Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye’s statement last week calling on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s opponents and critics to refrain from making a political issue out of the Subic rape case misses the whole point — that the rape of a Filipina by visiting U.S. troops cannot be anything but a political issue. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat.com…
Month: November 2005
Against US Monopoly Control of Information and Communications Technology
Any attempt to make ICT fully accessible and beneficial to the majority of peoples of the world, should first and foremost address the imperialist plunder, the widespread poverty and uneven economic development of the different countries. By Prof. Jose Maria Sison Posted by Bulatlat.com The arrogance and drive for profit of the United States and…
Tattoo
I screamed for the last time. A long, loud, delicious scream. All my epidermal pain receptors stood at attention. I prayed that the isopropyl alcohol would do its job well. The piece of cotton emerged black from the excess ink, and bright red from the blood I shed. Then I vomited. My lizard, which I…
Mining Applications Cover the Entire Cordillera Region
If all mining applications in the Cordillera region were approved, it would cover 1.7 million of the 1.8 million hectares of the entire region. By Lyn V. Ramo Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY- If all the applications for Financial and Technical Assistance Agreements (FTAAs), Mineral Production Sharing Agreements (MPSA) and exploration permits (EPAs)…
Wrongfully Deported Fil-Aussie back in Australia
A Filipino-Australian who was wrongfully deported due to a discriminating immigration culture finally returned to Australia. Her lawyers say they will now pursue compensation for her. BY CESAR BEN BASAN BAROña Bulatlat.com Sydney, Australia – She was the face that Australia disowned. Filipino-Australian Vivian Alvarez Solon, also known as Vivian Alvarez Solon Young, is back…
Muslim Wrongly Identified as Abu Tagalog, Tortured
Oct. 29 was a hard day for Muslim Filipinos. It was the same day newspapers carried the story of three Muslim suspects in the Valentine’s Day bus bombing being sentenced to death; when a certain Lalong Parad, a suspected Abu Sayyaf member, was shot dead in Jolo; and when Amil Salih Flamiano, 27, was arrested…
Filipino Migrants Join Australia’s Biggest Workers’ Protest
Australian workers are up in arms over government proposals that threaten labor rights. Filipino migrants show their solidarity by joining protest actions, the biggest Down Under since the Iraq war protests. BY CAESAR BEN BASAN A. BAROñA Bulatlat.com Filipino migrants under Migrante Philippines-Australia joined Australia’s huge workers’ rallies – the biggest in years since the…
Mining Applications Cover the Entire Cordillera Region
If all mining applications in the Cordillera region were approved, it would cover 1.7 million of the 1.8 million hectares of the entire region. By Lyn V. Ramo Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY- If all the applications for Financial and Technical Assistance Agreements (FTAAs), Mineral Production Sharing Agreements (MPSA) and exploration permits (EPAs) in the Cordillera…
Tattoo
I screamed for the last time. A long, loud, delicious scream. All my epidermal pain receptors stood at attention. I prayed that the isopropyl alcohol would do its job well. The piece of cotton emerged black from the excess ink, and bright red from the blood I shed. Then I vomited. My lizard, which I…
Muslim Wrongly Identified as Abu Tagalog, Tortured
Muslim community demands apology Oct. 29 was a hard day for Muslim Filipinos. It was the same day newspapers carried the story of three Muslim suspects in the Valentine’s Day bus bombing being sentenced to death; when a certain Lalong Parad, a suspected Abu Sayyaf member, was shot dead in Jolo; and when Amil Salih…
Wrongfully Deported Fil-Aussie back in Australia
A Filipino-Australian who was wrongfully deported due to a discriminating immigration culture finally returned to Australia. Her lawyers say they will now pursue compensation for her. BY CESAR BEN BASAN BAROña Sydney, Australia – She was the face that Australia disowned. Filipino-Australian Vivian Alvarez Solon, also known as Vivian Alvarez Solon Young, is back in…