Gil Lebria is not just an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) working hard to support his family back home. He has been active in defending migrants’ rights and welfare. His colleagues deemed that his advocacy is the reason behind his abrupt termination from work. They also suspect that the Philippine Embassy officials in Kuwait have a…
Day: September 13, 2008
Onder Dolutas on 4th day of Hunger Strike in Prison in Germany!
BY ONDER DOLUTAS A letter from Rohrbach prison Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 32, September 14-20, 2008 Since May 2008, I have been detained in Rohrbach prison due to an extradition request by the government of Turkey. In order to protest the decision of Koblenz Higher Regional Court-dated August 25, 2008 – that does…
Planned Transfer of Home for Aged Opposed
Employees and caregivers of Golden Acres Home for the Aged oppose the planned transfer of the facility to Tanay—a town in Rizal province—which is 57 kilometers from Manila, saying that it would only endanger the health and well-being of the elderly, and their own jobs as well. NOEL SALES BARCELONA Vol. VIII, No. 32, September…
Abra Human Rights Worker Receives Death Threats
A human rights worker in Abra continues to receive death threats through text messages from an unidentified sender allegedly from the military. BY CYE REYES AND JUDE BAGGO Northern Dispatch HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Vol. VIII, No. 32, September 14-20, 2008 BAGUIO CITY (246 kms. North of Manila) – A human rights worker in Abra continues…
Agri Dep’t Transfers to Isabela in 3 Months
Does the Department of Agriculture (DA) have only three months left to stay in Manila? This is the question of employees at the Office of the Secretary (OSEC), now that there is a specific directive from the President herself to hasten the transfer of the DA office from Quezon City to Ilagan City, Isabela (approximately…
Reporting the ASEAN: ASEAN as a News Topic
(Third of 3 parts) This is a slightly revised version of the author’s presentation in Jakarta, Indonesia on July 29 and August 26 during the training of journalists from member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) organized by the International Institute for Journalism (IIJ) of InWEnt-Germany. BY DANILO ARAÑA ARAO Bulatlat Vol. VIII,…
Reporting the ASEAN: No Qualitative Change in ASEAN Media Repression
(Second of 3 parts) This is a slightly revised version of the author’s presentation in Jakarta, Indonesia on July 29 and August 26 during the training of journalists from member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) organized by the International Institute for Journalism (IIJ) of InWEnt-Germany. BY DANILO ARAÑA ARAO Vol. VIII, No.…
In Workshop, Benguet Pupils Learn Pride in Cultural Identity
“They may be young but they are capable of recognizing the value of their culture this early so as to preserve and take pride in their identity as indigenous peoples,” said Sammy Pulido, cultural training coordinator. BY LYN V. RAMO NORTHERN DISPATCH INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S WATCH Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 32, September 14-20, 2008…
DoJ OKs Registration of Ancestral Land in Baguio Town-site Reservation
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued a resolution that a Certificate of Ancestral Land Title (CALT) covering ancestral land within the city’s town-site reservation can be registered with the Land Registration Authority (LRA) and the Registry of Deeds. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S WATCH Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 322,…
RP’s Public Hospitals Undergoing Systems Facelifts
Government hospitals are presently undergoing systems overhauls amid mounting dissatisfaction that the Health Department is itself acknowledging. BY ACE ALEGRE Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 32, September 14-20, 2008 BAGUIO CITY (246 kms north of Manila) – Government hospitals are presently undergoing systems overhauls amid mounting dissatisfaction that the Health Department is itself acknowledging.…
Colleagues, Friends Celebrate ‘Tagaytay 5’ Victory in Poetry, Music Night
Though they were literally in the dark for about half of the program, the audience and participants were determined not to spoil the mood. The activity after all was a celebration for the recent release of the “Tagaytay 5”. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO CULTURE Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 32, September 14-20, 2008 For what seemed…