/2008
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US Financial Crisis Could Lead to Job Losses in RP
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Just how vulnerable is the Philippines to the effects of the US financial crisis – which has been marked among other things by the recent… 10/16/2008
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Black Friday Protest Set for Beheaded OFW
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An alliance of overseas Filipino workers’ organizations based in the Middle East has set October 17 as a “Black” Friday to protest against and condemn… 10/16/2008
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Impeachment Complaint vs GMA Filed
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The fourth impeachment complaint against Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was filed at 7:40 am today. Jose de Venecia III was joined by Editha Burgos, Erlinda Cadapan… 10/16/2008
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