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That a motorcycle can carry this many people at once is hard to imagine, but this family seems to have succeeded in pulling it off. Thus far they seem to be having a smooth ride and children are evidently exhilarated at getting to ride with their parents, even as their position calls for extra cautiousness. (Photo by Raymund Villanueva)
BY BULATLAT Members of the union of the Bleustar Marketing and Manufacturing Corporation (BMMC) and GABRIELA staged a picket in front of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to demand for an investigation of sexual harassment cases allegedly committed by...
BY NOEL SALES BARCELONA Contributed to Bulatlat September 17, 2008 Senator Manuel "Mar" Roxas II called on the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and Social Security System (SSS) managements to publicly disclose any and all of its investments in the...
BY NOEL SALES BARCELONA Contributed to Bulatlat September 17, 2008 Archbishop Antonio S. Ledesma, SJ, DD, of the Cagayan de Oro, member of the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP) said their group will offer facilitation services for the resumption of peace...
BY NOEL SALES BARCELONA Contributed to Bulatlat September 17, 2008 A group of government employees said that the funds of Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and Social Security System (SSS) are in ‘grave danger.’ The Confederation for Unity, Recognition and...
Cart Before the Horse. Driving to the market one sunny morning, I saw this funny scene. Talk about catching a cliché on camera. (Photo by Raymund Villanueva)
BY BULATLAT September 15, 2008 - 2:18 p.m. Relatives of political prisoners and members of Tagaytay 5 held a protest in front of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) today around 10:30 a.m. They demanded the release of all political prisoners in the...
Even as world crude prices have gone down to approximately their January 2008 levels, current pump prices are still above the averages for the period January-March 2008.
While proponents of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) claim that the pact will create more opportunities for local nurses by allowing them to enter the Japanese market, a study by a Japanese university shows that foreign nurses in Japan...
Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Maza said the Bangsamoro people can’t help but interpret Arroyo’s move as a declaration of an all-out war against them. “The Arroyo government’s obstinacy, all the while ignoring the legitimate demands of the Bangsamoro,...
(First 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...
The taint in the judiciary’s integrity stems not only from the CA scandal; it likewise emanates from the questionable decisions of the courts, as well as the obvious influence of the Arroyo government in its decisions. But, of course, there are, once in a while,...
A survivor of torture and abduction filed administrative, criminal and civil charges against his captors, including retired Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officers Gen. Hermogenes Esperon, Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan Jr. and Maj Gen. Juanito Gomez. BY RONALYN...
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...
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....
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....
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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...
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