Archive for August, 2007

Groups reject the revival of the WTO Doha trade talk

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We, representatives of peasant organizations, women, migrants, workers,
urban and rural poor, fisherfolks, social movements and civil society
organizations from East and Southeast Asia call for the rejection of the
revival of the Doha “Development” Round.
We condemn and urgently call the attention of others [...]

Rights group calls on ASEAN and UN to help halt arrests of activists in Burma; dubs Burmese junta paranoid

Following the spate of arrests of activists in military-ruled Burma
triggered by swelling public discontent over sharp rise in fuel prices
in the said territory, regional solidarity network Asia Pacific
Solidarity Coalition (APSOC) today urged the United Nations and the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to immediately take
action and help stop the massive arrests and torture of activists [...]

Water rights activists celebrate Cry of Balintawak with a twist

When the Katipunan was discovered by the colonizers in 1896, all the leaders of the secret society, led by Andres Bonifacio, gathered in Balintawak, brought out and tore their cedulas into pieces and shouted “Long live the Philippines!” to signal their determination to take up arms and fight for independence.
Today, dozens of water rights activists, [...]

Group assails government over stalled talks

Davao city- The Mindanao Peace Solidarity (MPS), a coalition of NGOs/POs, local government officials, peace advocates from academe, business and religious sectors, as well as the Akbayan Mindanao Commission, views with grave concern the ongoing all-out military offensive in Basilan and Sulu and calls for an immediate stop to an impending larger war in Mindanao. [...]

Tornado hits Bulacan village

 
GMANews.TV
SAN MIGUEL, Bulacan — 30 houses were damaged after a tornado hit two villages here on Wednesday night no casualty was reported made by a twister the local government reported.
The strong wind struck around 7 in the evening that uprooted trees following the darkening of the sky and strong rains in Barangays Cambio and Panambaran.

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