The coming year 2008 promises to be even more turbulent than its predecessor. That is because the national leadership – or what tries to pass itself off as one – is by now completely bereft of any shred of moral ascendancy, credibility and ergo popular support. BY CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise / Business World Posted by Bulatlat…
Day: January 5, 2008
Arroyo’s Bankrupt and Deceptive Economic Policy
BY PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON NDFP Chief Political Consultant DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 47, January 6-12, 2008 Gloria M. Arroyo, the fake president, keeps on babbling that her regime is propelling the Philippines to become a “first world country”. She is obviously lying. In utter subservience to the US-dictated policy of…
Cuban Five: Jailed for Fighting Terrorism
“I am certain that many young Cubans, in their struggle against the Giant in the Seven-League Boots, would do as they did. Money can buy everything save the soul of a people who has never gone down on its knees.” – Fidel Castro on the Cuban Five, 27 December 2007 BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat…
Catholic Bishops, Sison Share Pessimism on 2008
Catholic bishops Angel Lagdameo and Oscar Cruz and communist leader Jose Maria Sison were one in criticizing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s statements of optimism for 2008. BY NOEL SALES BARCELONA Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 47, January 6-12, 2008 Catholic bishops Angel Lagdameo and Oscar Cruz and communist leader Jose Maria Sison were one in…
End of Year Report, 2007: Crisis in the Philippines
The year 2007 saw more of the same for this marvelous but tragic country: extra-judicial killings and enforced disappearances; increasing poverty and very substantial hunger; widespread corruption across the entire system of governance and the “market”; and an increasing militarization across the islands. Some commentators speak of a growing “Myanmarization” of the country. BY GILL…
GMA Optimistic on 2008, Sison Says Otherwise
Shortly before New Year, President Gloria Macapagal-Arrroyo told journalists here, she was optimistic that 2008 would usher in hope, optimism and renewed faith for humankind, repeating a line from a Malacañang press statement. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 47, January 6-12, 2008 BAGUIO CITY (246 kms north of…
RH Advocates Lambast Arroyo’s ‘Anti-Women’ RH Policies
Reproductive health (RH) rights non-governmental organizations and (NGOs) and women’s rights advocates joined hands in condemning President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s policies toward reproductive health and women’s rights to sexual education and freedom to choose of what family planning methods they want to use. They said Arroyo’s pro-Church RH policies are very “anti-women, anti-family, and very non-scientific.”…
Did Palparan Plot Davao Journalist’s Murder?
Did retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan, Jr. mastermind the killing of Davao City radio journalist Ferdinand Lintuan? This question has come to the fore in the wake of revelations by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte that Palparan was sighted in Davao City two weeks before Lintuan’s killing, and that he had been hired as a military consultant…