An independent regional non-government organization said the Philippine government lacks the political will to solve the human rights problems of the country.
Year: 2008
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…
Meri Krisismas
NI MARK ANGELES Inilathala ng Bulatlat Bahaw ang kalantog ng latang tambol Maingit ang kalansing ng mga yuping tansan Malat ang tinig ng mga nangangaroling “Pasensiya na kayo, kami rin ay namamasko…” Meri, Meri Krisismas! Maasim na ang ipinamudmod na hamonado Inaamag na ang makunat na binolang keso Lumalangoy sa sabaw ang fruit salad Natusta…
Nagmamartsa ang mga Gera-de-Bota
NI RICHARD R. GAPPI Inilathala ng Bulatlat Tulad ng iyong kamangha-mangha at kagila-gilalas na mga bomba, nagmamartsa ang sanlaksa, ang mga gera-de-bota. Nang mapilay ang iyong katwiran at katinuan, dumating ka tulad ng kuwago na humahapon sa nag-aabong dilim at habang bali ang pakpak ng gabi. Ito ba ang dapithapon, Miner-Bush? Nagpupuyos na pakpak na…
Tatlumpung taon ka na, ano nga bang ibon ka?
NI ARNOLD PADILLA Inilathala ng Bulatlat hindi ikaw ang maalamat na phoenix ng nagliliyab na balahibo at pakpak na nagsaboy ng nagpupuyos na apoy at naghasik ng nakasisilaw na liwanag bagkus isa ka lamang din sa maraming inakay na napisa sa pugad ng mga gabing hindi tahimik. hindi ka dumating na tulad ng ibong mandaragit…
Anti-imperialist Group Hails Iraqi Journalist for Hurling Shoes at Bush
BY BULATLAT An international anti-imperialist organization hailed the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at US President George W. Bush. In a statement sent through email, Jose Maria Sison, chairman of the International Coordinating Committee of the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) called journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi of Cairo-based Al-Bahgdadia as a hero for hurling…
Laid off OFWs in Taiwan Duped by Malacañang
Retrenched overseas Filipino workers from Taiwan went to Malacañang hoping to receive assistance from the government. Instead, they were used for Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s photo gimmicks, and went home empty handed. BY ANGIE DE LARA AND RONALYN OLEA MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat On December 5, Labor Secretary Marianito Roque and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration official Carmelita…
Dutch Lawyers to Arroyo: Prosecute Military involved in Extrajudicial Killings
A prominent Dutch lawyers’ group based in this city that participated in an international verification and fact-finding mission on attacks on Filipino lawyers and judges last November 4-14, 2008 in the Philippines, echoed their call on the Arroyo government to investigate the killings not only of members of the legal profession but also of other…
Serve the People, Ang Kasaysayan ng Radikal na Kilusan sa Universidad ng Pilipinas: A Book Review
To present-day activists of the UP community, the book is a must reading. For no progressive movement could ever develop and achieve victory without drawing lessons from history . For the un-initiated or to the mass of UP students and faculty, the book is a wealth of information and knowledge, from trivia about the names…