NI MICHAEL FRANCIS C. ANDRADA Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 5, March 2-8, 2008 1. My name is Deal or no deal Kris or Banker Offer ni Banker Higher to lower Hindi marunong magbasa My name is Mole or No Mole ZTE or Joey DV Offer ng ZTE Higher to highest Hindi marunong mahiya!…

(To the tune of “Bye Bye Love”) BY BAGONG BAYANI AYAW KAY GLORIA* Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 5, March 2-8, 2008 Chorus: Bye-bye Gloria, bye-bye cabinet Kayo’y umalis We’re gonna kick you out Bye-bye Gloria, bye-bye cabinet ‘Wag nang makulit We’re gonna kick you out We’re gonna kick you out Mula kay Garci…

The question is not whether another people power would weaken the institutions of democracy. The question is whether we see and hear the evil happening all around us; and whether we would let it persist in our midst. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 5, March 2-8, 2008 We have not only a…

Interview with Jose Maria Sison Following Lozada’s exposés, rallies and other types of protest actions have become more and more frequent – with several of these demanding no less than the President’s removal or resignation from office, and others demanding truth and accountability. One broadcast journalist, in a special report, has compared the present political…

The short-term trajectory of the build-up of indignation rallies and communal action-oriented prayers is toward increasing the public pressure for the incumbent president’s resignation or removal. However, a more resounding voice and collective force may need to rise up from this political exercise to struggle for the long-term goal of installing democratic governance by and…

Thousands of people from various political stripes joined an interfaith rally Feb. 29 at the corner of Ayala Avenue and Paseo de Roxas in Makati City’s business district, calling on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to resign from office over the controversial National Broadband Network (NBN) deal. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 5, March…

Fisherfolk group Pamalakaya exposed another secret government deal with China, which will allow Chinese oil companies to undertake offshore mining inside the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). BY GERRY ALBERT CORPUZ Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 5, March 2-8, 2008 Leftwing fisherfolk belonging to Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya or National…

Tuluy-tuloy na ba ito? (Will this go on and on?) This is the question on everyone’s mind. Three weeks ago, nobody would have foreseen that they would be asking this question now. Similarly, it would be impossible to foresee how long, how far and how fast events will go, including the unraveling of this “evil”…

BY PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON NDFP Chief Political Consultant Chairperson, International League of Peoples’ Struggle Posted by Bulatlat DEMOCRATIC SPACE Vol. VIII, No. 5, March 2-8, 2008 I congratulate the people and the broad united front of patriotic, progressive and ecumenical forces for their resounding success in massing 75,000 ralliers in the inter-faith rally at…

Big-time corruption by the Mafioso in Malacañang in a series of unexplained negotiated contracts with foreign powers have squandered the people’s money, and as a consequence, little is left for basic social services for our far-flung communities. It is ironic that, especially in the island of Mindanao, U.S. Special Operations Forces with a sinister agenda,…

BY THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH – PHILIPPINES CENTRAL CONFERENCE Posted by Bulatlat DEMOCRATIC SPACE Vol. VII, No. 5, March 2-8, 2008 As co-creators of life, we women feel the deep pain of the people’s longing for a just and peaceful nation. From our wombs and our inner beings we bring forth life and we commit…