Kay Grecil Galacio, 9
TULA (POETRY) Kay Grecil Galacio, 9 NI MARK ANGELES Inilathala ng Bulatlat May isang Griyegong nagwika: Ang ilog ay hindi na ang dating ilog sa susunod na paglusong. Ibig sabihin,…
Butil ng Palay, Sako at Baril
TULA (POETRY) Butil ng Palay, Sako at Baril (Alay kay Kasamang Noel, martir ng dekada 80) NI OLIVER CARLOS Inilathala ng Bulatlat May luha sa iyong mga titig Lipos ng…
Philippines: Sans Cheating, Bayan Muna Sure to Recapture 3 Seats
News Release
April 16, 2007
Sans cheating, Bayan Muna sure to recapture three seats
Bayan Muna President and Representative Satur Ocampo today expressed
confidence that the partylist group will again recapture the maximum
three seats in the House of Representatives in the May 14 elections.
Philippines: ‘Rice Deities’ Descend on Agriculture Department, Demand Protection from GMO Rice Threat
Manila, 16 April 2007–Greenpeace activists dressed to symbolize the
bul-ul, a traditional Ifugao rice guardian, carried out a sit-in protest
at the Department of Agriculture?s (DA) doorsteps in Quezon City today.
The peaceful action was meant to tell the DA to act on its mandate to
protect the country’s food supply, in this case against looming GMO rice
(genetically-modified rice) threat posed by the agency’s pending
decision on GMO rice Bayer LL62.
As part of the protest, the activists also displayed a banner with the
message “Keep our rice GMO-free!” and delivered a bul-ul carving to DA
Secretary Arthur Yap’s office to remind him daily of the DA’s important
role in watching over the country?s precious rice supply. The bul-ul,
Greenpeace says, also symbolizes how this grain is inextricably linked
to our culture and way of life, and should serve to remind us how GMO
rice must never become a reality in the Philippines.
KMP Affirms Mass Evacuation in Philippines Village
News Release
April 16, 2007
References: Danilo ?Ka Daning? Ramos, secretary general, KMP
Diane Ragub, campaign officer SAGUPA-SB
Carl Anthony Ala, public information officer
?Mass evacuation in Samar village true!?-KMP
Military and police further harassing peasants
The militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) and its regional chapter SAGUPA-SB lambasted the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) particularly the 34th Infantry Battalion and Mayor Mateo Biong of Giporos town in Eastern Samar for lying to the media that there was no mass evacuation of at least 80 families from Barangay Huknan.
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