Mine workers are starting to feel the effects of the global financial crisis. The Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company has begun implementing a work rotation scheme. Worse, workers could not avail of loans because the company did not remit to the proper agencies the contributions paid by the workers. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch LABOR…
Day: December 6, 2008
Global Financial Crisis Forces Australian Gold Mine Project in N. Vizcaya to ‘Close Down’
Foreign companies operating in the country have been affected by the global financial crisis. After the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company in Benguet and the Anvil Mining Ventures in Itogon, it is now the OceanaGold, which is taking measures to cushion the impact of the crisis. BY ACE ALEGRE Contributor Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246 kms. north…
Mayor Yields to People Power, Rejects Mining Exploration
Residents of a small village in Bakun town, Benguet province proved that there is power in numbers as their concerted action led the town mayor to act in their favor affirming their stand against the Royalco Philippines mineral exploration project. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAKUN, Benguet (336 kms. north of…
200 Pupils Ill, Stores Urged to Pull Out Suspicious Goods
In the wake of a massive food poisoning incident that affected school children here, storekeepers were ordered to pull out similar goods from their display shelves while health authorities look into the substance that downed the pupils. BY LYN V. RAMO REGIONS Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat MANKAYAN, Benguet (263 kms. north of Manila) –…
Book of Answers
Tulad ni Arroyo, nakabalot sa mito ng indibidual na ahensya ang menu ng tugon, marami kahit iisa lang naman ang sinasabi. Nakabalot sa poetika ang mga tugon kahit pa ang higit na fantasya rito ay ang paniniwala ng indibidual na matuwa sa kanyang lagay imbis na malumbay o makibaka at huwag matakot. NI ROLANDO TOLENTINO…
USA 2008: The Great Depression
Food stamps are the symbol of poverty in the US. In the era of the credit crunch, a record 28 million Americans are now relying on them to survive – a sure sign the world’s richest country faces economic crisis. By David Usborne The Independent/ UK INTERNATIONAL Posted by Bulatlat We knew things were bad…
Torture is Un-American: The SOA and its Devastating Legacy
Scores of School of the America’s graduates eventually became Latin America’s military dictators or their servitors, as well as becoming prime human rights abusers. BY CHARLENE VAN DIJK Council on Hemispheric Affairs INTERNATIONAL Posted by Bulatlat Today, an attempt will be made to eliminate the final refuge of the former School of the Americas (SOA),…
Victory for Venezuela’s Socialists in Crucial Elections
The pro-Chavez United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) won 72 percent of the governorships in the November 23, 2008 elections and 58 percent of the popular vote, dumbfounding the predictions of most of the pro-capitalist pollsters and the vast majority of the mass media who favored the opposition. BY JAMES PETRAS INTERNATIONAL Posted by Bulatlat…
Sons of Sacadas
Sons of Sacadas. Three sons of agricultural workers gather sugarcane to eat. In Negros island, known as Sugarlandia, children are vulnerable to malnutrition and hunger. (Photo by OWEN BAYOG)
Gov’t Workers Say Christmas Bonus a Double-Edged Sword
The biggest alliance of government employees said that the P10,000 ($202.88) Christmas bonus that they are set to receive is supposed to be a welcome respite but is actually a ‘double-edged sword’. BY BULATLAT The Confederation for the Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (COURAGE) said that the bonus they are set to receive…
Green Groups Support Demand for Reduction of Global Carbon Emissions
An alliance of environmental groups, scientists and grassroots organizations expressed support to the call for a 40 percent reduction in carbon emissions, based on 1990 levels, by 2020 and by more than 95 percent by 2050. BY BULATLAT An alliance of environmental groups, scientists and grassroots organizations expressed support to the call for a reduction…