When the sessions of Congress resume on January 19, the progressive party list bloc in the House of Representatives would push anew for House Bill 3059 or the Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill (GARB). Anakpawis Rep. Rafael Mariano said they expect to encounter rough sailing when they push for the bill, but they are not afraid to lose. Mariano believes that the ensuing debate on the bill could put the long-standing demand of the peasantry for a genuine and thoroughgoing land reform program in the national agenda.
Day: January 19, 2009
Lawyer Says GMA to Gain from Puno Impeachment
For lawyer Theodore Te, the bid to impeach Chief Justice Reynato Puno smells of “political maneuverings” that would benefit the current Malacañang occupant.
UP Students May Lose Representation in Highest Governing Body
Additional requirements for the selection of the student representative to the Board of Regents – as stipulated in the new UP Charter- have endangered the representation of students in the highest policy-making body of the country’s premier state university. BY RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat Since 1987, a lone student representative sits as an official member…
Who’s Afraid of Sarah Raymundo?*
Contrary to popular perception that UP is a free zone, a liberated space, what Sarah’s case reveals is that UP is a site of fierce ideological struggle, where those who advocate radical convictions are isolated and marginalized, even terminated, for unjust reasons. BY KATRINA MACAPAGAL First Published in the Philippine Collegian Bulatlat They say that…
Anti-Vending Policy to Dislocate Baguio’s Small Vendors
Small vendors in Baguio City have been opposing the city’s anti-vending policy, which they claim would deny them their right to earn a living for their families. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW REGIONS Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246 kms. North of Manila) – Maria Mendoza, 51, widow, is a vegetable vendor at the…
Groups Hit ‘Commercialization of Cordillera Culture’
As the Baguio Flower Festival Foundation, Inc. (BFFFI) is preparing for the upcoming 14th Panagbenga, the city’s festival was not spared from criticisms from different groups. Critics hit the ‘commercialization and bastardization of the Cordillera culture’ through the grand street dancing and float parades. BY CYE REYES REGIONS Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY…
Bamboo Advocacy Gains Foothold in Cordillera
Advocacy work for the propagation of bamboo, both as a forest cover and ornamental foliage, is gaining a foothold nationwide with the creation of bamboo development councils. BY LYN V. RAMO REGIONS Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (263 kms. North of Manila)– Advocacy work for the propagation of bamboo, both as a…
Moral Force and Revolution
Since the Arroyo government has shown that it would do anything – lie, cheat, bribe, harass, and kill – to pursue its naked self-interest, only a strong moral force and revolution would be able to make it answer for its crimes, reverse the continuous deterioration of the country’s system of governance, and save the nation…
7 of 168 Retrenched Workers from Taiwan Get Benefits
Seven of the 168 retrenched workers were able to clinch some of their demands because of their assertion of their rights. BY BULATLAT MIGRANT WATCH Seven of the 168 retrenched workers of Walton Advanced Engineering Inc. in Taiwan were able to clinch some of their demands because of their assertion of their rights. This was…
Dalawang Tula sa Bagong Taon
NI RICHARD R. GAPPI Inilathala ng Bulatlat Bisperas Sabi ng Pag-asa, maulan ang sasalubunging umaga. Kaya palakang-kokak mga kwitis at labentador. Kaunti pa lang ang katagay sa basong may Emperador. Hanggang saan ang hanggahan ng langit sasagitsit ang ating mga kwitis? Bulak na nakabara ang ulap. Kung bumagsak ba agad sa lapag ang patpat, ganap…
Nazareno
NI RICHARD R. GAPPI Inilathala ng Bulatlat Nire-retouch ng isang production assistant ang make-up ni Mike Enriquez. Nagkulay puting-dagat sa kinakaway na mga tuwalya ng Good Morning at panyo ang Jollibee fast food at ang Plaza Miranda habang inaawit ang Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno. Nasa arko na Siya sa kanto ng Villalobos. “Buksan nyo na…