The author interviews Jose Maria Sison to see if there is something human about a so-called “terrorist” who is considered legendary or notorious, depending on one’s beliefs. BY RUDY D. LIPORADA Contributed to Bulatlat.com In 2005, I went to Europe for a month-long vacation with my family. Hopping through Iceland, England, France, Germany and The…
Day: December 9, 2006
Slain Guerrillas’ Remains Held by Soldiers; Kin Stopped from Claiming Bodies
Retrieving the dead to give them decent burial has become extra painful for families, especially if one is an armed dissident in Quezon, a province now battered by escalated combat operations by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against the communist-led New People’s Army (NPA). BY DENNIS ESPADA Bulatlat.com Retrieving the dead to give…
Diagnosing the Future of Community Medicine in the Philippines
Our country is in dire need of doctors for the people. The starkest indicator of this dilemma is the state of community medicine practice in the country and likewise the dwindling number of community physicians. BY PHILIP PARAAN Bulatlat.com Our country is in dire need of doctors for the people. The starkest indicator of this…
Doctors of the People
Donning white blazers, many doctors stay in air-conditioned clinics serving well-off patients. Some work abroad for higher financial rewards. There are even those who trade their blazers for nurse’s uniforms just to be able to seek employment abroad and bring their families along with them. But there are also doctors who work in understaffed public…
Courage, KMU Assail Arroyo’s Silence on Wage Hike Demands
The national leadership of a militant group of government employees and a labor group in the Cordillera, on separate occasions, assailed the anti-labor stance of the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo that keeps mum on clamors for P3,000 across-the-board salary increases for government employees and P125 daily increase for workers in the private sector, and…
Filipino Workers in Hong Kong: Fending for Themselves
Filipinos comprise Hong Kong’s biggest migrant community. Migrant workers among them stay on for years to work hard for their children’s future; others come home after a short stay as their dreams of buying a piece of land in their country of origin are shattered. By Bobby Tuazon Bulatlat.com
Migrante Joins Melbourne Rally vs Anti-Labor Laws
Members of Migrante Melbourne joined the tens of thousands of workers in the National Day of Action protest against the Howard Government’s Industrial Relations (IR) laws at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Nov. 30. The challenge on the day of the rally is to fill the “G” (people’s ground) and become part of history…
Ambushed Pastor Urges Arroyo to Stop Killings, Repression
The activist pastor who survived an assassination attempt last month in Ilocos Sur urged the Arroyo administration to stop political killings and repression. This developed as human rights advocates and relatives of victims gathered last week to commemorate the first death anniversary of Jose “Pepe” Manegdeg III and Albert Terredaño. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern…
U.S. Interference
To the doubting Thomases out there who insist that we are a bona fide republic and that the U.S. is not in the habit of interfering in the country’s domestic affairs, think again. But one may well ask, isn’t this kind of interference, a good-intentioned and benevolent one? Unfortunately, such is not the track record…
Missing Leopoldo Ancheta
The family and friends of desaparecido Leopoldo Ancheta remembers him as a loving father, husband, brother, and a dedicated activist. As they marked his 59th birthday – also the 158th day of his disappearance –they voiced out their call to government abductors to surface him and vow to never stop seeking justice. BY DEE AYROSO…
Nicole Rape Trial Highlights U.S. Defense Pacts’ Threat to RP Sovereignty
The impending verdict in the trial of four U.S. servicemen for the alleged rape of “Nicole” should be an occasion to reflect on how defense agreements with the U.S. infringe on the country’s sovereignty. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat.com The impending verdict in the trial of four U.S. servicemen for the alleged rape of…