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 because the movie was such a betrayal of the…
Month: March 2008
Heed Experience of other East Asian Countries with Japan Trade Deals, Solons Urged
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 of production processes across the region easier, greatly benefiting Japanese corporations. But, going by the experience of Malaysia,…
Malampaya Experience Shows Philippines may Lose from Spratly Deal
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 16-29, 2008 A deal by the Philippine government with…
Church Concern on Mining ‘Ignored’
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 comes to mining issues, the Catholic bishops’ formidable foes are not the mining…
Release of 22 Chinese Fishermen Meant to Appease China, Fishers’ Group Says
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 last March 14 was meant to appease the Chinese government currently irked over the scandal and diplomatic…
Spratlys Agreement Unconstitutional: Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking Is Void
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 related to the fraud that attended the various contracts with China, the said Agreement is…
Youth, Students Lead Anti-Arroyo Rally in Manila
That it was examination week in schools throughout the country did not deter youth and students from leading a March 14 rally at the Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 7, March 16-29, 2008 That it was examination week in schools throughout the country did not deter youth and…
Bishop Asks Neri to Tell All, Calls on the People to Act to Unravel the Truth
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 7, March 16-29, 2008 In a Misa para sa Maralita (mass for the urban poor) March 14 at the Sto. Nino Church in Tondo, Manila, Bishop Broderick Pabillo called on Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Secretary Romulo Neri to tell all that he knows about the bribery and…
Still Hanging in the Balance
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 sufferings it imposed on the Filipino people. But if the Arroyo government is able to again…
Para sa Estudyanteng Nakikibaka
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 kalagayan, at wala akong karapatang sabihing magkakaroon ka ng magandang bukas dahil…
The Water Cure
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, when coupled with expanding military and commercial ambitions, had helped launch two very…