A sports biker executes a jump from a platform in an exhibition on Session Road, Baguio City (246 kms. north of Manila), to the excitement of the spectators. The exhibition was part of the celebration of the city’s founding anniversary last Sept. 1. Known as the “Summer Capital of the Philippines,” Baguio City will be…
Day: September 9, 2006
Cleaning Up
By Flon Faurillo / Bulatlat Petron and the Sunshine Maritime Development Corporation are pointing fingers at each other on who should be accountable for the oil spill in Guimaras, even as both should be bearing responsibility – having entered into a contract. The government, for its part, is clueless on what to do to address…
ASIA: Still a Long Way to Go to Rule of Law and Human Rights in Asia
Closing statement of the 6th Human Rights Folk School of the Asian Human Rights Commission BY THE ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Posted by Bulatlat.com The 6th Human Rights Folks School of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) was held in Hong Kong from 21 to 26 August 2006. Over 30 persons from Korea, Japan, the…
Statement of Concern on the Philippine Situation
BY THE ORDER OF CARMELITES Posted by Bulatlat.com Pope Benedict XVI “Hear me, you who know justice, you people who have my teaching at heart: Fear not the reproach of men, be not dismayed at their insults.” (Isaiah 51:7) We, the members of the Carmelite Family working on Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation coming…
COMELEC Hypocrisy Condemned: Urged To Review Signatures
BY THE COUNSELS FOR THE DEFENSE OF LIBERTIES (CODAL) Posted by Bulatlat.com CODAL condemns the Commission on Election for colluding with Sigaw ng Bayan, a party to a petition before it, to railroad the approval for a people’s initiative by taking the hypocritical position of dismissing the complaint without allowing the Oppositors to question the…
Airline Insanity Merely a Beta Test for Police State Caste System
Draconian surveillance, identification, behavior modification measures being implemented right outside your door By Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Posted by Bulatlat.com Escalating security measures, body scans, lie detector tests and behavior analysis now being forced upon unwitting human livestock passing through airports are the first stage of an agenda to create a two tier caste…
The Liquid Bomb Hoax: The Larger Implications
The criminal frame-up of young Muslim-South Asian British citizens by the British security officials was specifically designed to cover up for the failed Anglo-American invasion of Iraq and the Anglo-American backing for Israel’s destructive but failed invasion of Lebanon. By James Petras Posted by Bulatlat.com The charges leveled by the British, U.S. and Pakistani regimes…
May Guhit ng Langis ang Tubig sa Guimaras
NI RAUL FUNILAS Inilathala ng Bulatlat.com Hindi ko maisip kung anong balangkas ang maiaambag Tungkol sa tubigang hinaplos ng lapot ang banigang lawak; Mula nang lumubog ang M/T Solar One sa laot Guimaras Tila ba napudpod, naubos ang laman ng aking panulat. Ayaw kong tunghayan pupong pahayagang siyang nagtititik Kung ano’ng nalikha ng nagluksang langis…
Pasa
Ni Roland Tolentino Bulatlat.com Lima sa isang daang katulong lamang sa Lebanon ang nagsabi na mabait ang kanilang amo. Ito ang napag-alaman niya habang nakikipagkwentuhan sa evacuation center sa St. Francis Church sa Hamra. Siya man ay hindi masuwerte sa kanyang amo—kararating pa lamang ay ipinadala na siya sa agency para sa medical exam, kung…
Saudi Contractor Locks Up Cordi-Ilocos OFWs after Labor Protest
Fifteen overseas Filipino workers are seeking the help of Migrante-Metro Baguio for repatriation, after being locked up by the Annasban Recruitment Contractors for protesting unfair labor practices. By Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY – Fifteen overseas Filipino workers are seeking the help of Migrante-Metro Baguio for repatriation, after being locked up by the…
Veggie Dumping Hurts Farmers: Benguet mayor hits DA for import permits
Some 29.2 million kilos of assorted vegetables flooded the local market from April to July this year. The farm imports came from China, India, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the U.S. By Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Municipal officials of this provincial capital town questioned the Department of…