BY TRINA FEDERIS Bulatlat.com GUESS? clothing sold locally is actually sewed here in the Philippines. And while it is put up for sale at exorbitant prices, the workers just earn a pittance for their hard work. GUESS? clothing sold locally is actually sewed here in the Philippines. And while it is put up for sale…
Day: April 29, 2006
Baghdad Street Battle Smacks of Open Civil War
BY OMAR AL-IBADI Reuters Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGHDAD – Snipers held rooftop positions as masked Sunni Arab insurgents said they were gearing up for another open street battle with pro-government Shi’ite militiamen in Baghdad’s Adhamiya district on Tuesday. The Arab Sunni stronghold is still feeling ripples from overnight clashes on Monday that appeared to be…
Sabwatan sa Kataksilan? Sabat Natin: Hustisya Muna!
(Komunikasyon mula kay Mr. Laong-Laan, OFW, para kay Ka Crispin Beltran, bilanggo ng administrasyong Arroyo) “Bilang Commander-in-Chief, kontrolado ko’ng sitwasyon—” “Babala ko, babagsak ang buong bigat ng batas—“ Aruy ko po! Lumalaon bumubuti sumasama kaysa dati Wa epek ang dakdak sa “kuta ng pagsasakripisyo’t pagmamalasakit” Bukas kung makalipas, sa Linggo kung makalagpas Lumalaon bumubuti sumasama…
Alleviating Poverty: Is Microfinance the Solution?
BY ZOFIA LEAL Bulatlat.com In her 2001 State of the Nation Address, President Arroyo mentioned microfinance as the cornerstone strategy of the government’s fight against poverty. The year 2005 was also declared as the Year of Microfinance in the Philippines. But who benefits from microfinancing and what impact does it create in the quality of…
Uma Hosts Cordillera Day ‘06
BY AURA IRENE SEMANERO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com Uma, Lubuagan, Kalinga is this year’s host community for the Cordillera Day celebration from April 23 to 24. In a meeting last February the Uma Tribal Elders and Leaders Conference pointed out the significance of the Cordillera Day celebration in this community “in addressing their issues…
Sabwatan sa Kataksilan? Sabat Natin: Hustisya Muna!
NI E. SAN JUAN, JR. Inilathala ng Bulatlat.com (Komunikasyon mula kay Mr. Laong-Laan, OFW, para kay Ka Crispin Beltran, bilanggo ng administrasyong Arroyo) “Bilang Commander-in-Chief, kontrolado ko’ng sitwasyon—” “Babala ko, babagsak ang buong bigat ng batas—“ Aruy ko po! Lumalaon bumubuti sumasama kaysa dati Wa epek ang dakdak sa “kuta ng pagsasakripisyo’t pagmamalasakit” Bukas kung…
Awit ng Proletaryo
NI RAUL FUNILAS Inilathala ng Bulatlat.com I Antigong prinsipyo’y di kayang igupo Minanang katulad sa lantay na ginto Nagbuwis nang buhay tumagas ay dugo Sa manghihimagsik na aming ninuno II Kaming proletaryo’y hahawak ng armas Ang pakikibaka’y tiyak sasambulat Sa nayon at lungsod ng aping mahirap Na di nangag-kamit ng tunay na batas III Hukbong…
Pipoy’s Initiative
NI LOLITO R. GO, JR. Inilathala ng Bulatlat.com Si Kapitan na kilala rin sa bansag na Pipoy ay buong sigasig na rumonda upang ikampanya ang isang panukalang ni hindi niya naiintindihan Sa nagtitinda ng kikiam: Naiintindihan mo ba ang nakasulat dito? Hindi po. Hindi mo alam? Ayaw mo ng libreng bigas? Ah, ganun po ba?…
The Cordillera Day: A Continuing Struggle
BY MARIE CONIE DUERME Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com The commemoration of the Cordillera Day is an event that has become the biggest annual political solidarity gathering of indigenous peoples not only in the Cordillera Region but also worldwide. This day is traced back to the eve of April 24, 1980 when soldiers belonging to…
Rights Lawyers Decry Continuous Political Killings
BY AUBREY MAKILAN Bulatlat.com Despite President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s moves to abolish the death penalty, human rights lawyers noted that extrajudicial and political killings continue contradicting the image of “kindness and compassion” she wants to portray. Arroyo’s position vs. the death penalty, they said, is but a “desperate effort to save her presidency.” Extrajudicial killings Lawyers…