Bananas, Anyone? This man has a different way of selling his goods. He imitates the hand of a Sto. Nino beside him, believing that luck would come to him in these difficult times.
(Photo by >RAYMUND VILLANUEVA /Bulatlat.com)
Day: October 25, 2008
Ang Pelikula bilang Pabaong Amerikano at Inobasyong Filipino
Ang kasaysayan ng pelikulang Filipino, dulot ng simulain at pabaong ng Amerikanong kolonialismo, ay kasaysayan ng politika at politikal na ideolohiya. Ang isa ring ginawa ng postwar na pamamayagpag at pagiging global na dominant ng Hollywood films ay dalawang bagay: una, panghinain ang lokal na industriya ng maraming bansa, kasama ang Pilipinas sa huling bahagi…
Int’l Mission: Off-shore Mining Violates Fisherfolk’s Right to Food and Livelihood
An international fact-finding body, which recently visited communities affected by the off-shore oil and gas exploration along the Cebu-Bohol strait, revealed that the exploration would be detrimental to the livelihood of the fisherfolks in the area. BY RITCHE T. SALGADO Contributor Bulatlat An international fact-finding body, which recently visited communities affected by the offshore oil…
Mining Town Folk Fear More Landslides, Ask Bishop to Intercede
Fearing another landslide, some 300 residents of nearby Itogon, Benguet appealed for Roman Catholic Bishop Carlito Cenzon’s intervention and assistance to cause the immediate suspension of all mining activities in the area where16 indigenous miners were trapped in a tunnel last month. BY LYN V. RAMO REGIONS Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246…
Int’l Group Bats for Phase Out of Mercury in Hospitals
In a forum, October 15 at the St. Louis University (SLU) Hospital of the Sacred Heart, Faye Ferrer of the Health Care Without Harm (HCWH)-Southeast Asia Program Office for Mercury said that there are substantial reasons for the phase out of the use of mercury in hospitals such as it being an occupational hazard and…
Message of Solidarity to the International Assembly of Migrants and Refugees
BY PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON Chairperson, International Coordinating Committee International League of Peoples’ Struggle DEMOCRATIC SPACE On behalf of the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS), I wish to convey warmest militant greetings of solidarity to all the delegations now convened in this International Assembly of Migrants, Refugees and Advocates. I congratulate all the organizers,…
Migrants’ Assembly: Sorely Being Missed in Headlines
There are two important, parallel events concerning migrants happening in the country from October 28-30. One is the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) and the other is the International Assembly of Migrants and Refugees (IAMR). At the GFMD, migrants are the subject and not the center of discussion. At the IAMR, they are…
Middle East is ‘Most Distressing OFW Destination’ – Migrant Group
The Arroyo government is frantically working for an increase in the deployment of Filipino migrant workers in the Middle East to cushion the impact of the probable lay-offs and decrease in remittances of overseas Filipinos in the US and other counties hit hard by the financial crisis. But the Middle East, according to Migrante International…
Oct. 29 Zero Remittance Day for Zero Confidence on GFMD, GMA
The Philippine government has every reason to be worried. With countries such as the United States, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates that are all in the top 10 sources of remittances of Filipino migrants participating in the call for zero-remittance day, there can be no doubt that the GFMD…
World Council of Churches, Indigenous Peoples Urge Arroyo Gov’t to Surface Missing Activist
Representatives of Protestant churches and indigenous peoples all over the world condemned the abduction of missing activist James Balao, an indigenous Ibaloi of Benguet, have called for a speedy investigation, and urged the government to locate and surface him. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246 kms.…
Int’l Mission Slam Gov’t Inaction on Balao Case
Delegates of the International Solidarity Mission (ISM) to Surface James Balao were frustrated and disappointed over government inaction in resolving the case of the missing activist. BY CYE REYES HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Northern Dispatch Bulatlat LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (248 kms. North of Manila)—Delegates of the International Solidarity Mission (ISM) to Surface James Balao were frustrated…