BY LALA FANAGEL PASAKA (Confederation of Lumad Organizations in Southern Mindanao) Posted by Bulatlat Democratic Space Vol. VII, No 41, November 18-24, 2007 Twelve-year-olds used to just play “Chinese garters” or patintero on the street, otherwise, they are at home doing their homework, watching TV, or simply doing what a normal 12-year old should be…

BY KAREN PAPELLERO HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 41, November 18-24, 2007 Tuburan, Cebu – An 8-year old girl was allegedly interrogated in school before being abducted by elements of the 78th IB, PA based in Brgy. Gaang, Tuburan town in Cebu last October 16, 2007. According to witnesses, about 20 or so…

An organic fertilizer, known as Bio Green Grow Organic Fertilizer, can increase farm yield, protect the environment and restore soil bio-diversity. It was first produced in a demonstration at Barangay Balugan, Sagada, Mountain Province. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat SAGADA, Mountain Province – An organic fertilizer which can increase farm yield,…

BY ARNEDO S. VALERA, ESQ. LEGAL COUNSEL, NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR FILIPINO CONCERNS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MIGRANT HERITAGE COMMISSION Democratic Space Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 41, November 18-24, 2007 Allow me to begin by saying that the issue about the ABC TV show’s Desperate Housewives has once again awakened us with one thunderous voice of…

BY EMILY VITAL Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 40, November 11-17, 2007 Not only Filipinos thumb down the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). Japanese nationals and organizations have signed a petition asking the Philippine Senate to reject the agreement. Japanese citizens vs JPEPA In a list sent through email to No Deal! JPEPA, Movement against Unequal…

Small single-engine motorized fishing boats are docked at the sea wall in this northern fishing village in Currimao, Ilocos Norte (464 kms north of Manila) as fisherfolk take a break from their work during the observance of All Souls’ Day. After the lull however, the fisherfolk went back to the daily business of earning a…

At the House of Representatives, there seems to be little interest in the impeachment complaints that have thus far been filed against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in the wake of testimonies in Senate investigations that no less than the First Family was involved in the rigged and overpriced National Broadband Network (NBN) deal between the Philippine…

A fourth-year male cadet at the PMA reportedly died of a respiratory tract infection last week at the AFP Medical Center at V. Luna St., Quezon City. This is the second death of a PMA cadet purportedly due to illness this year alone. Last May, a 17-year-old cadet also died, allegedly because of pneumonia. BY…

The Macapagal-Arroyo administration has used every trick in the book to remain in power: cheat, plunder, kill, suppress, coerce, bomb, confuse, peddle concessions and stonewall. It is the administration with the longest running unsatisfactory rating and the most number of impeachment complaints filed against it. The fact that it has been successful so far in…

Riyadh-based relatives of Anita Morales Carvajal who was found dead inside the toilet of a Saudi police station in Riyadh are crying for help to find the real cause of death of the Filipina housemaid. BY EDGAR CADANO MIGRANT WATCH Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 40, November 11-17, 2007 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia–Riyadh-based relatives of…