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…
Day: January 9, 2005
News At A Glance
‘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…
Celebrating the Cause
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…
Love, Bound by War
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 River Worth More than a Thousand Films
Review of the film, Panaghoy sa Suba CM Films Inc. Director: Cesar Montano The strength of the movie is in its cinematic shots of the river and how the peoples’ lives are intertwined with this natural beauty. The local flavor is worth more than a thousand Hollywood films. By Julie Po Bulatlat.com Panaghoy sa Suba…
Benguet Corporation Milks Local Miners
Benguet Corporation (BC) earns P15,000 ($267.86 based on a $1:P56 exchange rate) each day or P450,000 a month from “entrance fees” it collects from 1,000 small-scale miners who work its L-070 open pit mine site in Sitio Antamok, Brgy. Loacan in Itogon, Benguet. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY —…
Gloria on the Way Down 8 of 10 Filipinos dissatisfied with President Macapagal-Arroyo
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…