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 magsasaka. NI ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat Kulturang Popular Kultura Vol. VII, No. 48, January 13-19, 2008…
Month: January 2008
A Review of Balikbayang Mahal/Passages from Exile by E. San Juan, Jr.
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, Louisiana Tech University Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 48, January 13-19, 2008 E.…
Ngayong Hatinggabi
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 nila ang kinabukasan. Subali’t di kagaya ng pusa hindi sila biniyayahan…
Verses for a Battered Woman
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 her battered body. and with her shattered…
Human Rights Advocates of Ilocos Gearing for 2008
“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 year, we are intensifying our fight for the advancement of human…
Philex Special Permit Expires
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 Corporation’s open pit operations expansion in Barangay Camp 3 in Tuba, Benguet may…
Ifugaos Contest ‘Theft’ of Their Lands at Magat Dam Area
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, Governor Teododor Baguilat Jr. said they question why two lots in…
Brewing the Iloco Basi
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 industries in the Ilocos region such as this one located in Baruyan, Bangui, Ilocos Norte.…
Consumer Group Slams Proposed Hike on Text Tax
BY EMILY VITAL Bulatlat January 10, 2008 – 3:32pm Consumer group TXTPower slammed the proposal increase tax on text messaging. The Arroyo government at present collects 12-percent RVAT (Restructured Value-Added Tax) from all local text messages and calls, and another Overseas Communications Tax for international text messages and long distance calls. As of end-2007, the…
Groups Say Oil Tariff Cut Meaningless
BY EMILY VITAL Bulatlat January 10, 2008 – 3:38pm The Arroyo regime’s plan of reducing tariff rates on imported oil by one percent will not protect the public from skyrocketing and exorbitant pump prices, according to the umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan or New Patriotic Alliance). Bayan pointed out that at the current pace…
My Mabaca Experience
Semestral break started early for us at BCU-College of Nursing and I already had plans for the two-week vacation after being used to sleeping late and waking up early for school. But all these plans changed when Chestcore, a health NGO, invited me to join their Student Integration Program (SIP). The SIP participants included seven…