Labor federations and unions under the banner of the KMU are entering 2008 by upping the ante in the continuing campaign for an old, still-unheeded demand – a legislated P125 across-the-board, nationwide wage increase. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat LABOR...
Cuba and the Philippines have something in common: they were former colonies of Spain and later the United States. These former colonies, however, gained their independence differently. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 48,...
(First of two parts) Ramon Magsaysay, Carlos Garcia, Diosdado Macapagal, and Ferdinand Marcos share a common knot that binds them together: They served as Presidents of the Philippines at the peak of the Cold War between the United States, on the one hand, and the...
Last of two parts) Till the very end, Ferdinand E. Marcos remained a friend to Washington. Even while Malacanang was under siege by a civilian uprising in February 1986, Marcos, who had supported U.S. investments, America’s war in Vietnam, and its military bases,...
By imposing tariff cut recently, the cash-strapped Arroyo government has not only failed to address high pump prices but defaulted on its responsibility to collect revenues, all in favor of the oil companies. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 48,...
The strengthening peso has resulted in a sharp cut in overseas Filipino workers’ (OFWs) incomes, costing them over P700 per $100 remitted. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 48, January 13-19, 2008 The strengthening peso has resulted in a sharp cut...
In late 2005 up to 2006 the Arroyo government tried to curtail the freedom of speech and assembly through the Calibrated Preemptive Response, silence the media through the issuance of guidelines by the PNP, and twist and bend its laws and legal procedures to run...
BY PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON Chief Political Consultant National Democratic Front of the Philippines Posted by Bulatlat DEMOCRATIC SPACE Vol. VII, No. 48, January 13-19, 2008 Gregorio “Ka Roger” Rosal, spokesperson of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP),...
Maaaring konsolasyon para sa ilang naghihirap ang trahedyang kinaharap ng napakaraming pamilyang nasunugan nitong mga nakaraang buwan. Marahil, nasa isip nilang mas mabuti na ang abang kalagayan nila kumpara sa kalunos-lunos na pinagdaraanan ngayon ng mga nawalan...
Citing the overcharging of membership fees by the POEA, the disproportionate allocation of funds between services and operating expenses, and the neglect of cases of distressed OFWs, Senate President Manny Villar, supported by migrant groups, called for a...
(An interview with Atty. Felix Vinluan) In this interview with Atty. Felix Vinluan, one of the counsels of the Sentosa 27++ (he lawyers for the Avalon 10, now among the Sentosa 27++ “fighters”), it is hoped that all grey areas about the Sentosa 27++ case will be...
What now for ARMM in view of the framework of rights-based approach to development? Has ARMM become an obstacle to development? BY ATTY. ALGAMAR A. LATIPH Contributed to Bulatlat HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Vol. VII, No. 48, January 13-19, 2008 Nearly four decades after the...
Kung sa Minamata, mamamatay muna ang mga biktima at ang sibilyang nagkaso bago makatamo ng katarungan, sa Pilipinas, paano mo aantaying mamatay ang pinakamaraming bilang ng mamamayan? Hindi na nga inaantay mabawasan ang bilang, minamasaker pa ang mga nag-aaklas na...
San Juan is always an eloquent and forceful writer, and his poems are no exception. This latest work is his most artistically creative yet, and adds significantly to his already weighty collection of writings. BY TAMARA POWELL Associate Professor of English,...
NI PAPA OSMUBAL Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 48, January 13-19, 2008 Ngayong hatinggabi magtitipon sila sa karimlan, sa kasukalan, sa gitna ng mga dahon at pangarap. Tila mga pusa, ang kanilang mga mata ay masisilab, at iyan ang dahilan kung bakit natitiyak...
BY OLIVER CARLOS Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 48, January 13-19, 2008 perturbed and trying to find comfort in that solitary room… all she wanted is to bury her face in that warm soft pillow. her heart mourns in silence. for the bruises and wounds inflicted unto...
“The year 2007 showed us that despite the many cases of harassments, threats and intimidations such as the filing of fabricated cases and other forms of human rights violations in Ilocos, the people remained vigilant and firm in their fight for their rights. This...
Philex Mining Corporation’s open pit operations expansion in Barangay Camp 3 in Tuba, Benguet may be halted as its Special Mines Permit expires this week. BY ACE ALEGRE Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 48, January 13-19, 2008 Philex Mining...
The gentler among the Cordillera mountain peoples – Ifugaos – might not be as fierce as the Kalingas and Bontocs, but they are fighters too. Contesting the alleged “theft” of their lands within the 540 megawatt Magat Dam, Asia’s biggest dam by Isabela province,...
The painstaking process of making the traditional Iloco basi includes boiling the sugarcane sap for at least two hours before placing the liquid into clay pots or tapayan for a three-month fermentation process. Basi-making is one of the booming small-scale...
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