Policemen, including elements of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) dispersed member of a youth group conducting a signature campaign against the weekly oil price hikes and the economic crisis. BY CYE REYES Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Volume VIII, No. 28, July 20-26, 2008 BAGUIO CITY (246 kms north of Manila) – Members of…
Day: July 19, 2008
Paglalakad sa Commonwealth Avenue
Kakaiba ang pangalang “Commonwealth.” Tunay na legacy ng Amerikanong kolonialismo—nagpapahiwatig ng pag-aaruga sa kolonya ng kanyang amo. Sa mas malaking kabuuan, ang urban planning ng Quezon City bilang kaisa-isang planned city sa bansa ay hango rin sa naunang kolonialismong ito. NI ROLAND TOLENTINO KULTURANG POPULAR KULTURA Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 24, July 20-26, 2008 Commonwealth…
Ekonomiya at Pulitika ni Sister Karay
NI RAUL FUNILAS Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 24, July 20-26, 2008 Daloy aming luha, tulo aming pawis sa gabing madilim, Sa inyong pag-agos kipkipin na lamang an gaming damdamin; Hugasan ang puso ng baying nawindang sa dusa’t hilahil Upang makamulat sa krisis na taglay at laksang tiisin. Natatandaan ko noong maupo na si…
Another Cordilleran Elected to UN Body
Another Cordilleran was elected, July 15, into one of the indigenous peoples’ positions in the United Nations (UN) system. BY KATHLEEN T. OKUBO Northern Dispatch INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S WATCH Posted by Bulatlat Volume VIII, No. 24, July 20-26, 2008 BAGUIO CITY – Another Cordilleran was elected, July 15, into one of the indigenous peoples’ positions in…