Extrajudicial executions, forced disappearances, political persecution, baseless accusations, and arbitrary arrest and detention have no place in a democracy. These are contradictory to it. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Norberto Gonzales, Raul Gonzalez, and the AFP cannot claim to be defending democracy, for they are a curse to it. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat The May 2007 elections are…
Day: March 18, 2007
Kabataan Party Nominees Harassed by Military
Even the parents of nominees of progressive party-list groups are not spared of the harassment directed against them. Last March 13, the father of Kabataan Party’s second nominee and National Capital Region (NCR) chairperson Enrico Almonguerra received a letter from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) summoning him and Enrico to the Civic Military…
The Arrest of Ka Satur
Asserting his innocence and braving a police manhunt, Bayan Muna Representative Satur Ocampo accompanied by friends and supporters went to the Supreme Court on March 16 to ask that the “sham and fabricated” charges filed by the military against him be dropped. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat “I entrust myself to the wisdom and justice of…
Kapila Ilubong Ang Patay? (How Often will You Bury the Dead?)
The seven bodies found in an alleged mass grave in Inopacan, Southern Leyte which were being presented in the multiple murder case against Bayan Muna Representative Satur Ocampo, Jose Ma.Sison, Luis Jalandoni, Vicente Ladlad, Rafael Baylosis, Randal Echanis and several others have already been buried and used in a case somewhere else. BY KAREN PAPELLERO…
Witness to Murder Case vs. Ocampo was a Desaparecido
She bore him for nine months in her womb. But Casimira Roluna, 78 years old, a resident of Brgy. Cabungaan, Baybay, Leyte, has not seen her son for nine months now. Her only proof of life was the news she heard over the radio last March 7, 2006 that her son, Glecerio Roluna, 48, is…
Rolling with the Times
Davaoeños are forced by the hard times to be creative. This man transformed his traysikad (bicycle sidecar) into a mobile sari-sari (variety) store. He plies Juna Subdivision in Matina.(Bulatlat.com)
Impending Breakdown?
The Filipino people have been badly bruised so far by three repressive measures – the calibrated preemptive response policy (CPR), which discarded the maximum tolerance policy in dealing with protest actions; Presidential Proclamation No. 1017, which declared a “state of national emergency” throughout the country; and Executive Order No. 464, which prevented cabinet-level officials from…
Let’s Get the Debate On
By Ricky Gelido Posted by Bulatlat The political cauldron is getting hot. And it is expected to get hotter until May 14, the voting day. The intensity could even extend until the counting of the last vote. Since the onset of the campaign period, political gimmickry has permeated all over the country. Politicos have been…
Slavery in modern times Confinement of Migrant Workers in Malaysia, Condemnable
BY ASIA PACIFIC MISSION FOR MIGRANTS Posted by Bulatlat The Malaysian government – already notorious for the way it treats migrant workers, especially undocumented migrants – is set to implement yet another anti-migrant program. This time though, the government is taking it to the extreme. Last month, the government issued a proposal to forcibly confine…
Ang Preso sa Pakikipagpunyagi
Ni Rey Tamayo, Jr. Inilathala ng Bulatlat Bagama’t malaya bilanggo ang isip Sa bangis ng takot na mula sa hukay; Ang hapong katawan ngayo’y ginigipit. O’ kasalanan ba maging taga-akay? Ng tunay na batas pilit pinapatay; Bagama’t malaya bilanggo ang isip. Sa minsang pagsigaw, paghingi ng gabay Ang naging kapalit hapdi n’ya ring latay; Ang…