The Arroyo government seems to have blundered in handling Rodolfo Lozada Jr. from the day the Senate summoned him to testify in a hearing on the NBN-ZTE deal. But the Macapagal-Arroyo administration’s actions concerning Lozada were done with due consideration of the probable consequences to the government. It was all part of the queen’s gambit.…
Day: February 16, 2008
Major Surgery
I am aghast that these senators whom we knew at the U.P. years ago are part of the regime’s counteroffensive to save a morally bankrupt leadership that has long deserved to be banished and replaced. But from the looks of it the whole political system may well undergo major surgery if not interment. BY ELMER A.…
Seven Green and Pro-People Tips for GMA’s Removal
BY KALIKASAN PEOPLE’S NETWORK FOR THE ENVIRONMENT DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 3, February 17-23, 2008 In light of the current NBN ZTE scandal, environmental activists from Kalikasan PNE offer seven handy tips for the Filipino people to keep in mind. 1.SEGREGATE the truth from lies, especially in the cases of the…
Water Contamination a Probability with Rodriguez Landfill
DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat Groundwater supply contamination is a legitimate and critical environment issue in Rodriguez, Rizal. I was there only last January 29 as part of a group of about 100 SVD priests, seminarians and lay partners who planted 300 plus narra tree seedlings on an eroding and denuded mountain. We did so…
Mga Salitang Ginagamit sa Midya, Huwag Isabatas
Kung isasabatas ang pagbabawal ng mga salitang ginagamit sa pagbabalita, nangangahulugan ito, sa huling pagsusuri, ng pambubusal sa midya. NI DANILO ARAÑA ARAO Konteksto / Pinoy Weekly Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 3, February 17-23, 2008 Abusado man sa paningin ng iba (o kahit ng nakararami pa), hindi natin matatawaran ang kapangyarihan ng midya.…
U.S. Dangling Aid in Exchange for Signing of Bogus Peace Pact with GRP, Says MILF
The U.S. government agenda in the resolution of armed conflict in Mindanao is for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to sign a bogus peace pact with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) in the tradition of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), said Mohammad Musib Buat, a member of the…
Most Filipinos Want Arroyo to Step Down due to Corruption Charges
75 percent of Filipinos want Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to resign from office and face corruption charges, according to the results of a survey conducted by IBON Foundation. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 3, February 17-23, 2008 Recent corruption scandals besetting the Arroyo administration have led most Filipinos to call for President Gloria…
My Affair with Tikoy
I should have known not to judge a meal from how it looked before it was cooked. Good ol’ tikoy should have taught me that. BY CJ KUIZON Davao Today <http://davaotoday.com/2008/02/08/my-affair-with-tikoy/> Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 8, February 17-23, 2008 I should have known not to judge a meal from how it looked before…
Ang Normalidad ng Skandalo
Ang skandalo ay paratihang nandito. Hindi ito nawawala, bagkus ito nga ang katangian ng sinumang presidente bilang pagsipat sa mas malakihang krisis sa bansa. Normal ang skandalo. Abnormal ang kawalan nito. Sa pagkakataon ni Arroyo, ang skandalo ay nagiging malaking bitak sa pambansang krisis, na siyang makakapagdulot ng skandalo, na tulad kina Marcos at Estrada,…
Filipinas Irrendenta
NI PAPA OSMUBAL Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 3, February 17-23, 2008 Hapo na ang kalamnan sa pagbaklas ng tuyong langib sa bukiring nilambungan ng bangungot may mga sariwang sugat pa pala sa likuran ng talahib at dawag na hindi pa napaghilom ng panahon. Hindi na nagtika pa ang Kasaysayan, mapanghuwad ang dala nitong…
Communists can be Defeated if Arroyo Term is Extended, National Security Adviser Says
National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales proposed two possible ways to defeat the Communist rebellion by 2010: first is to craft a really good local government counter-insurgency strategy, or to extend the term of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. BY MARILOU M. AGUIRRE Davao Today Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 3, February 17-23, 2008 TAGUM CITY…