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Philippines: Martial Law-Era Artists in Bayan Muna Miting de Avance

MANILA — Perhaps for the first time since the downfall of the Marcos
dictatorship, four veteran alternative and folk musicians who gave
voice to the nationwide resistance against tyranny will perform on the
same stage and sing forgotten yet relevant songs of protest.

The four ? Heber Bartolome , Lolita Carbon, Paul Galang and Jess
Santiago ? will lead performers in Bayan Muna’s miting de avance
Tuesday starting at 6:00 pm at Barangay Tatalon, Araneta cor E.
Rodriguez Avenues in Quezon City.
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Philippines: Water Advocates Reject Water Privatization

MANILA — Some 100 people attended the People’s Forum workshop on water privatization and struggles in Asia organized by Jubilee South-APMDD, together with PSI, NGO Forum and AMNET ? Japan. In the workshop, labor unions and water campaigners from civil society presented their critique on the ADB water privatization agenda and their struggles for water justice.

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Philippines: Supreme Court Asked to Order Pullout of Troops from Manila Communities

Bayan Muna has provided the full text of its petition asking the Supreme Court to order the pullout of soldiers in Metro Manila’s communities. The petition is scheduled to be filed today at 1 p.m.

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Expect more Philippines-India collaboration, says Arroyo

MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said last night there are boundless opportunities and potential for more collaboration between the Philippines and India which is on the verge of becoming one of the top economies in the world.

Speaking at the membership meeting of the Indian Chamber of Commerce Philippines at the Hotel Intercontinental in Makati City, the President described India’s growth and huge market potential as a positive development that could further propel the growth of the Philippines and other Asian countries.
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Nograles’s Kalahi Using Lumads in ‘Smear Campaign’ Vs Anakpawis, Others

Kalahi, the group of Karlo Nograles, the son of Davao City Rep. Prospero Nograles, has been accused of allegedly using Lumads to discredit Anakpawis and its allied partylist groups, calling these groups, as well Jeppie Ramada, who is running for councilor of the third district under Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s party, of being communists.

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