Ang Balikatan at mga katutubo
Magta-tatlong dekada nang pinapalayas ang mga Aeta ng Gitnang Luson tuwing may Balikatan war games ang mga militar ng Estados Unidos sa bansa. Hintatakot sila’t ginugutom tuwing may mga dayuhang sundalo sa kanilang lupaing ninuno.
Rice farmers face ruin while Marcoses use their produce as token of governance
“Before the war, rice production cost per hectare was at P60,000. It has since risen to P95,000 on the average,” Unyon ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura national president Ariel Casilao told Kodao.
DEEP DIVE: Factors that make Philippine schools unsafe for children
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers cautions against labeling the incident as “isolated,” saying the problem is deeper than admitted and is in fact systemic. The group cited official reports that overcrowded Philippine classrooms, numbering to an average of 60 students, contribute to a diminished sense of safety among learners.
Ang Balikatan at pamamaril kay Buyong-Buyong Isnijal
Nagsisimula pa lamang ang Balikatan war games ng Estados Unidos sa Pilipinas noong 2001, nakabaril na ang isang sundalong Amerikano ng isang sibilyang Pilipino, si Buyong-Buyong Isnijal. Katulong ang pamahalaan ng Pilipinas na pagtakpan ang insidente, patunay ng pagpapakatuta nito sa mga imperyalista.
Mga Pinoy, ginawang ‘human zoo’ ng US sa World Fair
Sa World Fair sa St. Louis, Missouri noong 1904, itinanghal ang 1,200 na Pilipino na parang mga hayop. Binansagang ‘head hunters,’ ‘savages,’ ‘primitives,’ at ‘uncivilized.’ Karamihan sa kanila ay nagkasakit, hindi na naka-uwi at doon na namatay malayo sa kanilang pamilya at bayan.
Si ‘Joe’ at prostitusyon sa Olongapo’t Angeles
Talamak na prostitusyon, sexually-transmitted diseases, mga batang walang lehitimong ama. Ilan lamang ito sa anti-sosyal na gawain ng mga sundalong Amerikano sa bansa noong naririto pa ang malalaking baseng military ng US. Ngayong bumabalik ang mga ito sa katawang EDCA sites, balik-tanawin ang isa sa mga kasalanan ng US laban sa mga Pilipino.
Cayetanism (2)
Alan Peter Cayetano has to contend with the fact that in less than a month, he became a champion only to be abandoned by his supporters, a hero that became a villain in record time. In chasing his rainbow, Alan fell off the abyss of his own making.
From Balikatan to Kasangga, military exercises with US and allies endanger local communities
“These war exercices further expose not just the subservience of the Marcos Jr government to the dictates of foreign military powers led by the US, but also its gravely misplaced priorities. Marcos is ready to sell out our national sovereignty and patrimony, escalate regional tensions, and drag the country into conflicts not of our making instead of laying out a comprehensive economic program that can boost local production, protect our domestic economy from external shocks and uplift the living conditions of our people.”
Ang mga vigilante at ang CIA
Ang “Alsa Masa,” “Tadtad” (kilala ring Sagrado Corazon Señor), “Nakasaka,” “Soldiers of Christ,” at “Nation Watchers” ang ilan sa mga armadong vigilante noong administrasyon ni dating Pangulong Corazon Aquino. Alamin kung sino ang nagbigay-suporta sa kanila upang maghasik ng lagim sa mga pamayanan sa buong bansa.
Solar electricity campaigners take fight to big power corporations
“Imagine all the energy we need, falling from the sky every single day. Free. Independent from whatever one person, company, or country decides to provide for us or not,” renewable energy advocates said.