BY BULATLAT An Aklan broadcaster survived an assassination attempt by unknown gunmen last Jan. 2. Cherie “Katribung Che” Indelible, 35, news director of dyYM (Community Broadcasting Information System), a local government-run radio station and anchorman of 98.5 Hot FM was riding his motorcycle on his way home in Kalibo City at 11:45 p.m. when he…
Day: January 5, 2009
2008: Workers Under Attack, but Gains were Made
The year 2008 was for the most part a bad year for Filipino workers, as their rights were under attack. But there were some rays of light. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO YEAREND REPORT – LABOR Bulatlat The labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU or May 1st Movement) suffered a hard blow with the arrest of…
2008: A Year of Intense Struggle for State Workers
The year 2008 had been a tough yet very exciting year for government employees as they fought and struggled for their jobs, for living wages, and to be able to live as humans with dignity and self-respect. NOEL SALES BARCELONA Correspondent YEAREND REPORT – THE PUBLIC SECTOR Bulatlat It has been a harsh yet fruitful…
NPA Blames Military for Delay in the Release of Army officer
The New People’s Army (NPA) said military operations have made the ‘safe and orderly release’ of a captured Army officer ‘not feasible.’ Earlier, the NPA released on Christmas eve Police Officer 3 Eduardo C. Tumol, a member of the 1105th Regional Mobile Group of the Philippine National Police. BY BULATLAT The New People’s Army (NPA)…
Israel Forces Bisect Gaza, Surround Biggest City
Israeli ground troops and tanks cut swaths through the Gaza Strip early Sunday, cutting the coastal territory into two and surrounding its biggest city as the new phase of a devastating offensive against Hamas militants gained momentum. The military used overwhelming firepower from tanks, artillery and aircraft to protect the advancing soldiers, and Gaza officials…
How Israel is Multiplying Hamas by a Thousand
Just after midnight, Aljazeera’s Arabic channel was reporting on events in Gaza. Suddenly the camera was pointing upwards towards the dark sky. The screen was pitch black. Nothing could be seen, but there was a sound to be heard: the noise of airplanes, a frightening, a terrifying droning. It was impossible not to think about…
Guns, Butter, and Obama
Over the next several months there will be a battle for hearts and minds, but not in Iraq or Afghanistan. The war will be here at home, waged mostly in the halls of Congress, where grim lobbyists for one of the top 15 economies in the world are digging in to preserve their stake in…
The Top Newsmakers of 2008
It will perhaps be a tall order to remember any year in which the Philippines was rocked by more controversies than in 2008. But there were also events that provided reasons to think and believe that there is still hope for the Philippines. Let us look back at the year that was by taking stock of the people who, in our estimation, are the top newsmakers of 2008.
Ushering of a New Day.
Ushering of a New Day. Rizal Street. (Photo by Owen Segovia Bayog)
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NI RICHARD R. GAPPI Inilathala ng Bulatlat Namulat ka nang ginarote ang Gom-Bur-Za; Kaya nabuo ang Kilusang Propaganda. Sa salita’t sulat, giit mo ang reporma Ngunit nagtengang-kawali lang ang España. Gayunman, simulain mo ay ‘di nabigo; Hinangad mong katarungan at pagbabago Tinanganan, isinigaw ni Bonifacio: Napuno ang salop, dibdib ng Pilipino. Kami ngayong mga anak…
2008: A Year of Confronting Attacks, Coping with Gov’t Neglect for Filipino Migrants
The year 2008 is replete with different forms of attacks against overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). The year is also marked by the continuing struggle of today’s modern-day heroes not only for their rights and welfare but also against government policies affecting the majority of the Filipino people. BY RONALYN V. OLEA YEAREND REPORT – MIGRANTS…