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Sitting on the front porch of his quarters at the Bonifacio Naval Station (BNS), retired Navy Capt. Julian Advincula watched from a video camera the tape that captured how members of the Philippine Marines forcibly evicted his neighbor-colleagues from their own...
After three decades of hosting large-scale mining projects, Marinduque remains impoverished, ranked as the country's 14th poorest province with a staggering poverty incidence of 71.9 percent. By Dennis Espada Bulatlat The people of Marinduque (some 170 kms south of...
Thirteen community journalists and four media organizations from Baguio City are the latest signatories to a petition filed in the Court of Appeals which seeks to stop government agencies from muzzling the press. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246 kms...
Two retired officers of the Philippine Navy said the eviction of retired Navy officers from the Bonifacio Naval Station would create another stir among the military. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA (Bulatlat.com) Two retired officers of the Philippine Navy said the eviction of...
Gen. Generoso Senga, in a recent speech before the Philippine Constitution Association (Philconsa), acknowledged that “the alliance between the military and the leftist rebels to oust Mrs. Arroyo has been deepening for over two years now and will not be uprooted in...
BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Contrary to the propaganda of the country's economic managers, charter change is not a solution to the country's economic problems. Rather, charter change is part of an economic restructuring agenda advanced by the U.S. and...
Bayan Muna (People First) Rep. Satur Ocampo admits that for a while, amid what he describes as “political persecution” of representatives from progressive party-list groups, there were those within their ranks who raised questions on whether it is still worth it to...
The worsening joblessness and underemployment reflect the backward and crisis-ridden state of the economy. It shows the folly of the neo-liberal policies of privatization, liberalization, and deregulation, not to mention the inability of the Arroyo administration...
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo told the recent 27th National Conference of Employers that by working with her government, they can take the country to the “Enchanted Kingdom of First World Success.” But the country is nowhere near the road to success. On the...
For many of this year’s graduates, the joy at getting to march on stage and receive the hard-earned diploma will most likely be short-lived as they would soon face the difficulty of finding jobs that match their degrees. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat For...
Nicole’s case is not just rape. It is also a case against the presence of U.S. troops in the country, a violation of our sovereignty. It is not only Nicole’s dignity which has been violated. The Filipino people’s dignity is also trampled upon whenever U.S. troops...
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison Chairperson, International Coordinating Committee International League of Peoples” Struggle Posted by Bulatlat.com Driven by self-interest and malice, Gloria M. Arroyo cannot be expected to comply with the memorandum of the Amnesty...
Health workers and union representatives of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Philippine Heart Center, Lung Center of the Philippines, the Philippine Children’s Medical Center and the East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC), which will be affected by the...
Memorandum submitted to Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International Posted by Bulatlat.com Introduction On 15 August 2006, Amnesty International issued a report,...
“I have been unjustly jailed without seeing any hope for freedom and justice. But my resolve remains strong, and I remain hopeful that the causes and the ends that we are fighting for will triumph, along with the masses.” – "Unjustly" jailed party-list congressman,...
Peace in the Korean Peninsula is just a fog if seen from the periscope of the U.S. Making it transparent would be asking the U.S. forces for an exit from the peninsula. By Bobby Tuazon Bulatlat.com Peace in the Korean Peninsula is just a fog if seen from the...
Between January 2001 to September this year, records from the human rights alliance Karapatan-Southern Tagalog showed 142 extra-judicial killings in the region. Cases of human rights violations have reached 2,280 affecting 9,222 individuals or 13,102 families. By...
As the ranks of victims of human rights violations under the Arroyo administration continue to grow, their families, survivors of rights abuses and rights advocates had formed HUSTISYA, or justice, which they vowed will tirelessly fight until justice is served. BY...
On Nov. 21 last year, they were fired upon by soldiers just as they were preparing to till a land that had just been awarded to them by the Department of Agrarian Reform. Many of them were killed and eight of those who survived the carnage were hauled off to jail...
After studying the documents submitted by six progressive lawmakers and the Philippines’ justice secretary, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), has expressed concern over the political persecution of six party-list representatives. BY AUBREY MAKILAN Bulatlat.com...
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