At ito ang afinidad ng kulturang popular sa kahirapan, ang muling pagtatatag ng gitnang uring fetishismo na magpapasuka sa mababang uring pinagmulan. Fetishismo ito dahil walang panahong mapapatid ang fantasya at tunay (real) na ugnay ng utak (psyche) ng indibidwal sa artiFice na isinusuot at magpapatungo sa kanya sa gitnang uring fantasya. Pag nasimulan ang…
Day: October 4, 2008
Beyond Remembering
Review of Nilikhang Kasaysayan Visual Art Exhibit Sept. 21 – Nov. 28, 2008 Bantayog Memorial Center Quezon Avenue cor. EDSA, Quezon City The martial law that Ferdinand Edralin Marcos imposed in 1972 left a tragic imprint, snippets of terror and malevolent signs. In the visual art exhibit Nilikhang Kasaysayan, the violence of the tumultuous years…
NPA Salutes Slain Cebu Nursing Graduate, Says Victim was Unarmed
The New People’s Army (NPA) unit in Southeastern Negros said that slain nursing student Rachelle Mae Palang was unarmed when elements of the Philippine Army killed her and two others. BY EDMUND B. SESTOSO Contributor Bulatlat The New People’s Army (NPA) unit in Southeastern Negros said that slain nursing student Rachelle Mae Palang was unarmed…
Isang Pagsubok sa Pagsukat ng Kabayanihan ni Rachelle Mae Palang
(1986-2008) NI E. SAN JUAN, JR. Inilathala ng Bulatlat Dalawampu’t dalawang taong tinipon ang lakas at binigkis ang diwa Dalawampu’t dalawang bigwas sa nguso ng imperyalismo Dalawampu’t dalawang bira sa ngipin ng berdugong militar Dalawampu’t dalawang dagok sa kilabot ng teroristang Estado Dalawampu’t dalawang hampas sa kuko ng burokrata-kapitalistang alipuris Dalawampu’t dalawang suntok sa sikmura…
Melamine Contamination Caused by Corporate Greed, Import Liberalization, Gov’t Neglect
Two doctors, one an advocate of community-based health programs and the other a toxicology expert, said that corporate greed, import liberalization, and the lack of priority given by the government to local food production and to ensuring food safety are to be blamed for the entry of melamine-contaminated products in the country.