By BEVERLY ANN S. MUSNI, YR.
Davao Today
There is irony in the festivities of Kaamulan going on. The plight of indigenous peoples continue to deteriorate. With large-scale mining, illegal logging, land-grabbing, aggressive agri-business expanding in many parts of Bukidnon, there will be no more gathering of tribes in the future to speak of. By destroying their land and heritage, we are destroying their future and our history.
By ANGELA LIBRADO-TRINIDAD
The recent moves of the Arroyo government in the aftermath of the Maguindanao massacre reeks of nothing less than a…
As the country opens a new year in its political life, one explores for a breath of hope and optimism….
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com MANILA — The Arroyo administration is, hopefully, about to end its term by the middle of…
By REP. RAYMOND PALATINO Kabataan Partylist MANILA — There are “good” and “bad” leftists. “Good” leftists must belong to a…
By LUIS TEODORO At least one member of the Ampatuan clan seems to have recently discovered how important the media…
The more the economy is stagnant, the less its ability to create jobs, the more dependent government becomes on overseas labor deployment.
By FIDEL V. AGCAOILI Chairperson, Human Rights Committee National Democratic Front of the Philippines A sure sign that the Arroyo…
Contrary to the Arroyo government’s claims of a social payback in exchange for new tax measures, only 17 centavos out of every peso in revenues are allocated in next year’s budget for health, education and housing services. In the budget, funding for government hospitals was slashed by 12 percent. By contrast, the Department of National Defense will get thrice as much as the health department.
