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Rough Sailing Expected for Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill

Rough Sailing Expected for Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill

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.

Moral Force and Revolution

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...

Dalawang Tula sa Bagong Taon

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...

Nazareno

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...

Libo-libong Santo Niño

Libo-libong Santo Niño

Ang erehiya sa debosyon ay naisasakatuparan ng sagutan ng pito. Habang tumatagal, sumisikip ang prusisyon. Natransforma ang relihiyosong prusisyon sa sekular na parada. At sa aming pag-uwi, naiwan ang nag-uumpukang magkakaibigan, nagkukwentuhan ukol sa parada at sa...

Al Fresco

Al Fresco

Al Fresco
This scene at the corner of Kamuning Road cor. Tomas Morato Avenue, Quezon City. (Photo by Raymund Villanueva)

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