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The Philippines is not merely caught between powers, but incorporated into a hierarchy of production and control in which labor, land, and resources are subordinated to US imperialist interests.
“U.S. imperialism is the root of crisis and oppression in the Philippines and across the globe."
“Congress should dig deeper into the role of the US government and the CIA in the reported activities.”
Bulatlat SPECIAL REPORT: The US would rather not stop with its aid program here. It is the key with which they’ve been maintaining their domination of the Philippine economy and military even after the Philippines’ 1946 nominal independence.
“It is time to rock the boat, it is time to assert Philippine sovereignty, to junk VFA, Edca.”
“Prince Albert, US sovereignty is apparently above Philippines' environmental laws.”
“A review of the JSOTF-P operations in the Philippines will reveal the extent of US military intervention in the Philippines.”
Whenever she came home to Leyte, it was like a feast. Jennifer prepared food for all their neighbors as a way of sharing her blessings.
“Psychological studies conducted by the US Army, Marine Corps, Harvard University, and other agencies revealing alarming trends on the state of mental health of their troops are a matter of security concern to Filipino people especially with the expected entry of tens of thousands of these forces under EDCA.” – Bobby Tuazon, Director for Policy Studies, Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG)
This incident shows that the US-PH Visiting Forces Agreement is unmistakably an affront to the State’s sovereign power to enforce its laws within its territory and makes a mockery of our justice system.” – Makabayan bloc House Resolution no. 17
(Para kay Jeffrey Laude ng Olongapo) ni RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA Bulatlat.com Apatnapu’t limang minutong tumagal ang kamatayan Mula ‘Ambyanz’ hanggang ‘Celzon’—mga binantong pangalan Tulad ng pagpapakilala sa marikit na si Jennifer Lalaki, babae, bakla, binabae,...
Environmentalists and lawmakers denounce the presence of the US Navy warships and the PH-US war games as “threat to sovereignty and security as well as to the environment.”
“The Aquino government is still trying to deceive the people that the US is out to help the Philippines against China. It is playing up 'the threat of China' while playing down the history and reality of US military interventions." – KMU
"I told them: 'Don’t put your drones there because that thing blows up, and Davao will also blow up if they are in there.” -- City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte
By MARYA SALAMAT
“Under the guise of counter-terrorism, the people of Mindanao are being held hostage by business interests. Communities who defy military presence are tagged as terrorist havens, its residents as supporters.” – Kawagib
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
As long as the US military is treated ‘above the law’ by the government, their victims among the civilian populace will not be given justice." – Bayan Muna-Southern Mindanao
LETTER TO THE EDITOR April 18, 2012 This is to clarify the issue of illegal wildlife poaching that sparked the stand-off between the Philippine and Chinese state forces in the heavily contested Scarborough Shoal. It should be clear that the problem is a concern of...
Marking the first year since the death of Gregan Cardeño, a Filipino who died inside Camp Ranao in Marawi City while working as an interpreter for the US troops, various groups held a memorial rally on Wednesday to demand justice and to hold those behind the incident accountable. (Photo courtesy of Patriotiko Mindanao / bulatlat.com)
By RONALYN V. OLEA
On Jan. 30, Gregan Cardeño went home happy that he had finally found a job. He had just signed a contract with a security agency that posted him as an interpreter for the American troops in Cotabato City. He ended up in Marawi where, inside a US barracks, he supposedly hanged himself. His family, however, is convinced that he had been murdered, probably even abused.
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"US Accountable for Gregan's Death"