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Archive for October, 2008

    Government Ignores Legal Issues, Pushes Diwalwal Projects

    By Ellen Tordesillas and Chit Estella | Vera Files  |  The government is pushing through with plans to parcel out the controversial gold rush site in Diwalwal, Compostela Valley province to various foreign mining companies, despite the tangle of unresolved legal issues that are threatening to fuel a potentially explosive situation.

    10/31/08 12:07 PM   Full Story
    Climate Change Disaster and Human Rights

    By Fr. Shay Cullen
    If somebody is offering you as beach front home for give away prices it will be because of global warming and climate changes or the crash of the world property and housing markets. Both are man made and greed driven. Both are catastrophic events for the poor who are least able to [...]

    10/30/08 09:07 PM   Full Story
    The Philippines: The Collapse of Peace in Mindanao

    A new Supreme Court ruling has ended hope of a peaceful resolution in the near future to the decades-old conflict between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Philippines government. The Philippines: The Collapse of Peace in Mindanao, the latest briefing from the International Crisis Group, says the immediate task now is to prevent escalation of fighting and discourage the government and local officials from arming civilians. Interested governments and donors should press both sides to keep existing ceasefire mechanisms in place, while quietly urging a return to talks.

    10/25/08 08:27 PM   Full Story
    Davao Gov’t, Farmers Push Ban on Aerial Pesticide Spraying

    By Yasmin Arquiza | Vera Files  |  Because of their rapid expansion, Davao’s big banana plantations are encroaching into the city’s built-up areas and farmlands, where small farmers grow crops and fruits that are sold in Davao City markets. Communities around these plantations have been complaining of health problems every time toxic pesticides would drift their way.

    10/13/08 09:28 AM   Full Story
    Bound Bookshop’s Discount Promo for Journalists

    MANILA — Members of the Philippine press are entitled to a 10-percent discount on all books at Bound Bookshop, a bookstore in Quezon City owned and operated by journalists.
    “All our colleagues have to do is present their press cards to us and we will give them discounts,” said Carlos Conde, one of the owners of [...]

    10/09/08 10:57 AM   Full Story
    Aeta Recounts Nightmarish Encounter with the Philippines’s Anti-Terrorism Law

    On March 21, 2008, Edgar de la Cruz Candule, a 23-year-old Aeta, was picked up by policemen in Zambales. What followed was a nightmare, as the cops tortured him and accused him of being a Communist. According to human-rights groups, Candule’s case illustrates the dangers caused by a skewed interpretation and application of the Human Security Act.

    10/09/08 10:08 AM   Full Story
    Increased Budget for Philippines’s Poor Urged Amid Global Crisis

    With the worsening crisis of the US and global economy expected to further aggravate poverty in the country, independent think-tank IBON Foundation today said that it has become more crucial for government to ensure enough resources are spent for the poor.

    10/09/08 09:50 AM   Full Story
    Vietnam Urged toEnd Crackdown on Catholics

    The Vietnamese government should immediately release Roman Catholics arrested for holding peaceful prayer vigils in Hanoi and hold accountable police and others responsible for attacking Catholic parishioners, Human Rights Watch said today. The protesters have been calling for the return of church properties confiscated by the government.

    10/09/08 09:48 AM   Full Story
    Asean Advocates Seek Stricter Tobacco Control Measures

    SEATCA is calling on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Health Ministers who will be meeting this week to pressure their governments into adopting policies that will make it more difficult for people—adults and minors—to buy cigarettes.

    10/09/08 09:45 AM   Full Story
    Pimentel Twits Media for ‘Unfounded Fears’ vs Right-to-Reply Bill

    “The right to reply should be looked upon not as an infringement on the freedom of speech and expression now being enjoyed by the media. It is an expansion of the right of the people to express the other side of a controversy in which they are unduly maligned,” he said.

    10/09/08 09:44 AM   Full Story
    Ibon Urges Arroyo to Cut Back on Debt Payment

    As government’s economic managers prepare a contingency plan for the US financial turmoil, research group IBON Foundation urges the government to immediately increase social services spending to cushion the effect on the people.

    10/09/08 09:42 AM   Full Story
    Senate Passes JPEPA; Activists Up in Arms

    “We are not surprised that the JPEPA has been approved while the rest of the country is not watching. This treaty has been negotiated by Malacanang and signed by Ms Gloria Arroyo in virtual secrecy. The undemocratic and non-transparent manner with which the deal has been conceived has resulted in a seriously flawed agreement that threatens to further destroy the jobs and livelihood of Filipino workers, farmers and fishers and further destroy local industries and stunt long-term economic development.”

    10/09/08 09:38 AM   Full Story
    ‘Abuse of Filipino Maids Could Intensify Due to BBC Show’

    Migrante International, the largest global alliance of Filipino migrants and the families, warned that more Filipino domestic helpers could become targets of sexual exploitation and abuses because of the racist depiction of a Filipina domestic helper as a sex object in an episode of a BBC comedy show “Harry & Paul.”

    10/09/08 09:24 AM   Full Story
    Wanted: News Researcher for GMA News Research

    GMA News Research’s primary task is to beef up the content of GMA News and Public Affairs programs with comprehensive and accurate information. We provide daily research support and generate content for GMA-7 and QTV-11 newscasts including Balitanghali, 24 Oras, News-on-Q and Saksi.
    We are looking for a news researcher.
    Responsibilities:
    * Attend to research requests from news [...]

    10/09/08 09:07 AM   Full Story
    The Language of Ourselves

    By Ninotchka Rosca |  In my New York neighborhood, a 20-block run takes you to Argentina, Chile, Columbia, India, Pakistan, Philippines; 30 blocks and you’re in Africa, Jamaica and other places whose names escape even a geography fan.

    10/09/08 08:00 AM   Full Story

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