Youth groups launch alliance vs Arroyo The youth was one of the formidable forces in the second Edsa uprising which catapulted Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to power; it may as well be the same force that will boot Arroyo out of Malacañang. By Carl Marc Ramota Bulatlat.com Various youth and student groups are now gearing up for…
Month: July 2005
Bulatlat Interview: ‘Patriotic AFP Members Can Join Council’ – Sison
By Bobby Tuazon Bulatlat.com Bulatlat last week held an email interview with Prof. Jose Maria Sison as a political analyst and inspirational leader of the national democratic movement in the country with regards the current political crisis. Sison, who is on forced exile in The Netherlands, is also the current chief political consultant of the…
Festive but Ominous
It was a big, jolly rally, and maybe even Malacañang had a laugh. But the writing on the wall is definitely no laughing matter for the beleaguered President. PHOTOS BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN AND DABET CASTAÑEDA TEXT BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat.com (PICTURE) “That’s what you call a rally!” one of the protesters would exclaim.…
Torture is (still) alive and well in the Philippines
Even as the Asian Human Rights Commission condemned in a statement the continued use of torture on prisoners in the Philippines, a suspected guerrilla leader in Bicol was reported to have been tortured by his military captors. BY BULATLAT Bulatlat.com Forty-five year old New People’s Army (NPA) leader Elmer Osila reportedly uses the names Ka…
Only a Solution Beyond the Political System Will Solve the Crisis of 2005
By the Center for Empowerment in Governance (CENPEG) Bulatlat.com THE current political crisis demands a solution. But it would be absurd if the solution were to replicate the “solution” to the crisis of 2000-2001. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who was then Vice President, was the supposed solution then, but turned out to be nothing of the sort.…
Transition Council – Answer to Crisis of Legitimacy
A well-known Catholic bishop, party-list leader and others agree that a transition council should replace President Macapagal-Arroyo, whose ouster is being sought by more and more Filipinos. By Art Allad-iw Northern Dispatch Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY – A Catholic bishop believes that there is a breakdown in the government as manifested by the present crisis in…
Child Terrorized
Photo by Ace Alegre/Bulatlat Bulatlat.com There’s nothing wrong with your eyes, or with the picture. This is a child being harassed by Baguio City police at the city’s public market. He stands with head bowed in terror as a cop drags him by the collar. Authorities recently zoned the Baguio City public market for criminals…
Oust-GMA to End Mining Liberalization, Conference Declares
A national conference on mining held recently concluded that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo serves as an instrument of corruption and plunder by foreign mining corporations and declared her ouster as an urgent agenda. BY FELICISIMO H. MANALANSAN, JR. Bulatlat.com For participants to the Second People’s Mining Conference, realizing the ouster of the Macapagal-Arroyo government is not…
In the Front Line
Historic rally to oust Macapagal-Arroyo takes off The tortuous step toward replacing a discredited president began on June 24 when about 20,000 people held a rally at Welcome Rotunda, the entry point to Manila. For many others however the challenge goes beyond presidential succession, i.e., to build a new government that will truly represent the…
Pagbabago?
AWIT NI JESS SANTIAGO Bulatlat.com Nakakasawa ang mga pangako Nakakasawa rin ang maghintay Ang mga pangakong laging napapako Sa pagtitiwala ay pumapatay Nakakapagod din ang umasa Lalo’t ang bituka ay walang laman Napakailap sa mahirap ang histusya Lalo’t bansa ay hawak lang ng iilan Nag-People Power I, nag-People Power II Ang buhay nati’y di pa…
OFWs Make ‘Oust GMA’ Global
The active response of overseas Filipinos to calls for the ouster of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has taken the campaign to a higher level and given it an international dimension. This increases the pressure on the Macapagal-Arroyo administration which is heavily dependent on OFW remittances. BY BULATLAT Bulatlat.com The June 24 mobilization that brought together…