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Climate change, Environmental plunder

Mining and climate change: Aquino’s policy incoherence

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October 12, 2011

First published by The Philippine Online Chronicles What caused the massive flooding in the provinces of Central and Northern Luzon, several of which remain submerged more than a week after typhoons Pedring and Quiel left the country? Elderly village folks in affected areas swear that they have not seen such…
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Climate change, Events

BALSA: an urgent appeal to help the victims of typhoon Pedring

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October 3, 2011

To help in the ongoing relief efforts by various sectors for victims of typhoon Pedring, the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) has re-launched the Bayanihan Alay sa Sambayanan (BALSA), a multisectoral campaign to raise relief goods and conduct relief distribution operations in calamity-hit communities. The group is currently accepting donations for…
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Charter change

More economic liberalization via Cha-cha is anti-people and anti-development

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September 30, 2011

First published by The Philippine Online Chronicles On Thursday (Sep. 29), the leaders of the House of Representatives (HOR) and the Senate announced that they have agreed in principle to adopt a bicameral constituent assembly as a mode of changing the 1987 Constitution. Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and House…
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Oil deregulation

Prospects of Aquino’s Oil Deregulation Law review

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September 28, 2011

First published by The Philippine Online Chronicles In an effort to preempt the transport groups from staging a potentially massive strike, President Benigno S. Aquino III last week held a dialog with the leaders of the transport sector. Malacañang was partly successful as only the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper…
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Economy, Fiscal issues, Privatization

Aquino’s 2012 budget: Diretso sa tubo (Part 2)

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September 22, 2011

First published by The Philippine Online Chronicles Continued from Part 1 To fund his Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiatives, President Benigno S. Aquino III is proposing in his 2012 budget an amount of P8.6 billion for the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and another P3 billion for the Department of…
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