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 »
First extrajudicial killing under President Noynoy Aquino
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July 16, 2010
MANILA — Progressive groups today marched to Chino Roces Bridge (formerly Mendiola Bridge) to demand justice for Fernando Baldomero, the first activist killed under the new Aquino administration. Baldomero,... Read more »
Two Public School Teachers Killed, Another Survives Attack in Masbate
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July 16, 2010
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Two teachers, where one is a member of the leftist group Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), were killed in just the first 10 days of the administration... Read more »
Migrants’ Group Poses 10-Point Migrant Challenge to Aquino Administration
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July 16, 2010
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III promised, during his campaign, he would make sure that Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)would no longer need to work... Read more »
Groups Slam Possible CHR Appointment of ‘McCarthyist’ Etta Rosales, Who Echoed AFP’s Line on Killings
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July 16, 2010
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA — Various groups have expressed dismay over the reported impending appointment of former Akbayan representative Loretta Ann “Etta” Rosales as chairperson of... Read more »
Diwalwal Stirs Anew as Big Mining Firms Threaten to Displace Thousands
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July 16, 2010
By DAISY C. GONZALES, MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN & JOSE B. HERNANI Davao Today DIWALWAL, COMPOSTELA VALLEY PROVINCE — Abantero Angelito Velasco, 59, braved Diwalwal two decades ago when he worked... Read more »
People’s Agenda for Aquino’s First 100 Days
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July 2, 2010
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – With preparations for the inauguration of incoming President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III on June 30 still in its final stages, people’s organizations... Read more »
Trampling on Workers’ Rights No Way to Grow an Economy- Leila de Lima
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July 2, 2010
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA— Current Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chairwoman Leila de Lima spoke to a national consultation of progressive unionists last Wednesday in what she described... Read more »









