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POSTS FOR "Month: November 2005"
To Market, To Market

To Market, To Market

Bankerohan and the other public markets in Davao are places to explore, not only for fun but for a few pesos of savings in this increasingly difficult times. By Daisy C. Gonzales DAVAO CITY -- If you are a first-timer here -- if, let's say, you don't have any idea...

Tudaya’s Allure

Tudaya’s Allure

Gushes of spray bathed me, and even when I looked down, the water would sting my eyes. After a few minutes, the loud drum roll of the waterfalls faded into light pelting and my vision cleared. We were past the waterfalls and before us was the large green patch of...

Dipa Ne Ning Alte

Dipa Ne Ning Alte

Ni Gelacio Guillermo Dipa ne ning alte, Gloria Parang reyna ng Pyestang Tugak sa Pampanga Sa kakokokak sa Malakanyang nagdonya Pekeng reyna'y tigre't santa kung umasta Sa palasyo't kampo, sa batasa't korte Nagpipista ang mga palakang mabuni May palakang Tiglao, may...

‘How’s My Driving?’

‘How’s My Driving?’

The “How’s my driving” sign appears on public utility vehicles around the country so that motorists would know what number to call when they want to tell on errant drivers. But the baby peeping out from this jeepney in Baguio City, 246 kms. north of Manila, lends...

Hanging by a Beam

Hanging by a Beam

While painting the wall of the police office in Baguio City, 246 kms. north of Manila, a laborer also gives his mightiest efforts to cheat death as he hangs seated on a bamboo beam, with only a nylon rope to help him keep his balance. Just one wrong move and he...

The Revelation

The Revelation

By Rev. Erahvilla M. Maga-Cabillas Contributed to Bulatlat.com beneath the soil grave an echo cried out arise brother, sister, mother, father, parent, friend succumb not to fiendish and cruelest death, come, breath long, wide and deep be strongest, permit not the...

Murder in Cold Blood

Murder in Cold Blood

The cold blooded murder of Ricardo “Ka Ric” Ramos, president of the Central Azucarera de Tarlac Labor Union (CATLU) at the strife-ridden Hacienda Luisita and baranggay captain of Bo. Mapalacsiao, was an act of treachery and desperation. By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo...

Corn Farming in Alfonso Lista: The implications of promoting the market-oriented production of modern plant breeds among Cordillera peasants

Corn Farming in Alfonso Lista: The implications of promoting the market-oriented production of modern plant breeds among Cordillera peasants

If former President Marcos had his “Green Revolution” and “miracle rice” program, the Arroyo administration has its agricultural modernization program and Bt corn. But the effects on the peasantry are the same dependence on creditors, indebtedness, soil...

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