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Bu-lat-lat (boo-lat-lat) verb: to
search, probe, investigate, inquire; to unearth facts
Vol. VI, No. 5 March
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PHOTO
OF THE WEEK
Lost Childhood
The boy should be
either in school taking classes or at home playing around. Instead he has
to play patintero with the vehicles along this street in Baguio
City, 246 kms. north of Manila, while selling cigarettes and candies to
motorists. The peso’s value vis-à-vis the dollar has been on an upsurge in
the past few months, reaching its highest since September 2002. The
government has been making much of this and claims things are looking up
for the economy. But this means little when we see children like this boy
– and there are many like him all over the country – risking life and limb
to make a living instead of studying in school or playing at home, which
is what they should be doing.
Photo by
Ace Alegre / Bulatlat
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