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June 2006

Students also in the order of battle of the AFP (June 9, 2006)

Don't blame teachers for deteriorating quality of RP education (June 5, 2006)

PROF. SISON EXPOSES BEFORE EUROPEAN COURT OF FIRST INSTANCETHE INJUSTICE DONE TO HIM BY DUTCH AND EUROPEAN AUTHORITIES (June 3, 2006)

Palace rejection of P125 wage hike bill unreasonable,anti-worker, and insulting to Congress—Beltran (June 3, 2006)

May 2006

NEW SECURITY PACT TO INTENSIFY U.S. MILITARY PRESENCE IN RP(May 26, 2006)

On its 7th year GABRIELA `GREETS' VFA: JUSTICE FOR `NICOLE!' JUNK VFA! (May 26, 2006)

Relocatees due to Government's "Development Projects" picketed NHA (May 19, 2006)

Batasan 5 charged again (May 13, 2006)

Regarding Montreal school's insult to Filipino eating habits: RP protest should encompass other brutal cases of racism -- Migrante (May 4, 2006)

RP now 2nd most dangerous country for labor unions (May 4, 2006)

RP raps Canadian school for penalizing boy using fork, spoon (May 3, 2006)

RESIST the imperialist ploy to silence the voice of the Workers Worldwide: KMU May Day Statement (May 1, 2006)

April 2006

Gonzalez warns of another emergency declaration on May 1 (April 28, 2006)

GABRIELA HAILS JUDGE' DECISION NOT TO DOWNGRADE RAPS VS 3 US MARINES (April 28, 2006)

Prolonging her illegitimate rule (April 28, 2006)

House pushes Charter change plan B (April 26, 2006)

El Shaddai mobilized vs signature campaign (April 27, 2006)

Corruption harmful to Philippines' health (April 26, 2006)

SC declares Calibrated Preemptive Response unconstitutional (April 25, 2006)

MA. THERESA PANGILINAN IS FRESH AIR COMPARED TO FETID AIR OFMALACANANG -MAZA (April 26, 2006)

Labor walkouts, pickets begin today (April 25, 2006)

DoJ chief wants student heckler probed (April 25, 2006)

Scarcity of jobs and rampant contractualization lingering: "Attitude' towards jobs of Filipino workers, not the problem -- KMU (April 25, 2006)

BSP: 2007 OFW remittances may dip (April 25, 2006)

Charter change 'cover' for Arroyo cheating -- Guingona (April 25, 2006)

On his order to investigate Cavite State University student leaderGABRIELA TO DOJ SECRETARY GONZALEZ:  SHUT UP! YOU'RE THE NUMBER ONE HECKLER! (April 24, 2006)

CPP welcomes MKP openness to talks for alliance and peace (April 24, 2006)

Rage against Rape Campaign - GABRIELA CONDEMNS ACQUITTAL OF SUSPECT IN "ELENA'S" DATE RAPE CASE (April 20, 2006)

ARROYO FAKES THE COMMUTATION OF ALL DEATH SENTENCES TO GLOSS OVER 556 EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS UNDER HER REGIME (April 19, 2006)

MORE FILIPINOS BELIEVE GMA CHEATED IN MAY 2004 ELECTIONS – IBON SURVEY (April 18, 2006)

UNICEF raises alarm on malnutrition in RP (April 7, 2006)

OVERSEAS WORKERS BENEFIT LEAST FROM ‘STRONG’ PESO (April 7, 2006)

WHO lists remedies for critical shortage of health workers (April 7, 2006)

PASTORAL STATEMENT ON THE ALLEGED PEOPLESS INITIATIVE TO CHANGE THECONSTITUTION (April 7, 2006)

CBCP apprehensive over Charter change campaign (April 7, 2006)

Guingona leads 'Arroyo resign' rally in Quezon City (April 6, 2006)

ONE IN FOUR COLLEGE GRADUATES THIS YEAR WILL BE JOBLESS (April 6, 2006)

Migrante slams ATB, Cha-Cha as schemes to keep Gloria in power (April 6, 2006)

MANIFESTATION OF ‘NO’ VOTE ON HOUSE BILL # 4839 “An Act Defining terrorism, Establishing Institutional Mechanisms to Prevent and Suppress its Commission, Providing Penalties therefore and for other Purposes.” (April 5, 2006)

Dark Days for Philippine Democracy: New York Times Editorial (April 5, 2006)

House approves anti-terror bill (April 5, 2006)

“Cha-cha would make the entire country like IRRI!” -KMP (April 4, 2006)

SIGNATURE DRIVE ENDORSES GMA’S TERM EXTENSION (April 4, 2006)

March 2006

CHARTER CHANGE MAY WORSEN JOBLESSNESS –IBON (March 31, 2006)

To rebel is justified (March 31, 2006)

