BY BULATLAT Posted 7:40 p.m., Oct. 2, 2006 Families of victims of political killings and abductions called the investigation by the Melo Commission a “whitewash” meant to clear the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Arroyo administration of culpability in the human rights abuses. Evangeline Hernandez, spokesperson of Hustisya (Justice), said, “The Commission’s…
Day: October 7, 2006
Extra-judicial Killing, Not Robbery,’ Says Solon on Bishop’s Slay
By Abner Bolos Gitnang Luzon News Service Bulatlat.com Posted 6:20 p.m., Oct. 5, 2006 TARLAC CITY- Bayan Muna party representative Satur Ocampo said on Wednesday that the killing of Bishop Alberto Ramento is part of the long string of extra-judicial executions sanctioned by Malacanang and not a simple robbery case as claimed by the police.…
Letter to Pres Luis Alfonso Alba to the UN Human Rights Council
September 26, 2006 Honorable Luis Alfonso d Alba President United Nations Human Rights Council C/o ONCHR-UNORG, 8-14 Avenue de la PAIX, 1211, Geneva 10 SWITZERLAND Dear President Alfonso d Alba: I am Roland G. Simbulan, Full Professor at the University of the Philippines (U.P.) where I have taught for the past 25 years. I am…
Balita ay Lutong Putahe
NI LYN O. Inilathala ng Bulatlat Balita ay lutong putahe Pinipili ang sangkap sa mga detalye Hinuhugasan ayon sa ikakasariwa. Hinihiwa ayon sa tema… Ngunit kadalasan – Minamabuting dikdikin ang mga sangkap, Nang gayo’y saglit lang na isasalang Sa kwadradong kalang de-saksakan, At sa ‘tinagal, sustansya ng balita’y latak na lamang. At kung sa tikim…
Walang Katapusang Laban ng Pilipino
NI RAUL FUNILAS Inilathala ng Bulatlat Giniyahan ka upang matalunton Ang lingas ng lantay na landas. Subalit, hinila ka ng iyong sarili Paa upang palimpingi’y Ang madawag na gubat. Walang retina kumisap sa pag-abot Ng medalya at diploma, Bagkus, inasinta mo ang pagsinta Ng armalayt at nagbabagang bala. Ikinasal ka sa lukob at basal na…
Milenyo
Ang bagyong Milenyo ay walang countdown. Bigla na lamang itong dumating, biglang umalis. Nag-iwan ng malawakang pinsala. Tinanong ni Gloria Macapagal Arroyo sa kanyang sekretaryo, kung hindi raw ba mapapabilis ang pagbabalik ng kuryente sa Luzon. Kung iisipin, walang tiyak na itinatanong at isinasagot ang pamahalaan sa anumang bagay na ipinaparating sa kanya. NI ROLAND…
Ang Mga Manunulat at Artista sa Panahon ng Globalisasyon ng mga Kapitalista
Kailangang ipaalam sa madla na ang ugat ng mga ideya ng mga naghaharing uri na ipinapakalat ng mga binabayarn nilang mga alagad sa sining at panitikan ay naka-ugat sa kanilang pagnanais na panatiliin ang kaugalian ng kanilang uri. NI EDBERTO M. VILLEGAS Inilathala ng Bulatlat Sa panahon ng globalisasyon ng mga kapitalista ay lalong tumitindi…
Moon Cake and the Mid-autumn Festival
Oct. 6, 2006 is a day to look forward to among the Chinese, and the Filipinos alike, as it marks the unfolding of this year’s Moon Festival – a feast with rich significance stemming not only from folklore but also from history. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY – Oct.…
Dagupan Bangus: Today’s Boon, Tomorrow’s Bane?
Bangus (milkfish) has given fame to Dagupan – and income to thousands of families and vendors. This may all change when a big fish processing plant rises in the city. BY AUBREY MAKILAN Bulatlat DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan (212 kms north of Manila) ? No town beats Dagupan, one of the country’s oldest cities, when it…
In spite of DoLE order: Bus Workers’ Back Wages Still Unpaid
After staging two strikes and signing three memoranda of agreement, the employees of the Philippine Rabbit Bus Line (PRBL) still have unpaid back wages to collect. This, in spite of a motion of execution issued by the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), an agency under the the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE). BY ALDWIN…
Persons Without Human Rights Background Head Human Rights Bodies in the Arroyo Government: A Media Plan to Muddle Issues and Exonerate AFP
BY THE COUNSELS FOR THE DEFENSE OF LIBERTIES (CODAL) Posted by Bulatlat Pro-Arroyo supporters handling human rights issues CODAL is seriously concerned that people without any track record for human rights advocacy, such as Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, Justice Melo and Rep. Bienvinido Abante, are heading human rights bodies tasked with investigating human rights violations of…