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Gaming Consoles Among Least Environment-Friendly Gadgets

Greenpeace ‘green electronics guide’ now also lists TVs

Manila/Amsterdam, 28 November 2007–Game consoles are among the least
environment-friendly electronic gadgets, Greenpeace revealed today with
the release of the 6th edition of the Greenpeace Guide to Greener
Electronics. The Guide, first launched in August 2006 and rates PC and
mobile phone manufacturers on their environmental practices, has been
expanded this month to [...]

11/28/07 01:50 PM Full Story

Philippines: Suspect in the 2001 killing of provincial journalist arrested

CMFR/Philippines—One of the two suspects in the 2001 killing of Aklan journalist Rolando Ureta was arrested at 7:45 am in front of the municipal hall in Numancia, Aklan on November 27. Aklan is a province approximately 345 km south of Manila.

11/28/07 01:49 PM Full Story

Philippines: Lawyers denounce ’sham’ impeach proceedings

LAWYERS CONDEMN SHAM IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS:
Compare proceedings with the first Aquino-Galman Case
“The Justices and judges must ever realize that they have no constituency, serve no majority nor minority but serve only the public interest as they see it in accordance with their oath of office, guided only [...]

11/28/07 01:48 PM Full Story

Philippines: Ka Satur condemns assassination attempt on Bayan Muna’s Iloilo officer

Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Satur C. Ocampo today strongly an assassination attempt on Bayan Muna regional officer Hope Hervilla in Iloilo, yesterday, November 26. He warned state security forces that they would be held responsible should any harm were inflicted on Hervilla.

11/28/07 01:47 PM Full Story

Bayan Muna Seeks Probe on Arrest of Infant, Activists

MANILA, Philippines — Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Satur C. Ocampo today strongly condemned the arrest of ten peasant activists and a nine-month old baby in Cebu on November 18. He called for the victims’ immediate release and congressional probe on the incident.

11/28/07 01:46 PM Full Story

Philippines: ‘Blue babies’ cry for clean water at the DENR

Greenpeace demands clean water for all
Manila, 27 November 2007–Greenpeace water patrol activists today
deposited thirty ‘blue babies’ at the doorsteps of the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to highlight the urgency of
protecting the country’s dwindling clean water resources from
continuing toxics pollution.

11/28/07 01:45 PM Full Story

Philippines blocking entry of UN special rapporteurs and bodies

Geneva, Switzerland- Leaders of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) and Karapatan together with relatives of victims of enforced disappearances held a dialogue with the United Nations Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearance (WGEID) here to urge them to come to the Philippines and investigate the increased incidence of the enforced disappearances under the Macapagal-Arroyo [...]

11/28/07 01:44 PM Full Story

PHILIPPINES TOPS RUSSIAN SURVEY OF GLOBAL CELLPHONE INVESTMENT MARKETS

MANILA — The Philippine Embassy in Moscow reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that the Philippines has emerged as the leading country for investment for mobile operators in the world for the period 2008-2012, based on survey results for the first half of 2007, recently released by the telecommunications arm of one of Russia’s [...]

11/28/07 01:43 PM Full Story

Philippines: In the face of droughts, super typhoons, ‘biotech’ key country’s survival, say officials

AN official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday cited biotechnology as the key to the country’s survival during these crucial times when the country is threatened by unfavorable weather conditions such as drought and super typhoons that can adversely affect agricultural production.

11/28/07 01:42 PM Full Story

Philippines: Pimentel Doubts There Are US Bases in RP

PIMENTEL DOUBTS REPORT ON ALLEGED EXISTENCE OF US
MILITARY BASES IN RP
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Nene” Q. Pimentel,
Jr. (PDP-Laban) today said he does not think that the
United States has set up military bases in the
Philippines since the US can maintain its military
presence in the country through the Visiting Forces
Agreement.

