NI MANG LINO Inilathala ng Bulatlat Sa depenisyon ng may kapangyarihan – Ang bumubulabog sa Malakanyang Ang layunin ay destabilisasyon, Maghasik ng takot at pumaslang. At bakit hindi? Matagal nang walang direksyon ang pag-unlad, Sagana sa buwitre at buwaya ang bayan; Marami sa kanila’y nagmumugad sa Malakanyang, Kongreso at husgado. Garapalang pagyurak sa karapatang pantao.…
Day: February 24, 2007
DAGLI SA KRISIS: Balita nang Nakaraang Linggo
Hindi nauubusan ng isyu ang bansang ito. Malalim ang balon ng pandarahas at pandarambong. Mabuti na lamang at mayroong gising – nangangampanya, tumututol, nagsasalaysay, gumugunita at nag-aaklas – habang ang marami ay natutulog na, o ipinaghehele ng mga jingle at indayog na “Boom Tarat Tarat” at “Itaktak Mo,” nagmo-malling na parang zombie (gising at nakakalakad…
Semantics of Colonization and Revolution
A review of Philippine history shows an analysis of certain events and historical figures like Andres Bonifacio that border on the ridiculous and the sinister. BY ROSALINDA N. OLSEN Contributed to Bulatlat Too often we transfer ourselves into what we see, hear or read. The author’s meaning and intent can therefore affect our own predisposed…
IFJ declares int’l day of action for Filipino press safety
Members of the media in Baguio City wore black T-shirts as their contribution to the nationally- coordinated observation of the international day of protest against media killings in the country. BY KIM QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246 kms. North of Manila) – Members of the media here wore black T-shirts on…
Beyond Arroyo and Beyond Retaking Power
It takes convincing the electorate who have long been sickened by elections that mean nothing to their lives and future that this one is more than just a choice between Estrada’s candidates and Arroyo’s candidates and is, therefore, different. The opposition should be able to show that this is beyond ousting Arroyo and beyond retaking…
‘Tagaytay 5’ Fast for Freedom
On the wall in their cell Calamba, Laguna, a big sign reads, “WE ARE ON INDEFINITE FASTING. The “Tagaytay 5” started fasting in protest against what they say is “miscarriage of justice in various forms and levels” and the “cruel” treatment of political detainees under the Arroyo government. BY DENNIS ESPADA Bulatlat CALAMBA CITY, Laguna…
No Evidence in Slay Raps Filed vs NDFP, Study Shows
The Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) has on file 28 complaints against the GRP for extra-judicial killings. Twenty-three of these cases have corresponding complaints filed against the NDFP. There is no evidence in most of the corresponding…
Gov’t Tailoring Nursing Sector to U.S. Demands, Health Activist Says
Is the government tailor-fitting the country’s nursing sector to the demands of the U.S. market? The secretary-general of the Health Alliance for Democracy (HEAD), Dr. Gene Nisperos, has posed this question following statements by government officials that the Arroyo administration is amenable to having the June 2006 nursing board examination passers be subjected to a…
In Kuwait: Husband Pins Blame on Gov’t for Wife’s Death Sentence
The husband of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) sentenced to die by hanging in Kuwait said he should not have listened to Philippine government officials who advised him to keep silent regarding his wife’s case. “Lalo nilang pinabayaan e. Dapat sana lalo kaming nag-ingay,” (They neglected the case more. We should have raised our concerns…
‘It was a Harrowing Process’ – UN Special Rapporteur
While families of victims of extrajudicial executions testified before him during his recently concluded 10-day visit to the Philippines, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extra judicial, arbitrary and summary executions Prof. Philip Alston said he was almost moved to tears. “It was a harrowing process,” he admitted. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat The United Nations (UN)…
Two Small Hopes
The report of United Nations Special Rapporteur Philip Alston on the culpability of the military in the spate of political killings, and the formation of the anti-fraud group Kontra-Daya addressed two critical issues confronting the Arroyo government: its crisis of legitimacy and charges of electoral fraud; and the gross violations of human rights especially the…