U.S. Reward Money Gives Rise to Modern-Day Bounty Hunters

admin — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:34:39 -0400

The U.S. reward money combined with poverty in Sulu gave rise to a new breed of bounty-hunters. Ustadz Zain Jali, chairman of the Bangsamoro People’s National Congress (BPNC), said in an interview with Bulatlat that even innocent people are reported to the military as ASG members in order to get reward money.

Web of Lies

admin — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:29:39 -0400

Mrs. Arroyo appears to be increasingly entangled in her own official web of lies. The more she denies knowing of military and police atrocities, the more she is forced to admit her own inability to rule. If the three generals’ expose is true and Mrs. Arroyo is not aware it happened, then the Commander-in-Chief is not in command. If true and Mrs.

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Balutan

admin — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:28:26 -0400

Nilalangaw ang dram na nakatambak sa isang bahagi ng gubat na iyon sa dulo ng bayan. Nagpipista ang mga langgam, pabalik-balik sa bunganga ng dram na hagyang sinemento ang ibabaw. Umaalingasaw ang amoy ng nabubulok na kung ano.

NI NOEL SALES BARCELONA
Inilathala ng Bulatlat
Maikling Kuwento
Vol. VII, No. 21, July 1-7, 2007

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Between Hope and Despair: Search for Missing UP Students Goes On

admin — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:28:26 -0400

It was the day before the first year anniversary of her daughter Sherlyn’s disappearance. Still, Erlinda Cadapan had not lost hope.

BY KENNETH ROLAND A. GUDA
Contributed to Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 21, July 1-7, 2007

It was the day before the first year anniversary of her daughter’s disappearance. Still, Erlinda Cadapan had not lost hope.

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Book Review: Privileged Education for the Marketplace

admin — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:27:32 -0400

Mula Tore patungong Palengke: Neolliberal Education in the Philippines by Bienvenido Lumbera, et al. editors. Published by IBON Foundation.

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OFWs from Taiwan Slap Agency with Illegal Recruitment, Overcharging Raps

admin — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:24:54 -0400

Six of the 59 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have complained of massive illegal recruitment of migrant workers to Taiwan are back in the country to continue their fight.

BY AUBREY MAKILAN
MIGRANT WATCH
Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 21, July 1-7, 2007

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In Baguio, Business Permits Issued for Unsafe Boarding Houses

admin — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:24:00 -0400

It is not only Manila that is plagued by the proliferation of boarding houses that pose health and safety hazards for their boarders. Most student dormitories and boarding houses here obtained the required business permits in spite of reports showing that these have not been complying with health, safety and structural standards, the city’s chief executive has admitted.

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50-Year-Old Land Dispute at Heart of Carnage in Rizal, Kalinga

admin — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:22:43 -0400

Apparent inaction of national as well as provincial government agencies is blamed for the Rizal, Kalinga demolition carnage of June 25. At the heart of the matter, however, lies a 50-year-old land dispute.

BY ACE ALEGRE
Contributed to Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 21, July 1-7, 2007

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More Political Storms Ahead: A Post-Election Analysis

admin — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:22:24 -0400

It is hard to believe that, after the elections which further exposed a fragile political system, the country will see a semblance of political stability in the next several months and couple of years – this, considering the turbulent issues that remain unsolved and the deep undercurrents of economic insecurity faced by the people.

BY BOBBY TUAZON*
ANALYSIS

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Rise in Child Labor Tied to CARP’s Failure

admin — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:20:18 -0400

The “festering” problem of child labor in the Philippines and in the Davao areas is one of the results of the failure of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program, according to child advocates and peasant groups.

BY GERMELINA A. LACORTE
Davao Today
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 21, July 1-7, 2007

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The Consequences of Service, the Rewards of Greed

admin — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:19:55 -0400

Why is it that those who want nothing but the betterment of our people and country are killed and forcibly disappeared while those who seek to destroy it by their greed live on in comfort and wealth?

BY BENJIE OLIVEROS
ANALYSIS
Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 21, July 1-7, 2007

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Isla ng Talim

admin — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:18:23 -0400

NI PHILIP ANORICO*
Inilathala ng Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 21, July 1-7, 2007

Inikid ko ang pisi
Sa tubig inihagis
Lawang nakabalabal
Alon ng kislap at biyaya.

