By Flon Faurillo / Bulatlat In Central Luzon, the mad rush for cedulas (community tax certificates) has reached such absurd proportions that people have been known to forego even activities considered more urgent in normal times. This is driven by the campaign of the military in the region, under the command of Maj. Gen. Jovito…
Month: September 2006
Nang Ilibing ng mga Kongresman ang Impeachment
NI RAUL FUNILAS Bulatlat.com Bakit pumanig ka sa banig na bitbit ng mababagsik Na kongresmang maglilibing sa kasong impeachment Ni GMA? “Dahil ang halalan ay malaong lumalapit, Kaya dapat ay mahigpit na kaming sa tapis ay kumapit.” Maraming nagluksa sa pagsasaya ng mga tunggak, Maraming nagsasaya sa pagluluksa ng mga hinamak; Iniuumang na ng palasyo…
Solon’s Prolonged Detention Assailed in 2-Day Vigil, Rally
Marking the sixth month of Rep. Crispin Beltran’s illegal detention, the Free Ka Bel Movement (FKBM) together with Anakpawis Party List led a two-day vigil and protest rally of labor unions, progressive organizations and Beltran’s supporters demanding the legislator’s immediate release. BY MAUREEN HERMITANIO Bulatlat.com Hundreds of supporters of Anakpawis (Toiling Masses) Rep. Crispin Beltran…
Business Not Dampened
Photo by Ace Alegre / Bulatlat Do storms and typhoons dampen business? Not so for umbrella repairmen like Mang Ramon here, photographed in Baguio City (246 kms. north of Manila). In fact, for him, business is at its prime during the strongest rains as customers flock to him one after the other, their umbrellas worn…
OFWs Still Being Deployed in Danger Zones
In spite of President Arroyo’s statement that it is government policy to “allow our citizens to work only in safe places,” some 1.1 million Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are still working, and many more are being deployed in danger zones all over the world. BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN Bulatlat.com Two Filipino truck drivers were killed…
Who’s Who in HRV Areas
With the sheer number of killings and abductions and the relative concentration of the occurrences of these heinous crimes in certain areas, it would have not been difficult for the government to know where and whom to investigate. That is, if the Arroyo government is even half that serious in wanting to solve these killings…
Stolen Shots
NI MARK ANGELES Bulatlat.com Tinawag nilang camera obscura, “babasaging salaming may alaala” ang maysa-de-gulat na makinang dumudukot ng mga kaluluwa. Ibinababad ang huwad na liwanag sa nakayukyok na birheng kambas. Doon naglalatak ang mantsa ng gutom, sakit, at giyera… Mahihirati sa pagkaabstrakto ang dayukdok na potograpo, kaya ihihilera ang mga biktima (sa black & white,…
Bad Governance
Times like this, even a staunch opponent of the Arroyo administration would wish that government will get its act together, do whatever needs to be done with dispatch, in an organized way and with maximum effect. Alas, that may be asking too much if we go by Malacañangs track record and the most recent pronouncements…
Underpaid, Under Fire, Under Pressure
Media workers may bask in the limelight and may wield tremendous amount of influence. But, as four topnotch Davao journalists tell davaotoday.com, they are not spared from poverty and the corruption and danger that it brings. BY GRACE S. UDDIN davaotoday.com Bulatlat.com DAVAO CITY – Print and broadcast journalists may have relative popularity or notoriety…
EV Groups Slam Task Force Usig Report, Demand Justice for Slain Activists: Ex-PNP chief in EV ‘surprised’ by Task Force Usig findings
“We are appalled by the statement of the Task Force Usig branding the people’s martyrs and heroes, who died protecting and upholding the interests of the masses, as ‘thieves’ only to cover up the inutility of the government to solve these cases of political assassinations in the regions,” said Bayan-Eastern Visayas spokesperson Flor Pong Acbo,…
Families of Slain Residents Push Criminal Raps vs. Suspended Kalinga PNP Chief
Two victims’ heads run over by PNP jeep, survivors say The families of two Tabuk, Kalinga residents alleged to have been extra-judicially killed upon orders from suspended provincial police chief Preddro Ramos are seeking justice by urging appropriate authorities to file criminal cases against all involved Philippine National Police (PNP) officials and personnel. BY ARTHUR…