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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...
Bacolod City has recently been cited as the country’s “most livable” city, based on the cost of living, accessibility of basic services, and the peace and order situation. It also boasts of numerous awards including business-friendliness. But behind the accolades...
A wage hike is urgent amid soaring rice and food prices, rising transport costs, and power and rate hikes, and businesses are fully able to grant the wage hike demanded by workers, according to independent research group IBON. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat...
International Labor Day was protest day for migrant workers all over the world who are continuously struggling and fighting for their rights, just wages, benefits and humane treatment from employers and capitalists. BY HANNAH FAITH DORMIDO MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat...
She left the country full of dreams not for herself but for her family. Because of the dearth of jobs in the country and the lack of attention given to the working sector by the Arroyo government, she was tempted to try her luck as a domestic helper in Saudi...
Justice is still elusive for the 10 retrenched workers from the Baguio Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA), who were dismissed in March last year. BY CYE REYES Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat LABOR WATCH Vol. VIII, No. 13, May 4-10, 2008 BAGUIO CITY (246...
In this open letter, noted poet and literary scholar Gelacio Guillermo responds to a poem addressed to him by a U.S-based writer and professor named Eugene Gloria. Their “exchange,” among other things, tackles issues related to Philippine society and culture. Below...
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 ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 13, May 4-10, 2008 Sa ikalawang anibersaryo ng pagdukot kina Axel Pinpin, Riel Custodio, Aristides Sarmiento, Enrico Ybañez, at Michael Masayes -- ang tinaguriang "Tagaytay 5" Nakikita namin ang...
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...
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