Nagpagaspas ang kawayan
Gintong kumikinang,

Tumatagay sa laot
Ang kasama, nahapong mangingisda.
Lungayngay ang bangka sa pritil.

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Gadangkal ang Bakas ni Ama sa Lupang Hinirang

admin — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:17:25 -0400

NI RAUL FUNILAS
Inilathala ng Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 21, July 1-7, 2007

Gadangkal ang bakas ng kay amang yapak
Sa Lupang Hinirang na kanyang lupain.
May patak ng ulang gusto n'yang habulin
Kaya nagpapawis ang balat-balagat.

Gadangkal sa bukot ang butil panghasik
Na kanyang inipon noong katag-araw.

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Yellow

admin — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:16:09 -0400

BY BERLIN GUERRERO*
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 21, July 1-7, 2007

Inside the dark prison cell
we wear
yellow…

     the rays of the early morning sun
     soft glow, like gasps, when it sets
     at the closing of the day

Yellow
easily mixes with other colors
producing

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Mom says Missing UP Student is ‘Very Much Alive’

admin — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:47:01 -0400

BY DABET CASTAÑEDA
Bulatlat
Posted June 26, 2007, 2:47 p.m.

Exactly a year after her daughter, University of the Philippines (UP) student Sherlyn Cadapan, was abducted by unidentified men in Hagonoy town, province of Bulacan, Erlinda Cadapan faced the press today to announce that the younger Cadapan is “very much alive.”

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The Anti-Terror Law and State Terrorism: Two Faces of the Same Coin?

admin — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:32:39 -0400

July 14 marks the start of the implementation of the Philippine’s new anti-terror law – the Human Security Act of 2007. Will this mean the end of terror or will it only legitimize the mechanisms of the more serious threat of state-sponsored terrorism?

BY DABET CASTAÑEDA
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Bulatlat

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Terror behind Sham Filipino Democracy

admin — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:23:41 -0400

With most of the votes now counted the Arroyo administration has suffered a humiliating defeat in the May mid-term elections despite widespread military intimidation, abductions and killings.

BY GILL H BOEHRINGER
Published in The Socialist Worker – Australia June 15
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 20, June 24-30, 2007

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On the Side of Democracy

admin — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:22:44 -0400

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Remembering Isabelo delos Reyes

admin — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:21:06 -0400

There are now efforts at the national level to revisit the historical legacy of Isabelo delos Reyes – scholar, journalist, labor leader, and revolutionary.

BY LYN V. RAMO
Northern Dispatch
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 20, June 24-30, 2007

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Mario “Mayong Mag-uuma” Mundin Auxillo (1957-2007)

admin — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:18:53 -0400

Poet. Orator. Peasant Organizer. Freedom Fighter

Mayong joined the long list of activists who fell prey to the evil powers of this terrorist state. But in doing so, he also joined the list of martyrs who died while fighting for justice, freedom, and democracy.

BY TERENCE KRISHNA LOPEZ
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Contributed to Bulatlat

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ARCHIVES

U.S. Reward Money Gives Rise to Modern-Day Bounty Hunters

Web of Lies

Balutan

Between Hope and Despair: Search for Missing UP Students Goes On

Book Review: Privileged Education for the Marketplace

OFWs from Taiwan Slap Agency with Illegal Recruitment, Overcharging Raps

In Baguio, Business Permits Issued for Unsafe Boarding Houses

50-Year-Old Land Dispute at Heart of Carnage in Rizal, Kalinga

More Political Storms Ahead: A Post-Election Analysis

Rise in Child Labor Tied to CARP’s Failure

The Consequences of Service, the Rewards of Greed

Isla ng Talim

Gadangkal ang Bakas ni Ama sa Lupang Hinirang

Yellow

Mom says Missing UP Student is ‘Very Much Alive’

The Anti-Terror Law and State Terrorism: Two Faces of the Same Coin?

Terror behind Sham Filipino Democracy

On the Side of Democracy

Remembering Isabelo delos Reyes

Mario “Mayong Mag-uuma” Mundin Auxillo (1957-2007)