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Continue reading →: North Triangle demolition: a glimpse of what the poor can expect from Noynoy’s PPP
While late because a temporary restraining order (TRO) has already been issued yesterday (Sep. 23) by a local trial court, Pres. Aquino’s order to suspend the forced relocation of residents of an urban poor community in North Triangle must be welcomed if only for the temporary respite it brings. But the issue…
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Continue reading →: Noynoy’s US visit: RP to get more counterinsurgency aid via Millennium Challenge Corp.
One of the anticipated highlights of President Noynoy Aquino’s trip to the US is the formal signing of the $434-million grant from the Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) under its Millennium Challenge Account (MCA). For the cash-strapped Malacañang, the aid is significant not only because of its size, which for a foreign…
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Continue reading →: P932-billion power debt: the cost of privatization
Energy Sec. Rene Almendras said that consumers should pay part of the enormous P932.21 billion in debts incurred by the energy sector. The rest will be shouldered by government, said Almendras, because they are not allowed to recover the entire P932.21 billion through the universal charge. Government, of course, will…
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Continue reading →: Medardo “Ka Roda” Roda (1934-2010)
para na, ka roda dyan na lamang sa tabi gumarahe na kayo at magpahinga malayu-layo na rin ang inyong binyahe mula sa mga musmos na pilapil ng libmanan hanggang sa mga nagmulat na kalye ng cubao. salamat, ka roda sa hindi malilimutang pasada dahil kahit lubak-lubak ang kalsada ng pinili…
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Continue reading →: Alexander Martin Remollino: Journalist, Poet, Activist
Alexander Martin Remollino was a journalist, poet and activist who devoted the best years of his life to serving the Filipino people. (Continue reading)
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