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By Jasper Almirante/ Bulatlat The U.S. is in a quandary of late on what measures to take in the face of the political crisis hounding President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Just when the President – under siege on all fronts from left to right over allegations of fraud...
Photo by Aubrey Makilan / Bulatlat Bulatlat.com The series of taped mobile-phone conversations involving President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and election commissioner Virgilio Garcillano has reinforced the widespread suspicion that the present Malacañang occupant...
By the WOMEN's Movement for Arroyo's Resignation and Regime Change Bulatlat.com We, women, who have gathered here today, call on Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to step down. Emerging from our homes, schools, workplaces and communities, we lend our voices to the thundering...
By the Board of Women’s Work United Methodist Church Bulatlat.com At such a crucial time in our nation's life, when President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's moral ascendancy and legitimacy is clouded with doubt and uncertainty, we, the United Methodist women of faith,...
Statement of the University Council (UC) of the University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman, Quezon City on the political crisis facing the Arroyo administration Bulatlat.com The pursuit of the truth and the quest for a democratic society are integral to the...
By Bishop Oscar Cruz Bulatlat.com CBCP does not demand the resignation of the President. It does not have the authority to do so. It does not claim the prerogative of so doing. It is presumptuous for the CBCP to impose or dictate upon the President to resign. BUT:...
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Bulatlat.com It is becoming clearer by the day that the outcome of the political crisis swamping government and wracking the country today hinges on how it will finally be resolved. The events of July 8, have been the most earthshaking for...
Ni Raul Funilas Posted by Bulatlat Bulatlat.com Gabundok na basurahan at gusaling G Langaw at bulok ang nakatirang animal. L Oo, iyan ang palasyong andas na nakaupo O Raw ay mga ekspertong magpaandar. R Isinantabi ang isinisigaw ng marami I At sempre, lahat ng...
NI RICHARD GAPPI Bulatlat Bulatlat.com Pag-asa ay nag-ulat Gloria ay di babagsak Kung ula'y pumapatak Sikat ang araw dapat Bago baha'y humulas Sa kalsada'y tumaas Payong nati'y baliktad. - Angono, Rizal Bulatlat...
You may not see or hear this group croon tophit songs – ever. But this group bears plenty of guts and muscles in pursuit of their lofty goals. by Dennis Espada Bulatlat.com The Kulturang Ugnayan ng Makabayang Sining Anakpawis (Kumasa or Cultural Link of Patriotic...
A fourth year student of Easter College Inc. in Baguio City discovered, during a school immersion program, how an indigenous group in Ilocos Sur called the I-Lamag implements its own forest utilization, management, protection and ownership system. BY NARCISO ADDAMO...
A mining company dangled P100,000 ($1,782.53) and employment opportunities on the poor residents, but the latter are still unwavering in their stand against its exploration. The company is still not welcome to explore the area because of the people’s sense of...
A mining company which is set to leave Benguet in three years has been sued by several former employees of the company. This time, it is not about the ill-effects of mining, but the company’s discriminatory practice in admitting students in the schools within the...
The supposed beneficiaries of a hacienda owned by the Arroyos are now worried that they may end up landless. They argue that President Arroyo’s credibility is not just being eroded because of the allegedly wiretapped conversations and the jueteng (illegal numbers...
The arguments raised are nothing new, and the conclusions and recommendations made are not surprising. Aside from being overshadowed by the media’s attention to the current political crisis, this could explain why not much media coverage was given to the findings...
While there is a unity among various political forces on the campaign to remove President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from office, there are different ideas on who or what should replace Macapagal-Arroyo should she be unseated. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO...
The mass actions calling for the President’s removal from office are not just confined to Metro Manila. Even residents of Baguio City (246 kms north of Manila) have lent their voice to the growing oust-Arroyo sentiments. BY KIM QUITASON AND A.T. BENGWAYAN Northern...
The Catholic clergy of Negros island in central Philippines has had a history of social engagements including the ouster of dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986 and that of President Joseph Estrada in 2001. This time around, some members are boarding the movement...
Pro-Arroyo local officials continue to threaten they would secede from the republic if the embattled president is removed from office. By Cheryll D. Fiel Bulatlat.com DAVAO CITY – First, it was the Ilocos Republic in northern Philippines. Then, this was followed by...
‘Hello, Garci!’ ringtones make waves in New York rally An increasing number of Filipinos in Canada, the United States, Hong Kong and Europe want President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to resign now. Their demand came up in protest rallies held in major cities abroad...
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