Farm workers occupy, cultivate disputed Hacienda Luisita land

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July 22, 2011

“This is only the continuation of the 2005 bungkalan” said Rodel Mesa, Ambala spokesman. “The 500 hectares which RCBC claims is ours; it’s part of the 6,453 hectares that should have long been... Read more »

Activists from 42 countries call on Aquino to give up Hacienda Luisita

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July 22, 2011

“Hacienda Luisita belongs to Luisita land tillers. President Aquino and his family have no legal, moral and political bases to keep the sugar estate.” – International League of Peoples’ Struggle By... Read more »

The world economic crisis and the state of the Philippine economy

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July 22, 2011

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com There seems to be no relief in sight , even temporarily, to the world economic crisis that imploded in 2008. While economists declare every seemingly positive sign, such... Read more »

Shallow bench

Luis V. Teodoro
July 22, 2011

BENIGNO AQUINO III has an approval rating of between 68 and 70 percent, most probably because he hasn’t done anything scandalous or controversial. That says something about how low Filipinos’ expectations... Read more »

Independent foreign policy

Carol Pagaduan Araullo
July 22, 2011

The territorial dispute over the resource-rich and strategically-located Spratlys islands, highlighted by alleged recent incursions and other aggressive actions of China into areas also claimed by the... Read more »

Philippine Colleges and Universities Alumni Association’s Summerfest

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July 22, 2011

July 10, 2011 at Mississauga Valley Park Members of Feati Alumni Association muster all their strength in a tug-of-war competition at Mississauga Valley Park. University of Sto. Tomas (UST), Summerfest... Read more »

3 new election fraud witnesses surface

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July 22, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – Three more people have surfaced to reveal what they know about the alleged election fraud in Maguindanao in the 2007 midterm polls. Affidavits of the 3 witnesses are now in... Read more »

Arroyo may face life imprisonment, lawmaker says

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July 22, 2011

MANILA, Philippines (1st UPDATE) – Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo may face life imprisonment if former Commission on Elections supervisor Lintang Bedol’s statements on alleged cheating... Read more »

The Spratlys: Crisis in the high seas

Joe Rivera
July 22, 2011

It is relatively easy for any government, like the Philippines or China, to claim territorial sovereignty over an island or group of islands such as the Spratly Archipelago in the South China Sea. What... Read more »

Disbarment case filed vs Duterte

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July 22, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – A lawyer has asked the Supreme Court to disbar Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte for repeatedly punching a trial court sheriff during the demolition of informal settlers’ shanties... Read more »

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