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Continue reading →: ADB: Anti-Development Bank
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is holding its 45th annual meeting from May 2 to 5 in Manila. Some 4,000 delegates including finance ministers and central bank governors from ADB’s member-countries; as well as representatives of big business, international financial institutions (IFIs), transnational banks, credit rating agencies, global media, and…
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Continue reading →: “2+2” equals more secret US bases in PH
The 28th Balikatan exercises ended with the “usual thank yous”, said an Inquirer report. “As the curtain closes down on this year’s Balikatan, I would like to express my gratitude to the American soldiers… who gave their invaluable time to share their experiences…” General Jessie Dellosa, Chief of Staff of…
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Continue reading →: Silverio Compound: A fight for the right to live
(Video by Tudla Productions) The Silverio Compound demolition in Parañaque City was the most brutal in recent memory, leaving at least one dead and some 36 hurt, mostly by gunshot wounds. Some 33 residents and protesters were also arrested, including seven minors and two women. Twenty-nine of them were eventually…
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Continue reading →: IBON Infographic: US military operations in PH, 2001-2011
IBON Infographic/ April 2012 US Military Operations in the Philippines, 2001-2011 (Visit the IBON website) Above is an infographic on the presence of US military in the country during the last decade since it launched its so-called war on terrorism. The United States (US) recently declared a foreign policy pivot toward…
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Continue reading →: Mindanao power is more expensive than Asia’s major cities
Mindanao must pay more to end the rotating brownouts, the President declared in his Power Summit speech. The region, said Aquino, needs more power supply but “cheap” power rates are discouraging private investors from building new power plants to meet Mindanao’s growing energy needs. Pay more “But how can you…
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