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Vol. VI, No. 17 June
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ANALYSIS
Terror in Anti-Terror
Will Gloria’s ‘end-game strategy’ vs the Left work?
 The present campaign against the Left has practically closed all avenues
to the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict, including the peace
talks, which belies the claim of Macapagal-Arroyo to root out the endemic
problems of poverty and social injustice by socio-economic means. It also
closes the option of using Congress as an arena where the poor classes,
through their party-list representatives, can seek social, economic and
political reforms. Furthermore, it closes the parliament of the streets as
an open cafeteria of ideas and public advocacy.
By Edmundo Santuario III
Education Blues
A Bulatlat Special
Report
This room in a public
elementary school in Navotas provides a view
of the state of Philippine education PHOTO BY TRINA
FEDERIS |
Tug-of-war
in Hacienda Luisita
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has set June 10 as the date for
initial land distribution in Hacienda Luisita but the parties to the
dispute, including DAR, appear to be getting deeply embroiled in a
tug-of-war.
BY ABNER BOLOS
Culture
Unang Sulyap: The First Philippine
Artsfest in Hong Kong
For the longest time there have been efforts to harness the creative
energy of Filipinos in Hong Kong and direct it toward the establishment of
solid cultural identity; but it’s only now that this is being realized.
Through the collective efforts of a team of Filipino visual artists,
writers, art enthusiasts and community leaders, this June 2006 will
witness the first Philippine Arts Festival in Hong Kong.
BY INA
ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Arroyo’s Charter Change May Lead to Constitutional Authoritarianism –
Analyst
A
political analyst said that the charter change being pushed by the Arroyo
administration can lead to what he described as “constitutional
authoritarianism.” The term “constitutional authoritarianism” was first
used by former President Ferdinand Marcos to describe the martial law
regime.
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
HUMAN
RIGHTS WATCH
Day of the Disappeared
Rights Group Urges Passage of Bill Vs.
Enforced Disappearance
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As
the rank of desaparecidos grows nationwide, a human rights group
says it becomes more urgent to pass the proposed bill criminalizing
enforced disappearance.
BY DEE AYROSO
A
tarpaulin sheet of
pictures of desaparecidos |
On the Subic rape case
Fight Continues for ‘Nicole’ and Family
“Basta lalaban kami.” (We’ll fight no matter what.)
These fighting words were from the mother
of Nicole, as she and Nicole’s younger sister waited to be called inside
the courtroom during the hearing last Friday, June 2, at the Makati
Regional Court.
By Reyna Mae Tabbada
HUMAN
RIGHTS WATCH
 Noel “Noli” Capulong,
51, is the 136th victim of politically-motivated assassinations in the
Southern Tagalog region to date. He was gunned down by bonnet-wearing men
riding in motorcycles while driving his owner-type jeepney in Parian
village just before dusk on May 27. Mourners ask: who would want to
silence a good man who consistently exposes and denounces environmental
degradation, human rights abuses, corruption and anti-people policies like
charter change?
BY DENNIS ESPADA
‘Sagada 11’
Nightmare in
Jail
For nearly four months now, Frencess Ann Bernal, 15, has been unable to
play rock and reggae – her favorite music. She and 10 other punks were
detained in a Benguet district jail after being “captured” by officers of
the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Feb. 14 while on their way to
Sagada, Mountain Province, a well-known tourist destination.
BY ARTHUR
L. ALLAD-IW
Related article:
Two of 11 Sagada-bound
Backpackers Freed
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