Graffiti ito sa may harap na bakod ng Faculty Center sa U.P. Ang kumpletong sinulat sa itim na tinta ay “Bawal ang mahirap dito. Mahal ang tuition!” Tamang-tama ang pagkasulat dahil sa panahon ng UPCAT, ang entrance exam sa U.P. Malaman ang sinasaad ng slogan na ito. Hindi na pangmahirap ang U.P. Na kahit makapasa…
Day: August 9, 2008
Isang Magdamag, Kape at ang Pagsikat ng Araw
NI TERENCE KRISHNA LOPEZ Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 27, August 10-16, 2008 Tayo’y naging bahagi ng isang magdamag Ng pananariwa sa mga alaala’t karanasan Mga kalagayang hinahabi natin Sa bawat araw nating pagkilos Nagkape tayo at naghuntahan Tungkol sa mga nagaganap at kung Paano natin maibabahagi ang ating Mga kakayaha’t kaalaman Gaya halimbawa…
Gov’t Employees Troop to Petron Station; Demand Buyback of Oil Firm, Repeal of VAT and Oil Deregulation Law
Hundreds of government employees, under the public sector union federation Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (Courage) trooped to the Petron gas station along Philcoa last Aug. 8 to protest the continued implementation of the 12-percent value-added tax (VAT) on oil and the Downstream Oil Industry Regulation Law and to demand the…
Two-year old Hospitalized after Eating Rice with MSG as Viand
While the island of Negros is known as the land of sugar, many of its people are suffering from hunger and poverty. A two-year old boy ate the meal prepared by his sister, rice with monosodium glutamate or MSG, because there was no salt. After a few hours, he was rushed to a hospital and…
Japan Pushing JPEPA due to WTO Collapse
The collapse of the World Trade Organization (WTO) talks last week are pushing Japan to become even more aggressive in seeking bilateral and regional trade deals that advance its big corporate interests. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 27, August 10-16, 2008 The collapse of the World Trade Organization (WTO) talks last…
Fisher-folk in the Philippines Oppose Bilateral Trade Accord with Japan
“In the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement, particularly articles twenty-eight and twenty-nine in the agreement, outlines that huge fishing fleets from Japan will be allowed to explore our national waters in the Philippines, particularly our exclusive economic zones.” BY STEFAN CHRISTOFF Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 27, August 10-16, 2008 Opposition to a bilateral trade…
Indigenous Peoples: More Marginalized, Impoverished Under GMA
The Philippines’ indigenous peoples – who comprise some 15 percent of the population and who are among the country’s poorest – have become more marginalized and impoverished under this government. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 27, August 10-16, 2008 When Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo delivered her State of the Nation…