Vol. 3, No. 21 June 29-July 5, 2003

Militants Start Signature Drive to Repeal Energy Law;Energy official says EPIRA has missionary task to provide people with electricity   By Gerry Albert Corpuz

Builders, Archaelogists Clash in Cagayan de Oro: Development vs Cultural Heritage   By Herbie S. Gomez

Leyte Broadcasters: From Telling News to Making News  By Ronalyn Olea

CULTURE - Pagdakila sa Abo ni Kasamang Amado V. Hernandez  By E. San Juan, Jr.

Espasol versus Nilupak: Ang direksyon ng modernistang panulaang P/Filipino sang-ayon kay Virgilio S. Almario By Gelacio Guillermo

GMA’s Anti-Drugs Adviser has Questionable Human Rights Record   By Alexander Martin Remollino

news at a glance

·        Church, consumers unite vs. high power rates

·        50 Nestle workers, supporters hurt in dispersal

·        OFWs condemn arrest of Pinoys in Japan

·        Soldiers, militiamen tagged in another case of summary execution

·        CPLA-AFP integration means more tribal wars, Cordillera front leader says  

 Vol. 3, No. 20 June 22-28, 2003

VMC Sugar Refinery Shutdown Threatens Industry, Workers   By Karl G. Ombion

15 years of CARP: CARP Beyond the Numbers  By Roy Morilla

Abra Governor Hits Pollution, Supports 'Save Abra River'  By Abigail Bengwayan

Sison: In Prison, Writing Poetry was My Way of Fighting, Preoccupying Myself and Keeping My Sanity    
By Grace B. Salita

Amplifying Officials, Squelching Dissent: FAIR study finds democracy poorly served by war coverage   
By Steve Rendall and Tara Broughel

Half A Million In Prizes To Be Awarded In JVO Journalism Excellence Awards; Bulatlat article on mining in Mt. Diwalwal is finalist   By BULATLAT.COM

The Art of Making Burnay: A Photo Essay    By Aubrey SC Makilan

Campus Press Awards Malay, Ordoñez     By Ronalyn Olea

Water Rate Hike Angers Bacolodnons    By Karl G. Ombion

They Said It about the Npa     By Alexander Martin Remollino

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - LAND REFORM: WHERE THE SHOE PINCHES  By Aubrey SC Makilan/BULATLAT.COM

news at a glance

·        Solon proposes 20% of development fund for schools

·        SM workers, supporters decry harassment

·        MILF: Gov’t resorting to dirty tactics again

·        Mother of Kananga Massacre victim appeals for justice  

·        Militant lady solon to U.S. State Dep’t: “Curbing sex trafficking calls for the exit of your troops”

Alternative Reader No. 58: Prepare for Iran Attack  Compiled by BULATLAT.COM

·        Special Forces 'Prepare for Iran Attack'   By Robert Fox

·        Guerrilla War in Iraq    by Dr. George Friedman

·        From Liberation to Counter-Insurgency    By Jim Lobe

·        Court Ponders if U.S. Firm Liable for Abuse Abroad    By Reuters

 Vol. 3, No. 19 June 15-21, 2003

GMA Accused as 'Coddler of Killers in Uniform'    By Aubrey SC Makilan

Another Case of Torture and Murder Hounds AFP in Davao Oriental  By Daisy C. Gonzales

NPA Releases POW After Long Captivity  By Gilbert Pacificar

POW Says Being with the NPA Made Him Understand the Revolution By Rolando Pinsoy

Guingona: Constitutional Assembly is a Threat to Peasant Land Rights; Labor militants say Danding’s bid for presidency will fail  By Gerry Albert Corpuz

Militants Call for Rejection of Balikatan Movie, Real War Games; Anti-U.S. war activists picket Manila city hall  By Gerry Albert Corpuz

Cojuangco, DAR Accused of Making CARP a Sham   By Hannah Papasin, Julius Mariveles and Edgar Cadagat

