Time to Move to Plan B … If There is One The global economy is being sucked into a black hole and most Americans have no idea why. The whole problem can be narrowed down to two words; “structured finance”. BY MIKE WHITNEY Counterpunch INTERNATIONAL Posted by Bulatlat “The Winter of 2008-2009 will prove to…
Day: November 24, 2008
Housing is Bad Enough, but Wait – It’ll Get Worse
If you think the housing slump can’t get much worse, Martin Feldstein thinks that both home prices and the broader economy can – and very likely will – get a whole le lot worse. BY KEVIN G. HALL McClatchy Newspapers/Truthout INTERNATIONAL Posted by Bulatlat Washington – If you think the housing slump can’t get much…
Politics, Philippine Style
What do the Senate coup, the fertilizer and Euro generals scams, and the continuing extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and filing of trumped up charges against activists have in common? These show the rottenness of politics in the Philippines. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS Bulatlat Whodunit? Who was behind Sen. Manny Villar’s ouster as Senate President last…
Migrant Group Urges Gov’t to Ask for Reinvestigation of the Cases of OFWs
“Give them justice, not clemency.” This was the call of relatives of OFWs facing the death sentence and those who continue to languish in jail, as they, together with Migrante International, trooped to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) last November 20. The DFA official who faced them, after making them wait for almost two…
Bakun Folk Stop Mine Accord
With gold exploration already starting in their village, vegetable farmers in Bakun, Benguet moved to stop what they fear would be the destruction of their community. BY LYN V. RAMO NORTHERN DISPATCH Posted by Bulatlat.com LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (247 kms. north of Manila) – Some 300 residents of Bakun town stopped the scheduled Nov. 18…
The Daily Struggles of Bukidnon Farmers
The government tries to paint a superb picture of the current realities of Filipino farmers. Tagging them as heroes for being the nation’s food producer, the government proclaims what it is allegedly doing to support the sector. But the farmers of Musuan, Maramag, Bukidnon tell a different story: of fighting for their land, for higher…
Poets, Rock Bands Converge in Gig for S. Tagalog 72
The convergence of poetry and rock music characterized Down with the Crackdown, a concert held Nov. 22 at the Ten 02 Bar in Quezon City. Organized by the Artists’ Response to the Call for Social Change and Transformation (Artists’ ARREST), the concert was staged in protest against the political persecution of activist leaders from Southern…
Maraming Bagay Na si Joc-joc Bolante Lang ang Nakakaalam
NI ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Maraming bagay na walang nakakaalam maliban kay Joc-joc Bolante. Nabanggit niya, halimbawa, sa isang imbestigasyon ng Senado na wala naming fertilizer funds scam. Walang nakakaalam nito, maliban kay Joc-joc Bolante. Siya lang ang nakakaalam na puwedeng pabulaanan ang isinisigaw ng mga opisyal na dokumento. Siya lang ang nakakaalam na puwedeng…
Two Poems on an Army Raid
POSTED BY BULATLAT His House was Raided by the Army by Cheryl L. Daytec-Yañgot Firm he stood on the quaking ground of justice And obliged the cracked lips of mendacity To declare the truth grappling to surface From the prison of hollow, specious rhetoric Then his house was raided by the Army He halted the…
Pagtakbo at Zen
Sa loob ng isang oras na pagtakbo, na kahit nga minsan ay isang ikot lang sa oval ang katumbas, nababalikwas ang hangganan ng sarili. Natatamo ang pag-usad, at ang paglampas sa pinagmulang kalagayan. May natatagpuang katahimikan sa isang iglap na wala munang halaga ang iba. Na ang sandaling ito ay para sa sariling kapasidad na…
Creating Historical Milestones: Overseas Filipino Workers and Australian Unions
Australian unions are turning out to be at the forefront of the fight for OFWs brought into Australia under the Liberal government’s notorious S457 visa scheme. Filipino migrant workers in turn are making history in Australian labour records. BY ANIBETH DESIERTO MIGRANTE AUSTRALIA Contributed to Bulatlat COMMENTARY Vol. VII, No. 42, November 25-December 1, 2007…