BY BULATLAT September 12, 2008 – 2:38 p.m. A former dean of the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law called the exchange of notes between the Philippine and Japanese diplomats regarding the controversial economic agreement ‘a derogation of the Constitution.’ Prof. Merlin M. Magallona was referring to the exchange of diplomatic letters between…
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Detained Pastor Ordered Released by Court of Appeals
Bulatlat.com Detained Pastor Berlin Guerrero was ordered released to the custody of his lawyers this morning by the Court of Appeals (CA). A United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) pastor, Guerrero was abducted May 27, 2007 by elements of the Naval Intelligence Security Forces. He was allegedly tortured before being turned over to…
Detained Pastor Ordered Released by CA
BY BULATLAT September 11, 2008 – 1:47 p.m. Detained Pastor Berlin Guerrero was ordered released to the custody of his lawyers this morning by the Court of Appeals (CA). A United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) pastor, Guerrero was abducted May 27, 2007 by elements of the Naval Intelligence Security Forces. He was…
Green Group Blames Large-Scale Mining for Landslide in Compostela Valley
Bulatlat.com September 10, 2008 – 7:56 p.m. An environmentalist group based in Southern Mindanao blamed large-scale mining for the landslide in Brgy. Masara in Maco, Compostela Valley province. The landslide claimed 30 lives and displaced nearly 5,000 residents. Panalipdan-Southern Mindanao Region (SMR) called for an investigation on the operations of APEX Mining Company and the…
Peace Advocates Hold Dialogue with NDFP Panel
Bulatlat.com September 8, 2008 – 1:53 p.m. A delegation of the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP) held a dialogue with the negotiating panel and consultants of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), Sept. 2, in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The PEPP delegation was composed of co-convenors Archbishop Antonio Ledesma and Sharon Rose Joy Ruiz-Duremdes,…
Salungguhit: Signs of Desperation and Failure
Biyernes Nang Hapon, Oktubre, sa Willimantic, Connecticut, USA
NI E. SAN JUAN, JR. Inilathala ng Bulatlat.com Vol. VIII, No. 31, September 7-13, 2008 Sa hapong tag-lagas may sugat na umaantak Sa lamat ng mga kalsadang aspalto sa lungsod na dating pastulan ng mga katutubong Indyang Pequot. Anong kabulaanan ang itinatago ng mga kortina sa durungawan? Hindi alam ng mga kalapati kung ano ang…
Fortuna
NI MARK ANGELES Inilathala ng Bulatlat.com Vol. VIII, No. 31, September 7-13, 2008 Fortuna Primigenia. Ikaw ay buntalang pumitik sa kalangitan nang unyon ay isilang. Fortuna Redux. Ikaw ay pumangulo sa unyong binalasa ng kamatayan. Fortuna Victrix. Ikaw ay gabay sa lakbayan ng mga manggagawa tungo sa ganap na tagumpay. Diosdado Fortuna. Ikaw ang masong…
KULTURANG POPULAR KULTURA: Ang Environment ng Gay Cinema
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…
Mantigue Island Residents Charged with Illegal Occupancy
BY SR. M. FRANCIS BURGOS-AÑOVER,RSM Directress, Fatima College of Camiguin DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat.com Vol. VIII, No. 31, September 7-13, 2008 Dear friends, I am a Bulatlat subscriber who was once assigned in Tacloban City, Leyte and was featured with my picture hugging a widow and her children after her husband was among the…
Media and Human Rights Education: Now More than Ever
It is not a crime in journalism for reporters to be human rights advocates –rather we see it as giving clarity to our mission – and it provides us a badge of courage and commitment. BY ALAN DAVIS Director, Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project COMMENTARY Posted by Bulatlat.com Vol. VIII, No. 31, September 7-13, 2008…