11/28/07 01:36 PM Full Story

Philippines: Consumer groups assail tainted Transco bidding

The consumer group POWER and the militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan both slammed what they described as “another tainted privatization deal brought to us by Malacañang, at great cost to the consumers.”

11/28/07 01:35 PM Full Story

Philippines: Make Compensation Act a Christmas Gift to Martial Law Victims — Nene

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Nene” Q. Pimentel,
Jr. (PDP-Laban) today expressed the hope that the
Human Rights Compensation Act will be finally approved
by the 14th Congress before its year-end adjournment
as the government’s Christmas gift to some 10,000
victims of martial law atrocities.

11/28/07 01:34 PM Full Story

Asia’s Health Care Is in Need of Overhaul — WHO

TOKYO — The World Health Organization (WHO) today called for a major overhaul of the way patients are treated in Asia’s health facilities, saying medical care has become depersonalized and out of touch with the public’s rights and needs.

11/28/07 01:33 PM Full Story

The 2007 Cinema One Originals Digital Movie Festival

The 2007 Cinema One Originals Digital Movie Festival
Trinoma (Cinema 1)
Edsa corner North Avenue
November 30, Friday
12:05 pm HULING BALYAN NG BUHI
(The Woven Stories of The Other)
2:00 pm CONFESSIONAL and Astig
3:50 pm Agogo Makabago (Pandanggo segment)
and MALING AKALA
6:15 pm PRINSESA
8:30 pm TAMBOLISTA
10: 10 pm ALTAR
December 01, Saturday
11:15 am Ang Pagbalik and PRINSESA
1:45 pm TAMBOLISTA
3:30 pm Putot and [...]

11/28/07 01:32 PM Full Story

Climate Change Presents Opportunities to Renew Development Strategies - ADB President

SINGAPORE - As climate change threatens future growth, this threat also presents an opportunity for East Asian countries to renew development strategies for making their economies energy efficient, diversifying their energy portfolio and planning to lessen the impacts of natural disasters, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda said today.
“Climate challenge is daunting. However, it [...]

11/28/07 01:25 PM Full Story

Relatives, Activists to Pursue Campaign to Save Marilou Ranario

BY AUBREY MAKILAN
Bulatlat
MANILA, Philippines — Tears flowed with the rain as almost everyone at the picket in front of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) cried, and some even wailed after learning from news reports that the Kuwaiti Court of Cassation upheld the decision to impose the death penalty on overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Marilou [...]

11/28/07 02:35 AM Full Story

Kuwaiti Court Affirms Ranario’s Death Sentence

A Kuwaiti court affirmed on Tuesday the death sentence of Filipino domestic helper Marilou Ranario, who had been convicted for allegedly killing her employer in Kuwait.

Statement of Foreign Affairs Secretary Romulo on the ruling

Who Is Marilou Ranario?

Save Marilou Ranario

More statements and pictures on the Ranario case.
What do you think of Marilou Ranario’s case? Discuss it [...]

11/28/07 02:13 AM Full Story

Philippines: Save Marilou Ranario

EWS RELEASE
27 November 2007
For Reference: REP. LIZA LARGOZA MAZA 0920-9134540
Jang Monte (Public Information Officer) 0915-6463009
SAVE MARILOU RANARIO -GABRIELA
Gabriela Women’s Partylist Representative Liza Maza today joined
militant group Migrante as they reiterated calls for the release of
Filipina domestic helper Marilou Ranario who had been sentenced to
death in Kuwait. The final decision of the Kuwaiti Court of Cassation
on [...]

11/28/07 02:01 AM Full Story

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THE NEWS IN PICTURES

Tagaytay on a Sunday. Kite-flying has become a favorite activity at the Picnic Grove in Tagaytay. On an overcast but generally pleasant afternoon last Sunday, dozens of kites colored the skies, complementing the view of Taal Volcano in the background. (Photo by Ayi Muallam)

Downed. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front released Friday this photo of some of its members playing with what the group claimed was an unmanned spy plane that crashed earlier this month. The front said the alleged drone was a property of the US military. More details here.

