NI RUSTUM CASIA Inilathala ng Bulatlat Habang nagdidildil ng asin para ulam ang sambayanan, bigla silang darating at sasabihing walang masama kung nagdala sila ng higit anim na milyong piso sa Moscow. At tayo. Tayong hindi man lang makarating ng Bora, Tagaytay at Baguio. Tayong palagi na lang ay namamaluktot- maikli ang katsang kumot. Tayong…
Day: November 10, 2008
Obama’s Major Test
Guitar Man
Guitar Man. This man is just one of many traders in Cebu’s thriving guitar industry. Cebu is famous for its fine, often elegant guitars which could rival some of the world’s best. Because of this, Cebu’s guitar stores tend to draw in tourists – both local and foreign. This guitar dealer tries to demonstrate not only the quality of his wares but also his guitar-playing skills – which, in the end, could make people more interested in what he is selling. (Photo by RAYMUND VILLANUEVA)
Salary Standardization Law 3 is Divisive, Deceptive, Gov’t Workers’ Group Says
The progressive alliance of government employees, teachers and health workers—the All Government Employees’ Unity—assailed Joint Resolution No. 24 or the Salary Standardization Law Part 3 which was proposed by Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya Jr. and was endorsed in the 14th Congress by House Speaker Prospero Nograles, saying it is divisive and deceptive. BY NOEL SALES…
Int’l Rights Groups Urge Obama to Take Up Human Rights
Two international human rights groups have called on US President-elect Barack Obama to take concrete steps to address human rights concerns. BY BULATLAT INTERNATIONAL Two international human rights groups have called on US President-elect Barack Obama to take concrete steps to address human rights concerns. In its statement Nov. 5, Amnesty International urged US President-elect…
President-Elect Obama: History, Challenges & Possibilities
Progressives will need to perfect an approach of “critical support” towards the Obama administration. If one really wants to advance an approach of critical support for the incoming Administration, it will mean creating the grassroots organizational structures around the country that are capable of educating and mobilizing the millions of people who are seeking a…
Bring on the Puppy and the Rookie
I walked over to the White House Tuesday night and leaned against the fence. How can such a lovely house make so many of its inhabitants nuts? BY MAUREEN DOWD WASHINGTON The New York Times Posted by Bulatlat I walked over to the White House Tuesday night and leaned against the fence. How can such…
Women Migrants Debunk Empowerment Myth, Vow to Continue Struggle for Rights
Jobs available to women are “mere extension of stereotype women roles as homemakers and as sex objects.” These are, in essence, gender-oppressive roles made to appear as formal work placing women in situations open to abuse and exploitation.
We are Nearing ‘Boundary Between War and Peace’ – MILF Chief Negotiator
“We are nearing the boundary between war and peace.” This is how Mohagher Iqbal, chief negotiator of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), assesses the status of the armed conflict in Mindanao.
Youth Continue to Flock to Kowloon, But for a Different Reason
Everyday, throngs of young people could be seen at Kowloon House West Avenue in Quezon City. However, this time, they are not there to eat. They are there to express their support to the workers of Kowloon who have been holding a picket for two months now. BY JOAN GARCIA Bulatlat Everyday, throngs of young…
When Children-Victims of Rights Violations are tagged as ‘Child Soldiers’
CRC Executive Director Ma. Esmeralda Macaspac said the Philippine government uses the broad definition of ‘child soldiers’ in the Paris Principles to evade prosecution for violating children’s rights. Worse, she said, “Communities and people’s organizations branded as guerilla fronts by a paranoid regime become vulnerable to attacks and children are bound to be branded as…