NI PHILIP ANORICO* Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 19, June 17-23, 2007 Itong paghahanap sa nawalang anak Higit na malupit sa pagkakarehas Walang kalayaan ang bawat paghikab Hanggang panaginip at hilik ay bihag. Katotohanang sa puso tumatarak Ay kung mayroon nga bang mahahagilap O baka pag-abang sa maputing uwak Pangarap na ‘di dadapo ang…
Day: June 18, 2007
Panday na ang Punglong Hahango sa Bayan (Alay kay Axel Pinpin)
NI RAUL FUNILAS Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 19, June 17-23, 2007 Wala akong baril at pangal na itak, Wala ring salapang at punyal na bangas; Ang tanging sukbit ko ay isang panulat Ng mga tula kong gustong makalipad. Pisara ko’y banig nitong himpapawid, Laksang pag-aaklas bumuntis sa isip; Natutong magdasal umamot sa langit:…
Sa ‘Yo na Ayaw Patawag na Garci 2
NI RUSTUM CASIA* Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 19, June 17-23, 2007 At gusto mong paniwalaan ko na di mo talaga alam kung paano nawala ang mga CoC? Kung sinabi mong – habang papunta kayo sa Maynila para i-deliver sa national canvassers ang resulta ng Maguindanao, biglang may dumating na apat na dragon: y’ung…
Think-Tank Questions Quality of New Jobs in April Labor Survey
Over half of the new jobs created as reported in the April 2007 Labor Force Survey (LFS) are low in quality and merely reflect how dire the country’s employment situation has become, according to independent think-tank IBON Foundation. BY IBON Foundation LABOR WATCH Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 19, June 17-23, 2007 Over half…
Low Inflation No Reason to Deny Wage Hike
While inflation in April did go down to 2 percent from 8 percent in the same period last year, this only indicated that the rate that prices were going up had slowed but prices of goods and services still remained high. In fact, the cost of living continues to escalate. BY IBON Foundation LABOR WATCH…
Rafael Markus Bangit: Pursuing Justice for a Tribal Peacemaker, Political Activist
Rain beat down heavily on the wooden houses. The Chico River, murky from downstream wash-off brought about by the season, raged into the night. In the quiet, serene village of Tomiangan, tribe and clan members busied themselves about for the first death anniversary of Rafael Markus Bangit—leader of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance, Bayan Muna, Binodngan…
Father-Son Team to Prosecute Campbell’s Killer
A father-and-son team of Baguio lawyers will see to it that justice will be served in the brutal killing of U.S. Peace Corps volunteer Julia Campbell last April in Banaue, Ifugao. BY ACE ALEGRE Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 19, June 17-23, 2007 BAGUIO CITY (246 kms. North of Manila) – A…
In Kapangan, Farmers Prefer Local Seedling Varieties
Local folk in Kapangan, Benguet patiently await the rains to be able to plant rice seedlings in their rice paddies, which they said are planted to indigenous Cordillera rice varieties and “miracle rice” varieties alike. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 19, June 17-23, 2007 KAPANGAN, BENGUET (250 kms.…
After the May 2007 Elections: Discontent and Instability
The dust from the May 2007 elections is settling and the broad contours of the coming post-election period can already be made out. The country is entering another period of political in-fighting and instability, with the possibility of major upheavals in a few years time especially as the economic situation of the people worsens. At…
It Just Wouldn’t Go Away
The issues of extrajudicial killings and media killings just wouldn’t go away. It is not because the Macapagal-Arroyo administration is not being given a chance to solve it. Nor is it part of a destabilization plot. These issues continue to hound Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo because it continues to be committed with impunity. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS…
A Father ‘til the End
Even while incarcerated in a Saudi jail during his last few days, Reynaldo Cortez had nothing in his mind but his wife and their six children. During his last conversations with his family, he was discussing the future of his children with his wife and kids. And on June 13, without even the slightest hint,…