Lampas-lampasan ang indie cinema sa indictment kay Arroyo at sa naghaharing uri at sistema sa bansa. Hindi man ito binabanggit o direktang may referensya sa pelikula, ito, tulad sa panahon ng diktaduryang Marcos, ang organizing signifier sa klase ng pagpapahirap at imposibilidad ng pagkamamamayan sa filmikong realidad. At kung gayon, malinaw-linaw ang dapat tahakin para…
Day: September 27, 2008
Muslim Leader Concerned Over Role of US troops, Inclusion of RP in War on Terror
A former presidential adviser under the Ramos administration and senior fellow of the US Institute of Peace expressed concern over the involvement of US troops in the war in Mindanao saying that the Philippines should not even be part of the US so-called “war on terror”.
RP Economy to Suffer from US Crisis – Think Tank
Contrary to government officials’ claim that the current U.S. financial crisis has little impact on the Philippine economy, independent think-tank IBON Foundation deems otherwise.
How Can One Eat Siomai and Siopao When the Cooks Go Hungry?
Grabbing a hot steaming siopao and siomai at Kowloon for a quick take home meal has become a habit for hungry souls who are still awake during the wee hours of the morning. But those preparing our favorite siopao or siomai are not inside the all-too-familiar kiosk along West Avenue. They are outside waging a…
Si Val…
It seemed as though becoming an NPA guerrilla was inevitable for Val, an expression of a higher level of commitment to a cause, if ever there was one. It was a decision that did not shock his friends. To us, it was simply a matter of time before Val decided to bear arms. BY CARLOS…
Cuesta Family Tries Hard to Cope with Journalist-Father’s Murder
“He loved so much his work as a journalist. He could not imagine himself doing any other job. One can say he died doing what he loved the most.” This was how Gloria Cuesta described her husband, Dennis Cuesta, the Radio Mindanao Network (RMN) broadcaster who was shot last Aug. 4 in General Santos City…
‘Cuban Five’ Mark 10 Years of Unjust Detention
Last Sept. 12 marked the 10th year since the political prisoners known as the “Cuban Five” – Gerardo Hernandez, Antonio Guerrero, Ramon Labañino, Fernando Gonzales, and Rene Gonzales were arrested and detained in Miami, Florida. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO INTERNATIONAL Bulatlat Last Sept. 12 marked the 10th year since the political prisoners known as the…
The Political Economy of the Current (2008) Capitalist Financial Crisis
The very philosophy of the acquisition of wealth of capitalism is becoming a bane to the majority world people who are seeking deeper and deeper into poverty because of the desperate resuscitation of dying capitalism by their governments. For indeed the sufferings of the vast majority of the people is the price for the continued…
The Great Switch: Banks Rob People
The US government is on the verge of making an unprecedented financial commitment, likely to cost $700 billion, to buy the bad securities held by large US and foreign financial institutions. Having driven our economy to the edge of financial destruction, the Lords of Finance now want the public to put up the money needed…
US ‘In Need of Rebellion,’ says Howard Zinn
Al Jazeera speaks to Howard Zinn, the author, American historian, social critic and activist, about how the Iraq war damaged attitudes towards the US and why the US “empire” is close to collapse. BY ALJAZEERA.NET Posted by Bulatlat Q: Where is the United States heading in terms of world power and influence? HZ: America has…
Oil Speculation and Under-Recoveries
Whatever happens with oil speculation, the big oil companies are always at the winning end. As oil prices go up, so do the profits of oil companies. How then can they claim for under-recoveries? BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS Bulatlat After going down steadily after reaching a peak of $147 per barrel in July, oil prices…