Exactly one year after they were elected, officers of a miners’ union in Mankayan, Benguet have not yet been recognized by the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Corp. (LCMCo), Asia’s top gold producer. As a result, the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between Lepanto and its workers remained unsigned by the company, more than a year after both…
Day: October 28, 2006
Punta Spartivento
NI E. SAN JUAN, JR. Inilathala ng Bulatlat.com “Walang pag-aalsang nasasayang. Bawat isa’y hakbang sa wastong direksyon.” —Salud Algabre (Para kina Sarah Raymundo, Sherlyn Cadapan at Karen Empeño) Kamusmusa’y pinaglahuan, Mahal ko, Nahubdang kariktan ng lawa bundok ulap ang pinagpalang dulot sa atin ng kalikasan Sa kabilang ibayo nagliliyab ang mga bulaklak sagisag ng biyayang…
Makinig, Ay Makinig
NI MILA D. AGUILAR Inilathala ng Bulatlat.com Ang mamamatay-tao Walang sinisino Maging Esperat ka man O di kaya’y Empeno. Makinig, ay makinig, Abang kababayan Huwag ka nang paggulaman Sa babaeng gahaman. Di mo ba nakikita Naubos na yaman Ng iyong abang bayan? At ang tao pasaan? Doon sa ibang nasyon Sisi ang panahon. Pati nga…
Ang mga Alitaptap sa Tagilid na Lupa ng Sierra Madre
NI RAUL FUNILAS Inilathala ng Bulatlat.com Isang dapithapong nasa tiyan Ako ng Tagilid na Lupa sa Sierra Madre: Ang tikatik na ulan Ang nagpalitaw sa mitsa ng alitaptap Upang bahagyang umanino Ang matandang punong sinasandalan Ng aking armalayt. Dinukot ko at kinadlit ng hinlalaki ang bilog At punggok na enggrahahe ng aking lighter – Upang…
Nostalgia
Isaulo, pumila at sumali sa game shows, ipagdasal na itanong ang mga ito, gamitin bilang simula ng kumbersasyon para maging sentro ng atensyon. O ipagtirik ng kandila sa alaala, magalit, makibaka, gunitain hindi ang alaala kundi ang simulaing nais bigyan-tuldok na usapin. NI ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Na ang unang bed scene sa primetime na telebisyon…
Current Challenges to Feminism: Theory and Practice
Restoring feminism’s emancipatory project would require a solid comprehension of the basic operations of the global economic order, first of all, and how it is relations of production that underpin nation, race, and gender. Without this, the international division of labor that has engendered vast class, racial and national divisions among women will remain concealed…
Poll Fraud, the Massive and Systematic Way
Fraud: Gloria M. Arroyo and the May 2004 Elections Published by the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) 447 pages Alleged poll fraud has been for the most part the main trigger behind major challenges to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s regime in the last two years.A new book from the Center for People Empowerment in…
Acupuncture as Dengue Protection
The Council for Health and Development (CHD) has been promoting acupuncture treatment based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Celestino Dizon, acupuncturist of CHD, said that by undergoing acupuncture sessions, one’s immune system could be strengthened to lessen the danger the dengue virus brings to the body. BY AUBREY MAKILAN Bulatlat.com Fear of dengue now hounds…
Marcos Mansions Eyed as a Tourist Hub
A proposal from a Baguio City councilor to turn the Marcos mansions in this city into a tourist hub is facing bright prospects, with a PCGG lawyer expressing openness to the idea. BY ACE ALEGRE Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY – It was perhaps the first time in 20 years that the Marcos…
Bayan Muna Gears for 2007 Elections
As it gears for next year’s congressional polls, Bayan Muna (BM) continues to campaign against charter change, a divisive issue in Congress. Fresh from celebrating its 7th anniversary, BM hopes to top the elections for the third time. BY REYNA MAE TABBADA Bulatlat.com “Di mapipigilan ang pagsikat ng araw” (The sun is bound to rise).…
Private Schools Rake Profits from Arroyo’s Student Loan Program (Last of two parts)
How can a student loan program end up being profitable for a private school? Answer: When it is called PGMA-HELP. BY JHONG DELA CRUZ Bulatlat.com The name itself is a dead giveaway of what it seeks to do. What it actually does, however, is something else. PGMA-HELP stands for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Higher Education Loan…