With the current intensification of the political crisis, the growing movement calling for Truth and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s resignation or ouster might still be able to muster enough strength to push the Arroyo government out of Malacañang and mitigate the...
Nasa iyo ang desisyon kung hanggang saan mo gustong dalhin ang iyong pagkilos. Sa isang lipunang “normal,” tungkulin ko bilang guro na sabihan kang unahin ang pag-aaral dahil ito ang pundasyon ng iyong magandang bukas. Pero alam mong malayo sa “normal” ang ating...
Many Americans were puzzled by the news, in 1902, that United States soldiers were torturing Filipinos with water. The United States, throughout its emergence as a world power, had spoken the language of liberation, rescue, and freedom. This was the language that,...
BY ROBERT WEINER AND JOHN LARMETT The Cleveland Plain Dealer Truthout.org Posted by Bulatlat ALTERNATIVE READER Vol. VIII, No. 7, March 16-29, 2008 The House vote this week was 225 to 188 - not enough to override President Bush's veto of legislation requiring the...
Local village folks, mainly indigenous peoples in Licuan-Baay, Abra have clashed with government over allowing mining operations in their town as they have shut down their doors to any mining activity. BY ACE ALEGRE Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 8, March...
“Angeline’s” quiet life in the university suddenly turned tragic after she was abducted from her boarding house, brought to a lodging house, and allegedly raped. This, said the Suara Bangsamoro Party, is not the first case of rape and sexual harassment that...
Usap-usapan ang mga sagot ni Janina San Miguel sa question-and-answer portion ng nakaraang Binibining Pilipinas. Hindi naman nag-a-apply sa call center si San Miguel. At kung mag-apply man ito, kasama ito sa 97 porsyento na babagsak. Kaya nga siya nag-beauty...
They went to Saudi Arabia with dreams of giving a better life to their families. But when they arrived in the kingdom their dreams turned into a nightmare. They had to escape abusive employers. And when they did they were left in a limbo, with no jobs, no money,...
Poor appetite, lack of sleep, deteriorating health and internal family issues are just some of the effects on families of stranded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Jeddah. BY AUBREY MAKILAN MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 7, March 16-29, 2008 Poor...
The Holy Week is known to usher in the hottest days in summer. It is also one of the longest vacations for Filipinos. Thus, people look forward to days of frolicking in the beach during the Holy Week, a practice that does not sit well with the Church as it is...
Claire Daguio, secretary-general of the Migrante International chapter here, said in an interview that 74.24 percent (or 1,533) of the 2,065 Cordillerans who worked abroad last year are women while men comprise only 25.86 percent (534) - citing data from the...
NI ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Vol VIII, No. 7, March 16-29, 2008 Sampung pisong pisbol ang kainin sa almusal. Sampung pisong pisbol ang kainin sa tanghalian. Sampung pisong pisbol ang kainin sa hapunan. Sa halagang P30, lubos nang matutugunan ang...
As the Philippines’ Christian majority meets the onset of the Holy Week and goes into another period of prolonged reflection on the sufferings of Jesus Christ, it is also worth pondering on the fact that the Filipino people are agonizing in their own Calvary. They...
Hollywood Comes to Blows with Upton Sinclair BY DAVID BACON Truthout COMMENTARY Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 7, March 16-29, 2008 I was disappointed that Daniel Day-Lewis won an Oscar for "There Will Be Blood," not because he's not a great actor (he is), but...
Japan aims to consolidate and expand its region-wide production base, particularly in the electronics and automotive industries. Tariff cuts and liberal investment rules negotiated by Japan under free trade agreements with East Asian countries make this fragmenting...
A deal by the RP government with China on the exploitation of oil resources in the Spratly Islands is not only unconstitutional but will likely have the country on the economic losing end. BY SONNY AFRICA IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 6, March...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines lamented Wednesday the government's continuing promotion of mining, despite a growing chorus of those who are against it. BY ROY LAGARDE CBCP News Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 7, March 16-29, 2008 When it...
The militant fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya or National Alliance of Small Fisherfolk Organizations) said on March 15 that the dismissal of the case against and the subsequent release of 22 Chinese fishermen...
The Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking [JMSU] signed by the Philippine government with China and Vietnam is unconstitutional for violating the National Economy and Patrimony provisions of the 1987 Constitution. If it is confirmed that the signing of the same is...
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