Hunger Amid War. This child refugee is one of the thousands affected by the war in Mindanao. The situation in North Cotabato and Maguindanao has deteriorated since renewed fighting between government forces and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) broke out in Aleosan and Midsayap, North Cotabato last Aug. 8, according to groups that held last month the National Interfaith Humanitarian Mission in North Cotabato and Maguindanao. (Photo courtesy of Kalinaw Mindanao/arkibongbayan.org)

Another Bayan Muna Leader Killed. Danny Qualbar, an officer of the Compostela Farmers' Association and coordinator of Bayan Muna was on his way to Compostela town Thursday afternoon to buy fish for his family when assassins in motorcycles shot him. Qualbar was the second Bayan Muna member killed this year in Compostela Valley. Top photo shows Qualbar’s eldest child grieving his death. (Photo by Jonald Mahinay/davaotoday.com)

Stairway to Heaven. Found in the middle of the forest, the cascading waters of Aliwagwag waterfalls in Cateel, Davao Oriental, looks like a descending stairway. No wonder it is considered one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Mindanao. (Photo by Grace S. Uddin / davaotoday.com)

Stop Militarizing Communities! Members of farmer's group Kilusang Magbubukid sa Pilipinas in Southern Mindanao Region held a rally October 8 in front of the headquarters of the Eastern Mindanao Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Camp Panacan, Davao City. The group called for the pullout of troops conducting massive military operations in Tamayong in Davao City, Talaingod in Davao del Norte, Monkayo in Compostela Valley and in the towns of Baganga, Cateel, Boston in Davao Oriental and Lingig Surigao Del Sur. (Photo by Jonald Mahinay/davaotoday.com)

Land and Peace Concert. Students from Tribung Bayanga National High School perform before the crowd at Gaston Park in Cagayan De Oro City on October 23 night during the Yuta ug Kalinaw Concert. The two-hour concert was part of the Integrity of Creation Solidarity week that kicked-off last October 19. The week-long activity was a gathering of mining affected communities and support groups to discuss the issues affecting their communities. (Photo by AKP Images / Keith Bacongco)

Full Capacity. Normally, passenger vans are allowed to carry 14 people. But this one is apparently beyond its carrying limit as it negotiates the zigzag road in Sulop, Davao del Sur, a known accident- and landslide-prone area. (Photo by Keith Bacongco / AKP Images)

The Child as Vigilante. A 10-year-old boy carries a firearm and joins members of the Ilaga, an infamous anti-Moro militia, in its camp in Aleosan, North Cotabato. The child's father leads the dreaded vigilante group in the area. (Photo by Romy Elusfa/Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project)

Under Repair. A "Skylab," the most common mode of transportation in the Agusan provinces and elsewhere in Mindanao, undergoes a repair at a shop in Butuan City. The motorcycle is fitted with wooden "wings" on both sides -- hence the moniker -- and is capable of carrying up to eight passengers. (Photo by Keith Bacongco / AKP Images)

Free At Last. Pastor Berlin Guerrero of the National Council of Churches of the Philippines, shown above with wife Mylene, was released after 15 months in police detention. He had been abducted and went missing for days before the police came out to say that he was arrested on a murder charge, which his family and colleagues said had been fabricated. A court ordered him released on Sept. 11. (Photo by arkibongbayan.org)

Displaced. This family in Pikit, North Cotabato, is among those displaced in the ongoing military offensive in several areas in Mindanao. Human rights group Kawagib has denounced the ongoing campaign, saying it has victimized thousands of civilians. (Photo from Kawagib

End The War. Members of the youth group Anakbayan denounce the war being waged by the government in Mindanao against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. (Photo: arkibongbayan.org)

Where Are They? Relatives, friends and colleagues of victims of enforced disappearances commemorate the International Day of the Disappeared with lighted lanterns and photographs at the Plaza Miranda and in Mendiola on Aug. 30. (Photo: arkibongbayan.org)