Day: August 4, 2007

Architecture is not only the art and science of designing space — it is a social statement. And if the recent wave of constructions in UP Diliman (UPD) were indeed any indication, the UP administration seems all geared up towards a pretense of modernization. BY ELISE SOPHIA S. FRANCISCO AND JERRIE M. ABELLA Philippine Collegian…

The militant peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP or Peasant Movement of the Philippines) called on local government units and landlords to help the farmers most affected by the dry spells that hit the country, either in the form of assistance or a moratorium in land rent. BY AUBREY MAKILAN Bulatlat Vol. VII, No.…

BY EMILY VITAL Bulatlat August 2, 2007 – 7:05pm About 200 members of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) and allied organizations held a rally Aug. 2 to condemn what they described as the U.S. government’s intervention in Southeast Asia. The protesters attempted to get near the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), venue of the Association of…

The Philippines, as in other countries in the world, is currently facing threats of a dry spell, and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is going around telling the people to conserve water to be able to cope with the impending crisis. She is, however, barking at the wrong tree. The dry spell that looms over the country…

William Claver was among those who attended the July 28 memorial mass that honored the late Alyce Omengan-Claver, a victim of extra-judicial killing in an ambush that originally intended to kill her husband, Dr. Constancio “Chandu” Claver, last year. He is esteemed throughout the Cordillera as a champion of indigenous peoples’ rights. BY LYN V.…

NI KAYAN LIWARI Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 26, August 5-11, 2007 Kung saan ako nanggaling hindi pa nakakarating ang balitang ipinasa na pala ang Human Security Act at patuloy na sumisikip ang mga lansangan ng Maynila para sa mga pulis na nanggigigil ihambalos ang kanilang truncheon sa bawat aktibistang mahahablot, hindi pa nila…

The only question now is what other surprises the majority will pull, whether in the Senate or the House, in furtherance of subverting the results of the elections which loudly proclaimed public antipathy towards the rule of the one president they’ve consistently disapproved of over the last four years. But as Mrs. Arroyo and company…

The Independent Philippine Petroleum Companies Association (IPCA) announced that the public will again expect (dread seems to be a more appropriate word) another round of fuel price increases averaging at P0.50 per liter in the coming weeks. This, IPCA Chairman Glen Yu said, will have to be implemented because of a $4 dollar per barrel…

Independent think-tank IBON Foundation calls on the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to spare consumers from yet another round of energy rate hikes by denying the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) its petition for tariff increases. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 26, August 5-11, 2007 Independent think-tank IBON Foundation calls on the Energy…

“We are concerned that the extrajudicial killings could be a conscious and systematic part of the Philippine government’s counterinsurgency program and that financial assistance from our government is being used to support, directly or indirectly, those within the PNP and AFP who are responsible for the killings” – U.S. legislators. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS HUMAN RIGHTS…