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The way the Macapagal-Arroyo administration disposed of an ally former House Speaker Jose De Venecia, and kidnapped a government official Rodolfo Jun Lozada reek of impunity. And impunity, if left unchecked, would usher in a full-blown dictatorship. BY BENJIE...
Next to the Marcos dictatorship, the Arroyo presidency will likely go down in history as the government most vilified apparently due to its use of coercion and intimidation to silence its critics and its presumed enemies. BY THE CENTER FOR PEOPLE EMPOWERMENT IN...
NI E. SAN JUAN, JR. Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 2, February 10-16, 2008 I. MABUHAY KA, KA NIC ATIENZA! HAYO NA SA RENDEZ-VOUS NG MGA BAYANI NG LAHI (Di nabigkas na panimulang hirit ng pakikiramay sa pagdiriwang ng paglalakbay ni Ka Monico Atienza, sa...
The highhandedness, the arrogance, the repeated episodes of flagrant abuse of power are all calculated to intimidate, coerce and deter would-be whistleblowers, investigations, and mass protest. What they miscalculate is that strong-arm, illegal and criminal tactics...
The bishops want peace, but the military seems to want something else. By GERRY ALBERT CORPUZ Posted by Bulatlat ANALYSIS Vol. VIII, No. 2, February 10-16, 2008 The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) last week called on the government and the...
An elected officer of the Saint Louis University Supreme Student Council (SLU SSC) has exposed what he described as anomalous transactions by the university president. He was later expelled from his position after he demanded that funds used in the construction of...
BY EARL VICTOR ROSERO DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 2, February 10-16, 2008 The final results of the latest Family Income and Expenditure Survey (2006 FIES) were released recently (January 11, 2008 ). A close look at the disclosed details...
Why are families in Luna, La Union relocating to beaches? It’s neither the water nor the sand, but the stones. By NORTHERN DISPATCH Posted by Bulatlat REGIONS Vol. VIII, No. 2, February 10-16, 2008 Can families make a living out of stones? The answer is yes if one...
Nagkakabuhay ang Boracay sa pagkagat ng dilim. Buong gabi ang kasiyahan at makikita sa kalye ang mga taong nagsasayawan, nag-iinuman at nagkakantahan. Tila walang problema ang lahat, at ang anumang bagahe nila sa buhay ay nilunod na ng alak at malakas na musika. NI...
BY PAUL KRUGMAN The New York Times/Truthout ALTERNATIVE READER Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No.2. February 10-16,2008 The economic news has been fairly dire this week. The credit crunch is getting worse, and a widely watched indicator of trends in the service...
At least 84 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are still reportedly stranded in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. They are among the 100 OFWs who were forced to live under a bridge in Al-khandawa district after fleeing from their abusive employers. By ACE ALEGRE Posted by...
BY MICHAEL T. KLARE TomDispatch.com/Truthout ALTERNATIVE READER Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 2, February 10-16,2008 The economic bubble that lifted the stock market to dizzying heights was sustained as much by cheap oil as by cheap (often fraudulent)...
BY ROBERT REICH The Financial Times/Truthout Posted by Bulatlat| Vol. VIII, No. 2, February 10-16,2008 It is an election year and the US economy is in peril of falling into recession or worse. Not surprisingly, Washington is abuzz with plans to prevent it....
Edited by Brad Simpson National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 242 (http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB242/index.htm) Posted by Bulatlat ALTERNATIVE READER Vol. VIII, No. 2, February 10-16, 2008 As Indonesia buries former President Suharto who...
POEA Memorandum Circular 04 that is supposed to protect OFWs would only enable the government to pass on its responsibilities to employers who would, in turn, pass the additional costs to OFWs. Also it would discourage employers from directly hiring OFWs and...
Despite the ongoing peace negotiation between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the ceasefire agreement signed by both parties, peace still remains elusive in Mindanao. BY GERRY ALBERT CORPUZ...
Two hundred contractual workers of the Korean-owned Hanjin Garments, Inc. staged their first strike. But the police tried to violently disperse their picket line three times, the most recent attempt was last February 6, which resulted in injuries to more than 30...
The treaty symbolizes the second invasion of the country by Japan and that senators may choose to be patriots or collaborators when they vote on the controversial agreement, said Arnold Padilla of the No Deal coalition. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol....
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