This carinderia owner in Alabel, Sarangani still manages to smile because of the brisk sales of rice that she enjoys. The same cannot be said though of those who are buying rice, as they have to put up with rising prices of the Filipino staple. BY COCOY SEXCION /...
What the Supreme Court eventually chooses to do will certainly be determined not only by what takes place in the judicial arena. The hard-earned lesson for us in countless battles against anti-people state policies, malfeasance in office and intractable abuse of...
There should be no more secret negotiations for foreign loans that only contribute to our nation's impoverishment and human underdevelopment. In some Latin American countries, they do not allow foreign loan negotiations in the hands of unaccountable finance...
The Arroyo government is again playing with words, as if it would make the rice crisis (which has now reached the level of a food crisis) go away. It claims there is no rice crisis but admits to a rice price crisis. There may be no real shortage yet but sharp...
BY JULIE L. PO CONCERNED ARTISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES Posted by Bulatlat DEMOCRATIC SPACE Vol. VIII, No. 11, April 20-26, 2008 The rice crisis that the country experiences today is greatly a result of the government’s policy towards globalization. Although...
BY ATTY. CARLOS ISAGANI ZARATE Secretary General Union of People’s Lawyers in Mindanao DEM0OCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 11, April 20-26, 2008 Self-serving and illusory is how we see the government's report to the United Nations Human Rights...
Huwag mong isiping may kailangan kang patunayan sa iyong sarili. Mas mahalagang isaalang-alang ang publikong makikinabang sa iyong paggampan ng peryodismo sa tunay na esensiya nito – ang makabuluhang paghubog ng opinyon at pagkilos para sa pagbabago. NI DANILO...
BY DAVE PUGH ALTERNATIVE READER Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 11, April 20-26, 2008 In January and March 2007, tens of thousands of peasants at Nandigram in West Bengal, India rose up to defend their land. By the time their struggle abated, the peasants had...
BY ALICE WALKER TheRoot.com Posted by Bulatlat ALTERNATIVE READER Vol. VIII, No. 11, April 20-26, 2008 I HAVE COME home from a long stay in Mexico to find – because of the presidential campaign, and especially because of the Obama/Clinton race for the Democratic...
The daughter of peasant martyr Eddie Gumanoy is recovering from a fractured left arm resulting from a gunshot wound at the V. Luna Hospital in Quezon City. Military officials claimed that Rose Ann Gumanoy is part of an NPA unit they had a firefight with last April...
Canadian members of Parliament expressed deep concerned over the continuing political killings perpetrated by the military in the Philippines and vowed to submit to Parliament the recommendations by three progressive members of the Philippine Congress on what the...
OFWs never seem to run out of horrific stories to tell. But these are not merely stories. These are about lives ruined and hopes dimmed. These are about stranded OFWs in Jeddah returning home wounded but still determined to give a better life to their families. BY...
For the past nine years, Pepsi Cola Products Philippines, Inc. has been closing down its warehouses, in the process, removing workers from their jobs. The company claims it is a “money-saving” scheme. But an interview with the union president shows that the company...
No doubt, the stranded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) recently deported back to the Philippines are rushing to be with their families. But before getting home, they have called on Philippine officials to act on their problems. BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN MIGRANT WATCH...
In Canada, Momentum Building Against Human Rights Abuses in the Philippines The Philippines is the second most dangerous country for trade unionists. In recognition of this, the labour movement in Canada is responding to the Filipinos’ call for support and...
No less than Chief Justice Reynato Puno received the open letter handed over by various anti-Arroyo groups when they held a caravan to Baguio last April 15. Bayan Chair Dr. Carol Araullo expressed hope that there is a chance for their petition to be heard. ”The SC...
NI RAUL FUNILAS Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 11, April 20-26, 2008 Ang lupa nati’y tinaniman ng apoy ng puting unggoy, At ang inani nati’y nagbabagang tansong pananaghoy. Ngayon, muling tinataniman ng nagliliyab na dragon. Anong aanihin natin...
NI MARK ANGELES Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 11, April 20-26, 2008 Hus dis kabayong buntis Hus dat kabayong bundat Panay-rebound mga kartel ng langis Mga kumprador nagpapasarap Taumbaya’y iginagapos sa buwis Sa utang panlabas, kinakaladkad Kapag napuno sa...
Big landlords representing owners of haciendas and big sugar plantations determine the wages received by part-time and full-time agricultural workers across the country. BY GERRY ALBERT CORPUZ Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 11, April 20-26, 2008 Big...
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