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BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat July 4, 2007 - 1:13pm At least a hundred activists under the umbrella of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan or New Patriotic Alliance) marched earlier today, Philippine-American Friendship Day, near the U.S. Embassy in...
The general amnesty proposal and the peace talk overtures come in just a short whiff of time before the implementation of the Human Security Act (HSA), also known as the Anti-Terrorism Law. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 22, July 8-14, 2007...
Recent moves by the Macapagal-Arroyo administration show its regard for the people’s sovereign will and human rights: it violates these with impunity. And things may get worse with the impending implementation of the Anti-Terrorism Law euphemistically called the...
A consensus is shaping up among lawyers’ circles, human rights groups, civil libertarians and others that the case against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, along with rogue generals implicated in the war crimes and crimes against humanity, should proceed under...
It is tragic that the Arroyo regime is wasting time and squandering what has been achieved so far in the peace negotiations in a bid to maintain itself illegitimately in power. After five years of using “anti-terrorism” as a trump card to pressure the NDF, the...
BY JOSE MARIA SISON* Posted by Bulatlat Democratic Space Vol. VII, No. 22, July 8-14, 2007 The Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA, Republic Act No. 9372 or the Human Security Act of 2007) is part of the global wave of fascist legislation and state terrorism generated by the...
BY THE NATIONAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES Posted by Bulatlat Democratic Space Vol. VII, No. 22, July 8-14, 2007 The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) treats as a serious threat to press freedom and the people's right to know...
NI RADO CERVO III Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 22, July 8-14, 2007 Sumusulak na bulkan ang poot ko tuwinang maririnig Sa radyo ang nagaganap sa mga kasamang ipinipiit Ang karapatan at tuluyang ninanakaw ang pag-asa. Kaya naman kung minsa'y gusto kong...
NI MYKEL ANDRADA Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 22, July 8-14, 2007 Ang anak ay nakaupo na, Ang ina'y gumagapang pa. Nang ang Ina'y makaupo na, Ang mga anak ay pinagapang na! Hindi hari, hindi pari, Nagdadamit ng sari-sari. Parang si Imelda, parang si Cory,...
NI NOEL SÁLES BARCELONA Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 22, July 8-14, 2007 1. Isumpit mo, makata Ang iyong tula sa hangin – Parang palaso, Sa lupang may bahid ng dugo Iyong patamain. Huwag pabayaang salakabin ng mga palalo Ang iyong talino. Kapag itinanikala...
Despite the junking of the habeas corpus petition they filed against the military, the siblings of Leopoldo Ancheta insist that only the military has the motive and the means to abduct their brother. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 22, July 8-14, 2007 The...
Neophyte councilor Karlo Bello, who was recently selected as the chairman of the Davao City Council’s Committee on Civil, Political and Human Rights, has expressed reservations about the anti-terrorism law, or the Human Security Act, saying it might result in more...
Nicanor Gonzales braved the Marcos regime to help teachers in Davao City fight for their welfare. The city’s teachers, who had to fight hard to get what is due them, became part of his family. It was a relationship that defined a selfless activist whose wisdom and...
Mt. Pulag is the second highest peak in the Philippines. It is home to 528 species of plants, and 33 species of animals including the endangered Philippine deer, giant bushy-tailed cloud rat and the long-aired fruit bat. It is revered as a mecca of nature lovers...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has cancelled the environmental compliance certificate (ECC) of a Korean company constructing a spa-resort at the crater of Taal Volcano in Batangas. But for residents of the volcano, it is not enough. They...
Sen. Jamby Madrigal speaks her views on what she describes as “state terrorism” perpetuated by the Macapagal-Arroyo administration in this interview with German political scientist Dr. Rainer Werning conducted in March. E. San Juan, Jr. edited the transcript of the...
“The tuition hike dismantled the concept of the state university as being subsidized by the state,” said UP Student Regent Terry Ridon. “UP is now a private school under the management of the government.” By Glenn L. Diaz Philippine Collegian Posted by Bulatlat...
Despite opposition from a segment of students and other members of the University of the Philippines (UP) community, the approved 300 percent tuition and other fee increase (TFI) pushed through with its first implementation on incoming freshmen this year. According...
NI GELACIO GUILLERMO Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 23, July 15-21, 2007 Titina, my Titina Buksan mo ang pamana Upang aming makita Ang tunay mong ganda Ay, lintek! Human Security Act pala! Tito-tita, my Titina Burat ni Bush ang pamana Fighting 69 sa...
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