Kung iginagalang itong makulay na mundo ng pagka-Filipino, bakit naghihikahos ang driver at pasahero sa loob nito? Trip down memory lane tayo: magkano ang pamasahe mo noong sumasakay ka ng jeep, at sa ikot noong nag-aaral ka sa UP? Magkano na ang pamasahe ngayon? NI ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat 1. Merienda. Where else is it normal…
Day: November 12, 2006
For joining union 3 Filipino Welders Sacked in Australia
Not only in the Philippines! Even in Australia, Filipino workers could get fired for joining unions as experienced by three welders in Queensland. By CAESAR BEN BASAN BAROÑA Bulatlat Three Filipino welders in Queensland, Australia were fired last week for joining a union. Roy Yabut, one of those fired, said that what happened to them…
Subic Rape Case, a Year After
Will Nicole get justice? The U.S. government and the Arroyo administration have done all they can to deny her justice in a court of law. Perhaps only the court of public opinion and the triumph of the Filipino people’s struggle against foreign, imperialist domination will eventually vindicate her and many more like her. BY CAROL…
Despite Election of Philippines to 2 UN Bodies: No Exoneration of Bleak Human Rights Record
When a country fails in its obligation to protect the lives of human rights defenders but is elected to such a prestigious UN body, it dishonors the UN as an institution and makes a mockery of its ability to promote and protect human rights. By Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Posted by Bulatlat On November…
Indicting the Arroyo Regime
The PPT Second Session indictment shows that the Philippines has not substantially moved away from political repression and military abuse despite the ouster of a military-backed, U.S.-propped dictatorship nor has it broken free of its neocolonial status despite loud proclamations of being an independent and democratic republic. By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat In…
Human Rights and the Quest for Justice Arroyo Faces Trial for War Crimes in The Hague
This is a country where seeking justice leads to further injustice, where the culture of impunity is aggravated by a culture of fear and defenselessness, where a corrupt and lawless government in all its brazenness invokes the “rule of law” to justify assaults on democratic rights and civil liberties. By the Policy Study, Publication and…
Lighting the Way Home for Desaparecidos
Families of victims of forced disappearance may still be looking for their missing kin, but they have found strength in each other, and in their common search for the truth. They lit candles on Nov. 2 as a symbol of their ardent struggle for justice and to light the way home for their loved ones.…
Mindanao Nuns Condemn Cops’ Raid of Convents, ‘Attack’ on Church People
A Mindanao-based group of nuns has condemned the Oct. 31 Philippine National Police (PNP) raids and searches of the convents of the Contemplatives Good Shepherd (CGS) and the Missionary Sisters of Mary (MSM) in Butuan City as an “attack on the church and the people.” BY BULATLAT A Mindanao-based group of nuns has condemned the…
Widespread Hunger Belies Arroyo’s Growth Claims
The results of the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) regarding the incidence of hunger and poverty are better indicators of the economic situation instead of the so-called growth statistics released by the government. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat The SWS survey conducted from September 24 to October 2002 revealed that 2.9 million households,…
Medical Tourism to Lay Off Workers in 5 Public Hospitals
Is tourism more important than job security for the Macapagal-Arroyo administration? Enlightened workers of public hospitals think so. By PHILIP PARAAN Bulatlat The Macapagal-Arroyo administration is currently promoting medical tourism to have an “effective and efficient delivery of comprehensive and globally competitive, quality specialized health care.” Public hospital workers, however, argue that medical tourism will…
Constitution Not Cure-all for Mindanao Strife, Says MILF Leader
“Not all solutions to the ongoing conflict in Mindanao can be found in the Constitution.” This was the observation made by MILF spokesman Eid Kabalu in a phone interview with Bulatlat. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat “Not all solutions to the ongoing conflict in Mindanao can be found in the Constitution.” This was the observation…