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It was an unusual reunion of mother and daughter. Nanay Mely visited Hazel in Okinawa, Japan last week. After knowing the details of the sufferings Hazel endured in the hands of an American soldier, Nanay Mely would have wanted to bring Hazel home. But her daughter...
NI MYKEL ANDRADA Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 25, July 27-August 2, 2008 Hayan na, hayan na di mo pa makita. Korner na, korner na, sipa pa, sipa pa! Baka ko sa Maynila, hanggang dito, dinig ang unga. Baka ko sa Malakanyang, hanggang Estados Unidos, dinig...
NI RICHARD R. GAPPI Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 25, July 27-August 2, 2008 Bulsa ko ay ninakawan ng kamay ng Malacañang; butas-butas, walang laman ni pambili ng Alaxan sa sakit ng kalingkingang dama ng buong katawan. Mas mabuti pa si Pacman Bugbog-sarado...
While Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has repeatedly claimed that health and other social services are her priorities, records show otherwise. The budget for health has been consistently meager, causing dire effects on the people’s conditions. BY RONALYN V. OLEA...
Ayaw nating maging jologs pero ito na ang karumal-dumal na nagawa sa atin ng rehimeng Arroyo. Lumilingon ang marami sa atin sa kaliwa't kanan at nag-iisip kung paano makakalamang sa kapwa gayong ang pambansang pangulo na sukdulang nakakalamang sa lahat ay hindi...
A meager P18.65 ($0.42) per day is the equivalent of the ten percent increase to Salary Grade I government employees, which includes health workers in public hospitals. BY RONALYN V. OLEA (Bulatlat.com) Volume VIII, Number 25, July 27-August 2, 2008 Jamil Dionisio...
In a bid to widen its chances of getting its much-needed funds, OceanaGold is taking time to do some image-boosting while its construction work in Didipio, Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya remains suspended. BY ABE ALMIROL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No....
“An empty kaing, an empty balikbayan box, an obsolete school book and a worn-out, blood- stained sack represented the empty stomachs, the worsening state of education and state-sponsored violence that Filipino children are experiencing today.” BY BULATLAT Volume...
The human rights situation in the Ilocos Region has reflected the overall state of human rights in the Philippines. It has continued to worsen in the first half of 2008. Under Mrs. Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo’s Oplan Bantay Laya II (OBL or Operation Freedom Watch II),...
With rape registering at one-fifth of all index crimes in the province, officials in Banawe, Ifugao and the visiting regional heads of government agencies agreed that violence against women and children (VAWC) is a social concern that should be addressed with...
Gays and lesbians in Baguio City held a colorful parade to signify their call to end discrimination against them. Homophobia is the result of ignorance and fear, the group said. BY CYE REYES Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Volume VIII, Number 25, July...
To address the rice crisis, a group of Filipino scientists joined farmers in calling for a genuine agrarian reform program, mechanization and development of agriculture and support for farmers, among others. BY RONALYN V. OLEA BULATLAT Volume VIII, Number 25, July...
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison Chief Political Consultant, National Democratic Front of the Philippines DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat.com Volume VIII, Number 25, July 27 - August 2, 2008 The fake president Gloria M. Arroyo has such a long record of lying that no...
Hindi maaaring talikdan o kalimutan ng isang peryodista ang kanyang kinagisnan para lang epektibong magampanan ang kanyang gawain. Kung tutuusin, kailangan pa nga niyang malaman nang mabuti kung ano ang kanyang paninindigan para epektibong masuri ang mga datos...
The plight of Filipino teachers has been at its worst since Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo assumed the presidency in 2001, according to the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT). Amid the recent surges in the prices of petroleum products and consequently of transport and...
Militant youth organizations are set to call for class walk-out in various schools and universities and would mobilize students for the ‘People’s State of the Nation Address’ that will be held simultaneously with the president’s SONA scheduled on July 28. By...
The militant federation of public sector unions, the Confederation for the Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (Courage), says it was mismanagement and corruption that depleted the Government Service Insurance System’s (GSIS) funds. Courage...
The congressman warns of "chaos about to be unleashed" on economic and political system by globalist intervention and world empire BY STEVE WATSON Infowars.net ALTERNATIVE READER Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 25, July 27-August 2, 2008 Texas Congressman Ron...
Privatization is to blame for skyrocketing water prices and the inefficient water service in the country. Not to mention its ill effects on the livelihood of water district employees due to massive layoffs. BY NOEL SALES BARCELONA Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VIII,...
Widespread hunger and poverty, broad dissatisfaction, and the absence of justice belie any claim of accomplishments that the Arroyo government is hard-selling on the people. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS Vol. VIII, No. 25, July 27-August 2, 2008 Pres. Gloria...
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