Once again the attempt to confuse, mislead and deceive: a series of denials by Malacañang and Mrs. Arroyo’s herd of loyalists among the congressmen and local government officials; then pseudo-investigations by the PAGC and the Ombudsman. Finally, after almost two...
NI JOI BARRIOS-LEBLANC Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 30, September 2-8, 2007 (Para sa mga magulang nina Jonas, Karen at Sherlyn at sa pamilya nina Luisa at Nilo ng Panay) Hinahanap ko Siyang nawawala. Pinagtatagpi ang mga ebidensiya, Pinagdudugtong ang mga...
NI GELACIO GUILLERMO Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 30, September 2-8, 2007 Tserman Mao, may pariralang binigyan mo ng kahulugang Sa tingin naming mga ordinaryong taong Walang lenteng pansipat o kaya’y masyadong mababa Ang tinutuntungan ay magkasalungat. Ito...
The leadership of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance, a regional federation of indigenous peoples’ groups, recently dismissed the creation of the Regional Minerals Development Council as a move to fast-track the mining applications in the Cordillera. BY ARTHUR L....
Jose Maria Sison may be a “terrorist” for others. But he is a “beloved hero” for many of his fellow Filipino migrants across the globe. Overseas Filipino organizations and supporters have been staging protest actions in their respective host countries to demand the...
A lot of news seems to be competing for the deadlines: the arrest of Jose Maria Sison, the enforced disappearance of Jonas Burgos, the expose of Vidal Doble and the “Hello Garci” tapes, and the NBN deal and the alleged involvement of Comelec Chair Benjamin Abalos....
The Netherlands government thinks that by colluding with the Philippine and U.S. government to politically persecute Mr. Jose Maria Sison and the NDFP and to scuttle the GRP-NDFP peace negotiations, it has done away with a big thorn in its throat, a political...
BY MAE-FE ANCHETA-TEMPLA CO-COORDINATOR, WOMEN AND CHILDREN CONCERNS PROGRAM INITIATIVES FOR PEACE IN MINDANAO DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 30, September 2-8, 2007 Once again, Moro civilians, and particularly children, are casualties of this...
Emerito Lipio, a desaperacido, surfaces as a government witness and blames the New People’s Army for the abduction of Jonas Burgos. Burgos’s family and supporters call the move “lies” and a cover-up. BY ABNER BOLOS HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Gitnang Luzon News Service...
The practice of hiring workers on a labor-only contractual basis has deprived workers of their right to job security, benefits, right to organization and grievance. This practice, known as contractualization, has reached alarming levels in our country, where jobs...
Two members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace negotiation panel shared their insights on the government’s offensives in Basilan and the prospects for peace talks. Their side of story is entirely different from what the public has seen and heard from...
They were relocated to Cabuyao, Laguna to give way to the modernization of the railways. But without livelihood opportunities or hospitals, potable water or a continuous supply of electricity, they decided to go back. Now, the government is planning to relocate...
The Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) is already a bad deal for the Philippines, but its flaws are highlighted further by comparing it with similar trade deals negotiated by Indonesia and Malaysia, according to independent think-tank IBON...
“The Dutch government is sanctioning Jose Maria Sison because first, it is obeying the order of the U.S. and second, it is protecting its investors in the Philippines by acting against the only burden in the relationship between the two countries, “ Jan Fermon,...
“When you take away the essential means to human existence of a person, you are threatening his life. Even a prisoner cannot be deprived of food and medicine,” said Jose Maria Sison on the removal of his social benefits. BY DR. RAINER WERNING THE HAGUE, THE...
The much-touted bonanza of consumerist globalization may have produced its most hackneyed if repulsive scenario yet, this time in the land of state-approved prostitution, where a handful of Filipino political exiles have taken refuge from the brutal regimes back...
What does NDFP chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison’s arrest imply for the GRP-NDFP peace negotiations? Are localized peace talks really possible? Bulatlat interviewed Luis Jalandoni, chairman of the NDFP Negotiating Panel, on these. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN...
The arrest of NDFP chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison by Dutch police has brought attention to Dutch interests in the country. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 31, September 9-15, 2007 The arrest of NDFP chief political consultant Jose...
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