Day: September 6, 2008

Tulad sa bomba film, fino-foreground ang sexualidad ng kabadingan sa gay film. At tulad pa rin sa bomba film, fino-foreclose din ang display ng sexualidad. Ang pagbasa ng radical potential ay sa labisang pamamayagpag ng display ng sexualidad, kaya nga may afinidad ang bomba sa gay film, o sa mas precise, gay cinema ang panibagong…

Review of Rapu-Rapu atbp.: Taghoy ng Kalikasan Produced by the Central for Environmental Concerns-Philippines 2008 In the Philippines there has been no dearth of songs tackling environmental issues. Many of these songs, however, have dealt with the issue along the general lines of “caring for the environment” while stopping short of exposing those who are…

As thousands of jobless new nurses swell, the regional chapter of the Philippine Nursing Association (PNA) urged the government to adopt a systematic plan for nursing graduates and other health professionals. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Bulatlat.com Volume VIII, Number 31, September 7-13, 2008 BAGUIO CITY (246 kms. North of Manila)– As thousands of jobless new…

As the armed conflict between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) continues in Mindanao, the Baguio City government is anticipating a possible influx of Muslim migrants to the city. BY CYE REYES Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com Vol. VIII, No. 31, September 7-13, 2008 BAGUIO CITY (246…

More than 1,000 faculty staff and students walked out of classrooms to protest the possible demolition of a tree park in Baguio City. The park would be demolished because SM Investment Corporation (SMIC) plans to construct 13-storey posh condominiums in the area. BY REG COLLADO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com Volume VIII, Number 31, September…

BY THE PHILIPPINE COUNCIL FOR ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat.com Vol. VIII, No. 31, September 7-13, 2008 Government has just announced that it has dissolved the peace panel negotiating with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which according to the Palace is “consistent with the President’s new policy of no longer talking…

There is nothing new in the so-called policy shift in dealing with Moro rebels of “disarmament, demobilization and rehabilitation” (DDR) recently announced by de facto President Gloria Arroyo. It is simply a rehash of the old, discredited and failed policy of “surrender before we talk” that has been the mark of this deceitful and arrogant…

Apparently, the purpose of the Forum is not so much to promote and protect the rights of migrants and overseas contract workers but to serve as a venue for dialogue between developed countries, which are concerned with the uncontrolled influx of migrants, and developing countries that are dependent on the export of labor. BY BENJIE…

When Axel Pinpin and the rest of the “Tagaytay 5” were under tactical interrogation two years ago, they were being asked about Renato Alvarez, chairman of Kamagsasaka-Ka to which two of them belong. Three days after the release of the “Tagaytay 5”, Alvarez along with seven peasant organizers and the driver of the van they…

As the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) noted a decline in the incidence of extrajudicial killings in the country, another face of the government’s counter-insurgency program Oplan Bantay Laya II emerges. In Guihulngan, Negros Oriental, terror has gripped the hearts and minds of the people. BY RONALYN V. OLEA HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Bulatlat.com Volume VIII,…