Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS By Kara Santos MANILA, May 11, 2010 (IPS) – Every day some 4,500 Filipinos leave their homeland in search of the proverbial green pastures. But some of them end up facing death instead. Jakatia Pawa, 33, a mother of two working as a domestic helper in Kuwait, was convicted [...]
POLITICS: Glitches Mar Historic Elections in the Philippines
May 10, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS By Kara Santos MANILA, May 9, 2010 (IPS) – Technical glitches, intense heat and long lines marked the historic first-ever nationwide automated elections in the Philippines as more than 50 million voters trooped Monday to over 76,000 voting centres across the country. Local media also reported cases of vote [...]
PHILIPPINES: On Eve of Poll, Voters Long for a Clean President
May 9, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS By Tess Bacalla MANILA, May 9, 2010 (IPS) – The cheers from the final campaign rallies of nine presidential candidates have faded away, and it is just hours before Filipinos go to the polls on Monday. But voters like Roberto Mendoza doubt that the next president can tackle problems [...]
PHILIPPINES: After Nine Years, a President’s Lost Political Capital
May 7, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Analysis by Jose Galang MANILA, May 7, 2010 (IPS) – The longest-serving Philippine president in decades, Gloria Macapagal Arrroyo has seen consistent economic growth during her tenure, and boasts of statistics showing nearly three million jobs created and the country getting 15 percent of the world’s business process outsourcing [...]
Rising Threats to Minorities in Sudan, Russia, Philippines
April 27, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Apr 27 (IPS) – The growing threats against minorities and ethnic groups – who are vulnerable to mass killings and genocides – have significantly increased in three countries: Sudan, Russia and the Philippines. A new survey by the London-based Minority Rights Group International (MRG) concludes [...]
Revival of Filthy River Flows from Changed Habits
April 19, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS By Kara Santos MANILA, Apr 19, 2010 (IPS) – While more developed countries consider waterfronts prime property, most Filipinos have regarded rivers and creeks as their "backyard" and sewage system. Over 60 percent of the pollution of an historic and major waterway, the Pasig River, comes from untreated direct [...]
PHILIPPINES: Party-list Legislators Often Forgotten in Poll
April 2, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Lynette Lee Corporal* – Asia Media Forum MANILA, Apr 2 (IPS) – Second-class legislators. A different political species in the Philippines’ rough-and-tumble – and very personalistic – brand of electoral politics. All of these capture a bit of what a party-list member of the House of Representatives is, 12 [...]
Q&A: ”What is Important is to Give Equal Opportunity” – Part 2
November 18, 2009 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Stephen de Tarczynski interviews scientist Lourdes J. Cruz, winner of the 2010 UNESCO-L’Oréal Award MANILA, Nov 18 (IPS) – Although women have long made major contributions to science, their efforts have often been overlooked. For the past 12 years, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has [...]
PHILIPPINES: Storm-Hit City under Constant Threat of Landslides
November 17, 2009 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Arthur Allad-iw BAGUIO CITY, Philippines, Nov 17 (IPS) – The storm has long subsided, and the torrential rainsùwhich battered this city known for its pristine charm and stately pine trees last monthùhave been gone for weeks. Yet fear still looms large over a community that had lost their homes [...]
PHILIPPINES: Guarded Optimism for New Climate Change Law
November 10, 2009 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS By Stephen de Tarczynski MANILA, Nov 10 (IPS) – While pessimism continues to dog the lead-up to next month’s climate change talks in the Danish capital of Copenhagen, a new Philippine law aimed at streamlining the country’s efforts to mitigate and adapt to the effects of global warming has [...]
