After Afghanistan and the former Yugoslavia, the Philippines will only be the third country in history to be the subject of a session twice by the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT). In 1980, the PPT convened a Session on the Philippines and found the Marcos dictatorship guilty of crimes against humanity after a trial. In March…
Day: November 4, 2006
Diyarista
NI NOEL SALES BARCELONA Bulatlat.com Ayaw ka nilang magsuri Kaya ikinahon nila sa kabalintunaan ang reyalidad mo, Inembalsamo nila ang iyong talino. Ayaw ka nilang makadama Kaya iwinangis ka nila kina Adonis at Narsiso. Ayaw ka nilang mag-isip Kaya pinaniwala ka sa daigdig ng engkantado. Nang mamulat ka naman at umayaw kay Narsiso at sa…
Lungkasan*
NI FRANCISCO MONTESEÑA Inilathala ng Bulatlat.com Sa siyap ng mga sisiw sa ibabaw ng iyong kabaong ibinadya ang dalamhati sa di sinadyang paglisan. Papapanagutin at di patatahimikin ng mga taghoy ang mga salarin. Sa himlayan ay pinilit ka nilang dalhin at ang katotohanan ay sabay inilibing. Ngayon ang ika-isang taon; Tanda ko pa ang pagkakapiraso…
At Nawawala Pa Rin ang Aking Kaibigan at Kasamahan
NI PHILIP ANORICO Inilathala ng Wala tayong ibang inapuhap kundi ang pagbawi sa inagaw na pangarap— isang daigdigang may sikmurang hindi nakakuyom at kinakayas ng gutom. Hindi lingid na ‘sintayog ito ng punong higera kung saan, sa gubat na mapanglaw, ay iginapos ang katawan ng paglayang inaasam. Ninais nating sumambot ng sapat ang mga kaminerong…
No Justice Yet for Slain Luisita Union Leader
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Light a Candle for the Disappeared
BY DESAPARECIDOS Bulatlat.com This coming All Saints’ Day, we, the relatives of the disappeared continue to suffer but cannot mourn. We are uncertain whether our missing loved ones are still alive or already dead. There are no graves where we can light candles or offer flowers. Those we call desaparecidos are our relatives who were…
Kailan Uuwi ang Bangkay ni Attorney Pahilga?
Katotohanan na namumuhay tayo sa walang panahong pagkatakot at karahasan. Katotohanan na patuloy ang pag-igting ng pasismo ng estado, sa suporta ng imperyalismo ng U.S. Katotohanan na lahat naman tayo ay mamamatay. Katotohanan na ang tunay na buhay ay sa pakikibaka. Katotohanan na kaisa ng indibidwal na nakikibaka ang masa at kilusang kanyang ibinabaka. NI…
Baguio Drivers’ Blood Contaminated with Lead, Study Shows
Lead, a heavy metal believed to be a health hazard, is found in Baguio drivers’ blood samples, a study presented at an academic forum at the University of the Philippines (UP) in this city shows. The study, “Incidence of Lead in the Blood of Jeepney Drivers in Baguio City” by Dr. Benilda Narcelles of the…
Cordillera Peoples Alliance Stronger Despite Repression
Amid the unabated political repression, killings and human rights violations of the administration of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA), the militant Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) has successfully carried out its 9th Regional Congress from October 21-23, 2006 in Baguio City, with a membership that expanded to some 200 member organizations from 130 since its last Congress…
Graveyards of the Living
Here, in the first public cemetery I have ever entered, the living may not be thriving, but definitely, they are surviving among the dead. BY TRINA FEDERIS Bulatlat.com Cemeteries are for the dead. This idea was imprinted in me early on due to our semi-annual visits to my grandfather’s grave in Libingan ng mga Bayani…
RP Stands to Lose P9 B a Year in Tariff Revenues under JPEPA
The country stands to lose more than P9 billion annually in tariff revenues under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). Meanwhile, the gains to Philippine exports that government economic managers claim will happen under JPEPA are similarly overstated. Some 80% of Philippine exports to Japan already enter tariff-free and will not be affected by the…