What’s the point in the standoff with China?
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May 1, 2012
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com There is so much government and media hype over the country’s disputes with China. First it was about the territorial dispute over the Spratly Islands. Now it is about... Read more »
On Philippine sovereignty, US & China
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May 1, 2012
The standoff with China over the Scarborough shoal and the competing claims over the Spratly Islands have been all over the news recently. The Aquino government has been blowing hot and cold in its dealings... Read more »
‘Exceptional’ indeed
Luis V. Teodoro
May 1, 2012
If the United States, as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared this week in an address at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, is not provoking conflict with capitalist China, it has an... Read more »
Court orders arrest of three soldiers accused of raping 17-year old
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May 1, 2012
Although there is still a long way to go before the perpetrators are finally brought to the bar of justice, we hope that this initial success in Mutya’s struggle for justice would inspire other victims... Read more »
Siblings send birthday greetings to missing activist James Balao
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May 1, 2012
James Balao, a member of the Cordillera People’s Alliance (CPA) has been missing since September 17, 2008, the day he was abducted by suspected state security forces in La Trinidad, Benguet. Below is... Read more »
On Earth Day, environmentalists urge Aquino to declare a moratorium on destructive mining
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May 1, 2012
uezon City, Philippines – Environmentalists formed a human chain in Quezon Memorial Circle Sunday, April 22, in celebration of Earth Day 2012 which they took also as occasion to challenge the Aquino... Read more »
After Baguio tree-cutting, SM linked to Paranaque demolition
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May 1, 2012
MANILA,Philippines – Is SM in trouble again? After getting in hot water for supposedly cutting trees for a mall expansion in Baguio City, the group is now being linked to a violent demolition in... Read more »
PNoy, Grace Lee break up; Pacquiao gets the cold shoulder
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May 1, 2012
MANILA, Philippines – We’ve confirmed it with 3 sources close to the President: he’s broken up with Grace Lee. The breakup happened just this April. This ends what initially looked like... Read more »
6 Filipinos among world’s billionaires
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May 1, 2012
MANILA, Philippines – Six Filipino businessmen have made it to Forbes’ list of billionaires in the world. The 6 Filipinos are among the 315 from Asia who had a net worth of $1 billion or more,... Read more »
College dropout now a billionaire
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May 1, 2012
MANILA, Philippines – The youngest of the 40 richest Filipinos in Forbes list is a college dropout. Edgar “Injap” Sia II, a 30-something entrepreneur whose barbecue chain has overtaken... Read more »





