Election Commissioner Nicodemo Ferrer totally missed the point when he told reporters last week that the Commission on Elections en banc is considering to file electoral sabotage charges against at least two media executives for “spreading false news, false comment that diminish the credibility of Comelec.” Ferrer was alluding to media reports of massive fraud…
Day: August 18, 2007
Dakila ang Pilipino
NI RAUL FUNILAS Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 28, August 19-25, 2007 Dilang nag-aalab ang dulo ng baril, At espadang gasang sa muog ng buhay; Kapingkia’y kapwa Pilipinong tunay Igting ng labana’y maraming nakitil. Liyab nitong apoy ay hindi mapawi, Angaw ang nagdusa na ating kapatid; Ang bayan ni Huwan ay palaging sawi Na…
Marami Akong Inibig*
NI REUEL MOLINA AGUILA Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 28, August 19-25, 2007 Marami akong inibig Dahil marami akong puso. May puso ang magaspang kong palad Ang mga daliri kong kinakalyo Ang aking balikat, bisig at braso Kayat inibig ko silang nag-apuhap Ng ikabubuhay sa paggawa. Silang arawan kung bayaran Ng trabahong katumbas ay…
Testimonya ng Isang Kontrabando
NI MARK ANGELES Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 28, August 19-25, 2007 Labing-isa kaming Pinoy sa eroplano kasama ng ilang Pakistani at Indiano. Kinontrata kami ng First Kuwaiti para magtrabaho sa mga otel ng Dubai. Mapasok ko sana ang pinakamataas na lugal sa layag ng Burj al-Arab na nakahimpil sa payapang pasigan tulad ng…
The Traditional Politics of Some Party-List Groups
Congress remains the stronghold of traditional politics, now shored up by the increasing presence of certain elitist Party list groups. This is a long way off the charter-based principle of guaranteeing the marginal sectors’ representation in the lawmaking body. BY THE CENTER FOR PEOPLE EMPOWERMENT IN GOVERNANCE (CenPEG) Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 28,…
Philex ‘Arrogance’ Blamed for Failed Dialogue
The government-set dialogue between the Philex Mining Corporation and the indigenous residents of this town and Itogon failed due to the mining company’s “arrogance,” a community leader said. The dialogue was intended to address issues concerning indigenous communities’ rejection of Philex’s mining permit application. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII,…
Ang Human Security Act, Kalayaang Akademiko, at ang Tumitinding Terorismo ng Estado
Ang kontrobersyal na Human Security Act (Republic Act No. 9372) o aking tatawaging “Terror Act” ay madadagdag sa mahabang listahan ng mga batas o dekreto ng estado ng Pilipinas na pagsalakay at pag-atake sa karapatan ng taumbayan na magpahayag, maglathala, mag-organisa at lumahok na mapayapa sa pangkabuhayan at pampulitikang pamamalakad sa bansa. NI ROLAND G.…
Resistance to Killings as Arroyo Falters
Clearly the Arroyo bloc has been unwilling to try to end the abuses. There are two main reasons for this. First, she fears a coup. A leader of a recent attempt was placed in detention, but still got 11.5 million votes in the May Senate election. Second, her disastrous neo-liberal policies are deeply unpopular. BY…
Pursuit Operations in Sulu Trigger AFP-MNLF Clash
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 28, August 19-25, 2007 The plot seems to be getting thicker. While pursuing Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) fighters allegedly responsible for the beheading of 10 Marines, soldiers clashed, this time, with fighters of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), sources…
The Bursting of the Bubble
The declines in the stock market and values of currencies may aptly be described as a bursting of the bubble because it reveals a lot of things: the real state of the world economy and the dominance of international mobile capital; the fundamental weakness and vulnerability of the Philippine economy; and the empty boasts of…
Luisita Farmers Go Back to Basics
After the strike ended more than two years ago, the HLI farm workers have been planting rice and vegetables providing them with income and food. But more than the earnings, they find fulfillment in cultivating the land that is rightfully theirs. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 28, August 19-25, 2007 Hacienda Luisita, Tarlac…