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 themselves as poor increased in the first four months of…
Day: May 10, 2008
Cordillera Struggles Inspire Taiwan IPs
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 indigenous peoples (IP) rights. BY AUBREY MAKILAN Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 14,…
Living along the Fringes, a Story of Four Badjao Children
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 very few opportunities available for a better life. This is a…
Living along the Fringes, a Story of Four Badjao Children
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 very few opportunities available for a better life. This is a…
Danilo Vizmanos: From Right to Left
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. But he chose a path not usually taken by “American boys” like him: that of…
Doon Po sa Amin (Isla de Talim, Laguna de Bay)
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 nagsanaw napuno ng tubig, Nalilok ang pulong hugis ay kahawig Ng isang dalagang ang…
Ang Manggagawa
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
This Summer
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, almost sullen like cornflour. Your…
Ang Attachment sa Kaswal
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 Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 13, May 4-10, 2008 Sa mga party, kapag sinabing “kaswal,” malilito ang imbitado.…
Negros Oriental Vice Mayors Stand vs Oil Exploration in Tañon Strait
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 oil drilling or any oil exploration at the protected seascape. BY KARL G. OMBION…