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The growing Visayas-wide campaign against oil exploration in the Tanon Strait Protected Seascape, which lies between Negros Oriental and Cebu, got a boost with the recent approval by the Negros Oriental Vice Mayors’ League of a resolution opposing any extension of...
Ang panghagip ay pagpapaigting ng kilusang manggawang may layong unyonismo kahit pa lumalawak ang bilang ng kaswal na walang ligal na akses dito. Ibang imahinaryo para sa rekonseptwalisasyon at pagbalikwas ng kaswal. NI ROLAND TOLENTINO KULTURANG POPULAR KULTURA...
BY MARK ANGELES Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 13, May 4-10, 2008 The sun steadies in the sky. Enough to gild the field of grass flexing towards the slit of horizon. At the heart of it, you and I lay serene. Underneath a hem of drifting laundry: almost dry,...
NI RICHARD R. GAPPI Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 14, May 11-17, 2008 Singkinang ng araw kislap ng paghataw ng maso at singkaw: sa bisig nagsilang ng saysay at buhay. Inilathala ng Bulatlat
NI RAUL FUNILAS Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 14, May 11-17, 2008 Nagngalit ang bulkan at biglang pumutok Sa bundok Durungaw na napakatayog. Naukang kaldera ang buong paligid— Subalit naiwan sa gitna ay tumpok Ng lupang kawangis ay punyal-panusok. Lumao’y...
As other military officers trained in US military schools, Retired Navy Captain Danilo Vizmanos could have been promoted easily and reached the peak of his military career, enjoying the benefits of power ranking military officials relished in during Martial Law....
Childhood is only experienced once, and every child is expected to enjoy it. But life is harsh, given the circumstances of a poor country where indigenous peoples suffer not only from poverty but also from discrimination and oppression making them lose out in the...
Childhood is only experienced once, and every child is expected to enjoy it. But life is harsh, given the circumstances of a poor country where indigenous peoples suffer not only from poverty but also from discrimination and oppression making them lose out in the...
They live around 1155 kilometers away in Taiwan. Their history and culture is distinct from the Cordillera peoples. But the indigenous peoples of Taiwan and the Cordilleras share the same issues and concerns. And they are linked in solidarity in the struggle for...
The IBON April 2008 survey showed that 79.3 percent of 1,495 respondents thought of themselves as poor, an increase from the 71.7 percent in January 2008. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 14, May 11-17, 2008 The number of Filipinos who see...
As drivers in Metro Manila and other key cities nationwide are expected to launch a transport strike May 12, the militant transport group here would stage a march-rally with red flags and banners demonstrating drivers’ demands. BY JOHN ERIC B. ESCALANTE Northern...
The April 2008 nationwide survey shows that the number of Filipinos who said that their livelihood worsened grew significantly from 46.3 percent in January 2008 to 64.3 percent in April. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 14, May 11-17, 2008 More...
For some, motherhood extends from their family to the sectoral groups they work with. Consider the stories of these mothers in Baguio City whom I interviewed for this article on this important day. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol....
More Filipinos have trouble buying enough food and paying for basic expenses, according to the latest IBON nationwide survey. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 14, May 11-17, 2008 More Filipinos have trouble buying enough food and paying for...
It is all too clear that in “taking on” Meralco, Mrs. Arroyo merely seeks to deflect the people’s righteous anger over high electricity prices while maneuvering to position her own cronies and subalterns to gain a stronger foothold in the power industry. BY CAROL...
In the wake of weekly oil price hikes and skyrocketing pump prices, six out of ten Filipinos said they favored the repeal of the Oil Deregulation Law, according to the latest survey conducted by independent think-tank IBON Foundation. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by...
BY DAVID BACON T r u t h o u t | Perspective ALTERNATIVE READER Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 14, May 11-17, 2008 In the big immigrant marches that swept the country on May Day in 2006 and 2007, one sign said it all: "We are Workers, not Criminals!" Often it...
The TANGGULAN Youth Network of Civil Liberties and Human Rights condemned what it described as the “continuous harassment” experienced by Glaiza T. Dimapilis, 19, incoming student government president at the Philippine Christian University (PCU), from elements of...
If corruption is the enemy, then how do we fight it? For the guys at the CenPEG or Center for People Empowerment in Governance, the first step is to know your enemy. And to arm us with this knowledge, they published the "Corruptionary," a 207-page volume of terms...
The Arroyo government is saying that it could not be blamed for the price spikes because the problem is international in nature. That is only half the truth. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 14, May 11-17, 2008 The Filipino people have barely...
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