At 55, political prisoner Eduardo Serrano still has not stopped learning. He recounts the lessons he learned while living with the Mangyans, when he was arrested, and now while in jail. He even decided to take his master's degree while behind bars. BY DABET...
BY PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON FOUNDING CHAIRMAN, COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE PHILIPPINES CHIEF POLITICAL CONSULTANT, NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT OF THE PHILIPPINES Posted by Bulatlat DEMOCRATIC SPACE Vol. VIII, No. 9, April 6-12, 2008 My family and I express sincere...
(Starting with my Marcellana-Serrano-Roslin-Roson Lineage) BY EDUARDO SERRANO DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 9, April 6-12, 2008 For almost a month now, our country’s cradle of democracy is being rocked with a gathering storm of contradictory...
Para sa mga magulang ng mga nagsipagtapos, higit pa sa gintong medalya ang kanilang gantimpala, lalo na kung ang mga anak nila’y tutulong sa pag-unlad hindi lang ng pamilya kundi ng buong bansa. NI DANILO ARAÑA ARAO Konteksto / Pinoy Weekly Inilathala ng Bulatlat...
(Sa alaala ng yumaong Dr. Nemesio Prudente, kasama't kaibigan) NI E. SAN JUAN, JR. Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 9, April 6-12, 2008 “Only connect….” --E.M. Forster, A Passage to India ….Di na umasa sa pirasong ass ni Britney Spears “sneaking into the...
Hits government’s ‘blind adherence’ to globalization The massive land use conversion for non-agricultural purposes have certainly been one of the major factors for the dwindling rice supply, food insecurity and rising costs of basic commodities in recent years....
“The Philippine National Report is significant not for what it says but for what it does not say. It is a selective, one-sided, self-serving account of the Philippine government's so-called achievements and best practices in fulfilling its human rights obligations....
Ratifying the JPEPA at its present unconstitutional form creates the risk that the Philippines will be subjected to legal disputes in international courts and face liability for damages. Under the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, for instance, the...
“What business does a notorious human rights violator, the chief butcher of Arroyo, have speaking on human rights and to the UNHRC no less?” said Fidel Agcaoili, head of the Human Rights Monitoring Committee of the NDFP, in reaction to the appointment of Eduardo...
Ang ginagawa ng Trinoma Mall ay kumilala sa pangkalahatang limitasyon ng malls: maximisasyon ng MRT at lokasyon sa bukana ng northern Metro Manila, kawalan ng luntiang espasyo sa syudad (dahil na rin sa okupasyon ng mga mall sa malalaking lupa), at pati na rin ng...
On the brink of being executed, overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Rodelio “Dondon” Lanuza is frantically sending appeals through the email to be able to solicit support for the education of his two kids. BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 9,...
The greatness of Carlos “Botong” Francisco and Lucio San Pedro becomes doubly admiring because their feet remained on the ground even after they had achieved iconic status. They mirrored and represented a generation of Angono whose parents – despite being...
Migrante fears that recruitment of OFWs bound for war-torn Iraq would intensify in the coming months as the U.S. State Department renewed its contract with Blackwater, a U.S.-based private contractor providing security to U.S. diplomats and personnel in Iraq. This,...
Consumers last Thursday lined up in seven rice outlets of the National Food Authority hoping to get five kilos of the cheaper staple. The distribution system was changed Friday allegedly to get rid of “traders.” BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat...
The root of the problem that led to the rice crisis, rural backwardness, cannot be solved by sporadic solutions and releases of funds. It would necessitate a reversal of the economic programs and priorities of the government. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS Bulatlat...
The failure of the Manila government to address the roots of armed conflict in the Philippines through peace negotiations has emboldened two armed political groups to raise the ante of their armed struggle against the seven-year-old presidency of Philippine...
BY GERMELINA A. LACORTE Davao Today Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 9, April 6-12, 2008 DAVAO CITY - Pencils and notebooks made in Germany and Switzerland, durable umbrellas, raincoats as big as blankets because European sizes are almost twice as big as average...
The Philippines has become too dependent on food importation to make up for its shortfalls in domestic production and should reverse this trend. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 9, April 6-12, 2008 The Philippines has become too dependent on...
‘Bay fishers need livelihood, not casino’ The proposed establishment of a Las Vegas style casino and tourism complex in Manila Bay will trigger the displacement of small fishermen along the bay’s coastal areas from Pasay City to Cavite. This is because more...
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