Derail the Arroyo Midnight Express - Migrante (March 31, 2006)

Call centers, hub for exploitation– KMU (March 30, 2006)

ERASING POVERTY NOT A UTOPIAN DREAM, GOV’T SHOULD CREATE POLICIES TOSOLVE IT (March 30, 2006)

World Bank: RP growth fails to feed the hungry (March 30, 2006)

OFWs warn another migrants' strike at giant Formosa company in Taiwanlooms (March 30, 2006)

KMP launches Oplan Bawi Pirma vs. fake people's initiative (March 30, 2006)

Nationwide barangay assemblies part of "Malacañang initiative" toassert ChaCha past broad people's opposition - KMU (March 24, 2006)

GMA’S SIGNATURE DRIVE FOR CHA-CHA AN OLD TRICK BOUND TO FAIL (March 23, 2006)

GLOBAL EXPERIENCE SHOWS CHA-CHA PUSHED BY U.S., CORPORATE INTERESTS (March 22, 2006)

Arroyo gov't unleashes triple whammy info campaign on Cha-cha, eVAT, 1017 (March 20, 2006)

GMA's Cha-Cha means unimaginable poverty and suppression KMU hits "aristocratic labor group" on Cha-Cha (March 20, 2006)

ARROYO REGIME KILLS GRP-NDFP PEACE NEGOTIATIONS (March 18, 2006)

RISING JOB SCARCITY REFUTES GOV'T CLAIM OF 'IMPROVING ECONOMY' (March 17, 2006)

65% want Arroyo out (March 17, 2006)

LPG shows poverty now wears a woman's face (March 9, 2006)

Gov’t assassination plot vs CPP officers bared (March 9, 2006)

WOMEN RESIST! DEFY POLITICAL REPRESSION AND PERSECUTION OF THE ARROYO REGIME (March 8, 2006)

GMA'S "CEDAW NG KABABAIHAN" COMMEMORATION SLAMMEDCEDAW LONG BASTARDIZED BY WOMAN-LED REGIME (March 6, 2006)

February 2006

Statement on Declaration of State of Emergency (February 24, 2006)

Arroyo’s State of Emergency: Arrogant abuse of power (February 24, 2006)

KMU slams DENR for negligence: Launches Piso Mula Sa Obrero Relief Drive (February 23, 2006)

GMA is the best person to lead the country into disaster - Militant solon says GMA already out of touch with reality, presses for Prexy's ouster in the parliament of the streets at EDSA anniversary rally tomorrow (February 23, 2006)

A Preliminary Report on the Landslide in St. Bernard, Southern Leyte (February 21, 2006)

Southern Leyte, Zamboanga landslides were all preventable tragedies, Rep. Beltran saysSolon hits former DENR Sec. Defensor, says masses suffer most from gov't tolerance of logging, mining (February 20, 2006)

Philippines landslide death toll may top 1,500 (February 17, 2006)

US military equipment start arriving in Jolo (February 11, 2006)

Wowowee tragedy: DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES RISK LIVES AND LIMBS FOR ECONOMIC SURVIVAL (February 6, 2006)

Bishops' anti-mining crusade triggers off development debate (February 5, 2006)

CBCP scores mining anew (February 3, 2006)

January 2006

CHA-CHA AND ARROYO’S POLITICAL SURVIVAL (January 2006)

10,000 stage anti-mining protest in Mindoro (January 30, 2006)

Rep. Beltran to Palace: Step down now that bishops have spoken outSolon also appeals to Church to recognize economic sufferings of thetoiling masses under GMA (January 30, 2006)

Reported scrapping of VFA Commission insufficient, halt US war games while reviewing RP-UP military agreements, solon says (January 26, 2006)

More Filipinos seek jobs abroad (January 24, 2006)

Protesters call for Arroyo's ouster on 2001 "people power" anniversary (January 20, 2006)

Bicameral committee calls for end to VFA (Janaury 20, 2006)

On the anniversary of EDSA 2:MARTIAL LAW SAFEGUARDS REMOVED IN CHACHA PROPOSAL AS FEARS OF PEOPLE POWER HAUNT ARROYO (January 20, 2006)

Fourth Anniversary of Nestle Strike: Workers and People, Defend our Livelihood! (January 14, 2006)

“GMA until 2010? No way! (January 13, 2006)

Army chief rejects peace talks with CPP-NPA (January 13, 2006)

Norway won't abide with terror lists vs RP rebs (January 9, 2006)

Once Again, the OFW Saves the Day for RP Economy (January 7, 2006)

EDSA 2 protest action setCha-cha, GMA betrayal to take center stage (January 7, 2006)

Another Bayan Muna member killed in Cebu (January 3, 2006)

RP to uphold sovereignty, justice on Subic rape case--Palace (January 2, 2006)

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