Overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in Hong Kong held a picket protest in front of the Philippine Consulate General office to denounce renewed moves to amend the 1987 Philippine Constitution. BY BULATLAT MIGRANT WATCH Overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in Hong Kong held a picket protest in front of the Philippine Consulate General office to denounce renewed…
Day: December 20, 2008
Observance of Migrants Day Focuses on Distressful OFW Conditions
The distressful plight of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) became the highlight of a gathering of families at the Itogon Training Center at Bua, in Barangay (village) Tuding here, as the event focused on five Benguet OFW families. BY LYN V. RAMO MIGRANT WATCH Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat ITOGON, Benguet (200 kms north of Manila)…
Overload
Overload. By its very looks, this pedicab hardly appears capable of carrying even two passengers. (Photo by OWEN SEGOVIA BAYOG)
The Arroyo Government: Struggling to Survive till 2010 and Beyond
The probability that the Arroyo government would survive another year and complete a six-year term may be getting higher as we approach 2009; but its concern is no longer limited to staying in power till 2010. With the numerous unresolved issues hounding it, it could not help but try to keep itself in power beyond…
Statement on CARP Extension
BY AXEL PINPIN Former Political Detainee Indang, Cavite DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatat I was released from prison almost in time for the expiration of the government’s Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) that paved a crossroad to the majority of farming sectors in the country. Anent the current raging discourse on Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill…
Migrant Workers Shall Suffer the Brunt of the Globalization-induced Crisis
BY THE INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS ALLIANCE Posted by Bulatlat Neo-liberal globalization has forced us to migrate and become commodities for sale by sending countries and cheap laborers for the receiving ones. Now, as neoliberal policies induced another global recession, we are again made to carry the brunt of the crisis. Slowly but surely, the crisis that…
Environment-Friendly Mites Remove Pests from Strawberries
Some strawberry farmers in Itogon, Benguet hope to get a boost in the yield this season with the recent introduction of the predator mites. These predator mites prey on the spider mites that eat a whole bunch of leaves and flowers within a day. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat LA TRINIDAD,…
‘Philippine Gov’t Lacks Political Will to Solve Human Rights Problems’
An independent regional non-government organization said the Philippine government lacks the political will to solve the human rights problems of the country.
Kulturang Popular sa Pagtatapos ng Taon
Heto ang aking sampung obserbasyon sa kulturang popular ng 2008. Hindi ito syentifiko, simpleng natukoy na kalakaran sa isang phenomenon na nasa syudad, karanasang tumbok ang indibidual na kasiyahan kahit pa para sa kita naman talaga ito ng negosyo, ang pagsantabi sa artikulasyon ng pasakit at pighati rito, pati ang transformasyon tungo sa depolitisisadong docile…
Hit and Run
Hagunot muli ang bus. Tumawag ang konduktor: “Timog na! ‘Yung mga Timog diyan, alisto na! Kilos-kilos! Galaw-galaw!,” aniya. Napansin niyang malapit na sa GMA. Tinuktok niya ang mga balas sa itaas. Alisto ang drayber. Tumabi. Dali-dali siyang bumaba, habang nag-iinat-inat at inaayos ang nalukot na polo barong. NI NOEL SALES BARCELONA Bulatlat Katulad ng mga…
Amorsolo’s “Fruit Harvesting” and the Life of the People
Have our peasants shown the same delightful faces during harvests since the war years ended? Is the same reason to celebrate a bountiful harvest still found in their hearts? BY LORIE ANN A. CASCARO CULTURE Davao Today Posted by Bulatlat Davao City—Ten years after a fieldtrip during my kindergarten years, I visited Davao Museum again…