Leaving the Ivory Tower    By Ina Alleco R. Silverio

Women and War   By Ninotchka Rosca

Roots of "Independence" Day    By Alexander Martin Remollino

Lampirong Shells Belong to Fisherfolk but Businessmen are Making a Killing    By Edgar Cadagat

Poetry: Poems for Dean   By Richard Gappi

·        Manunulat

·        Dayaw

Poetry: Kay Kasamang Edi at Eden…    By Arman Katinig

news at a glance

·        OFWs decry sabotage in Overseas Absentee Voting Law 

·        Consumers' “Bantay Meralco” teams monitor start of refund

·        Plunder Watch greets Ombudsman’s verdict on boulevard scam; regrets exclusion of President’s lawyer, GSIS Board

·        Militants hold rallies on Independence Day

 Vol. 3, No. 18 June 8-14, 2003

On the agrarian reform program's 15th anniversary: Peasant Groups Assail CARP, Pagdanganan   
By Gerry Albert Corpuz

Agrarian Reform: Doomed from the Start  By Karl G. Ombion

Cavite’s Screen Hero is Now Acting a Villain, Farmers Say  By Alexander Martin Remollino

Unmasking Monsanto: Australian researcher unearths Monsanto’s global atrocities   By Dennis Espada

Life by the Sea: A Photo Essay  By Aubrey SC Makilan

Student Militants Protest Tuition Hikes, Shortage of Teachers  By Ronalyn Olea

Best Campus Papers Named   By Ronalyn Olea

In Memoriam: Ishmael Bernal    By Alexander Martin Remollino

Remembering Lino Brocka   By Alexander Martin Remollino

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - ONLY IN THE PHILIPPINES   By Rowena Carranza/BULATLAT.COM

news at a glance

·        Railroading of anti-terror bill protested

·        Protest greets GMA’s visit in Seoul

·        Another activist leader missing in Mindoro

 Vol. 3, No. 17 June 1-7, 2003  

GMA-Bush Secret Pact Seen to Restore U.S. Bases in Philippines; Groups urge Macapagal-Arroyo's impeachment   By Gerry Albert Corpuz

Analysis - Did GMA Conspire with Bush on the Biggest Lie of the Century?  By Bobby Tuazon

Human Rights Watchdog Reports Abuses Under Macapagal-Arroyo; Bush’s ‘war on terror’ has made the world more dangerous  By BULATLAT.COM

Filipino seafarers on Migrants’ Day: Afloat in a Sea of Misery   By Rowena Carranza

Davao City's Descent into Madness: Davao Children Terrorized in Gov’t Raid  By Rolando Pinsoy and Gilbert Pacificar

RPAs Face Raps over Teener’s Rape   By Karl G. Ombion

'Gene Revolution' a Bane to Filipino Farmers   By Alexander Martin Remollino

New Act Protects Women, Minors from Human Trafficking    By Dennis Espada

Remembering Lino Brocka   By Alexander Martin Remollino

DEMOCRATIC SPACE - Moro-Christian Statement of Unity  By Muslim-Christian Interfaith Conference

Alternative Reader No. 56 Compiled by BULATLAT.COM

Bush Lied and Soldiers Died

·        Bush Lied and Soldiers Died  By Wayne Francis

·        Save Our Spooks  By Nicholas D. Kristof

·        Straw, Powell Had Serious Doubts Over Their Iraqi Weapons Claims : Secret transcript revealed  By Dan Plesch and Richard Norton-Taylor

·        Unease Grows in Washington Over Fruitless Weapons Search    By Jim Lobe

·        WMD Just a Convenient Excuse for War, Admits Wolfowitz     By David Usborne

Next stop Tehran?

·        Next Stop Tehran?   By Simon Tisdall

·        Pentagon Eyes Massive Covert Attack on Iran   By The ABC News

·        White House Keeps Pressure on Iran   By The Associated Press and Reuters