http://www.philippinereporter.com The Philippine Reporter Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:20:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 true to his class as a big modern landlord,” progressive Filipinos still felt “dismayed.” “We did not ... http://www.philippinereporter.com/2010/07/30/windfall-for-business-%e2%80%98not-much%e2%80%99-for-poor-filipinos/ 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 traumatized by typhoon Ondoy last September 2009 were on their feet getting ready for another catastrophe. But Basyang had ... http://www.philippinereporter.com/2010/07/30/prioritize-disaster-preparedness-aquino-urged/ 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 (New Patriotic Alliance). “The cabinet appointments are a reflection of the policy direction the new administration will take. ... http://www.philippinereporter.com/2010/07/30/like-arroyo-like-aquino-same-cabinetgovernment-%e2%80%93-same-anti-people-policies/ 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 by the Arroyo administration as a pretext to promote the so-called Public-Private Partnerships or PPPs. According to Aquino, PPPs will ... http://www.philippinereporter.com/2010/07/30/same-old-policies-by-predecessors/ 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 primary reason why journalists and political activists continue to be killed in the Philippines, where a culture ... http://www.philippinereporter.com/2010/07/30/impunity%e2%80%99s-roots/ 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 of appointing a new chairperson who can carry on the outstanding work left behind by Atty. Leila de Lima, ... http://www.philippinereporter.com/2010/07/30/nothing-personal-or-why-akbayans-etta-rosales-is-not-fit-to-be-chr-chair/ [caption id="attachment_12966" align="alignnone" width="130" caption="KATRINA HALILI"][/caption] 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 Festival. Sienna along with her two friends drove all the way from Buffalo to witness ... http://www.philippinereporter.com/2010/07/30/mabuhay-festival-culture-food-booths-and-gma-stars/ [caption id="attachment_12959" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="DR. CHANDU CLAVER, BAYAN Chair"][/caption] 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 of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) with a talk and discussion led by Dr. ... http://www.philippinereporter.com/2010/07/30/toronto-events-mark-vigilance-on-morong-43-and-noynoy-administration/ 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 Tinio, National Chairperson of ACT and newly elected ACT representative in the Philippine Congress, reported to CUPE that ... http://www.philippinereporter.com/2010/07/30/cupe-president-calls-for-end-to-human-rights-violations-in-the-philippines/ [caption id="attachment_12941" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="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 Kapisanan's Kultura Festival. PHOTO: DYAN RUIZ"][/caption] Filipino-Canadian youth are enabling and inspiring the creative expressions ... http://www.philippinereporter.com/2010/07/30/youth-inspiring-youth/