Windfall for Business, ‘Not Much’ for Poor Filipinos
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July 30, 2010
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 form and, in his first State of the Nation Address, “remained... Read more »
Prioritize Disaster Preparedness, Aquino Urged
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July 30, 2010
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL MANILA – . When typhoon Basyang (international name: Conson) hit Metro Manila and its neighboring provinces last Tuesday night, killing 26, people living in disaster prone areas... Read more »
Like Arroyo Like Aquino? Same Cabinet/Government – Same Anti-people Policies
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July 30, 2010
By MARYA SALAMAT MANILA – Of all decisions Aquino made in his first week, it is “his cabinet appointments that raised more questions than hope,” said Renato Reyes Jr., secretary general of Bayan... Read more »
Same Old Policies by Predecessors
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July 30, 2010
Aquino’s SONA: With More Privatization By ARNOLD PADILLA MANILA — In his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Benigno Aquino III used the various cases of misuse of public funds... Read more »
Impunity’s roots
Luis V. Teodoro
July 30, 2010
IMPUNITY — OR exemption from punishment — has been correctly called a culture, a way of doing things to which a particular community has become accustomed. It is almost inevitably mentioned as the... Read more »
Nothing personal (Or why Akbayan’s Etta Rosales is not fit to be CHR Chair)
Carol Pagaduan Araullo
July 30, 2010
The controversy over the possible appointment of former Akbayan party list Representative Loretta Ann Rosales as Chair of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) merits closer scrutiny. Apart from the importance... Read more »
Mabuhay festival - culture, food, booths and GMA stars
Harija Riza Khamal
July 30, 2010
KATRINA HALILI Thousands of guests from various parts of Canada and even from the United States flocked the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Saturday, July 24 to witness the spectacular 2010 Mabuhay... Read more »
Toronto events mark vigilance on Morong 43 and Noynoy administration
Dyan Ruiz
July 30, 2010
DR. CHANDU CLAVER, BAYAN Chair On Saturday, July 24, Filipino-Canadians showed their vigilance in support for the Morong 43 through a fundraiser barbeque and they presented their own people’s version... Read more »
CUPE President calls for end to human rights violations in the Philippines
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July 30, 2010
Jul 26, 2010 The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) was shocked to hear that three teachers, including Mark Francisco of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), were assassinated earlier in July. Antonio... Read more »
Youth Inspiring Youth
Dyan Ruiz
July 30, 2010
Film-makers Vincent Malixi Galvez and Alex Ng Felipe in Corregidor, one of many locations in around Manila shot for "Project Balikbayan" a blog and multi-media installation featured as part of... Read more »








