Day: January 9, 2005

Photo by Jes Aznar / Bulatlat.com The camera caught the feet of a boy atop a pile of sugarcane stalks at the Hacienda Luisita, a 6,000-hectare plantation owned by the Cojuangco and Aquino clans in Tarlac (120 kms. north of Manila). One look and we can see the contrast between the sweetness of the sugarcane…

‘Butcher of Mindoro’ terrifies Visayas human rights groups The regional peasant alliance, Samahan han Gudti nga mga Parag-uma ha Sinirangan Bisayas (Sagupa-SB or Regional Peasant Alliance in Eastern Visayas) denounced Jan. 4 the possible appointment of Brig. Gen. Jovito Palparan as chief of the army’s 8th Infantry Division assigned in the region. Palparan would replace…

Red fighters certainly know how to make merry, as the guerrillas of the NPA-Northeastern Mindanao showed Dec. 26 during the 36th anniversary celebration of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). But in this case the play was part of the fight. PHOTOS BY BARRY OHAYLAN TEXT AND CAPTIONS BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat.com Who…

Review of the film, Aishite Imasu 1941 Basfilm Productions Director: Joel Lamangan The actors were good. Casting was perfect. Editing was neat. By Julie Po Bulatlat.com Aishite Imasu is set in the town of San Nicolas in 1941 when Japan was spreading its wings over the archipelago. It is a story of a love triangle.…

A recent survey of IBON Foundation confirms telltale signs of 2005 as a critical year for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Based on its Dec. 20-29, 2004 nationwide survey, IBON revealed an increasing number of Filipinos who are dissatisfied with the President’s performance. By Bulatlat.com A recent survey of IBON Foundation confirms telltale signs of 2005 as…