By JUAN ANGELO A. HONGO Bulatlat MANILA — The working class regards the 15th and 30th day of the month as their best days. But for Marissa Martinez, it means having to look for ways to tighten her belt even more to prepare for more difficult days ahead. “Life is very difficult nowadays. You have…
Day: May 30, 2009
DOH to Train More Birth Attendants
By CJ KUIZON Regions Davao Today Posted by Bulatlat DAVAO CITY — The health department hopes to decrease by 75 percent the number of mothers who die during childbirth by increasing its pool of skilled birth attendants in the region. The Department of Health (DOH) has secured national funding for the Maternal Newborn, Child Health…
2 Test Positive for H1N1 in Cordillera
By LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY— Two persons have tested positive for the influenza A (H1N1) virus in the Cordillera, the local Department of Health (DoH) revealed in a press briefing here late last week. Twelve more are identified as possibly infected. Earlier, on May 26, there were only four…
BSU Launches Market for Organic Produce
By LYN V. RAMO Regions Northern Dispatch Bulatlat LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Addressing the popular clamor for more outlets to get organic fruits and vegetables, 17 farmer-cooperators of the Benguet State University (BSU) will set up the organic market fronting the town hall of La Trinidad, 246 kms. north of Manila, every Wednesdays and Fridays.…
Fast Forward
Fast Forward. This scene, photographed in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, looks colonial — except for the mobile phone company bag the nun is holding.
(Photo by Raymund Villanueva/ Bulatlat.com)
Who Rules America?
By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS Countercurrents.org International Posted by Bulatlat What do you suppose it is like to be elected president of the United States only to find that your power is restricted to the service of powerful interest groups? A president who does a good job for the ruling interest groups is paid off with…
Injured OFW Must Fully Recover Before Being Sent Home — Migrante
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Migrant Watch Bulatlat MANILA — Ruben de Leon, 25, an overseas Filipino worker in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, woke up on May 25. Last year, in September, he lapsed into coma after being hit by a car driven by a 16-year-old Saudi national. De Leon’s mother Marissa appealed to the Department…
As Cost of Education Rises, Dropout Rates Among Filipino Youths Soar
Tuition in the Philippines has increased by as much as 90 percent. As a result, the dropout rate has worsened over the years as school-aged children are compelled to work and help their parents earn a livelihood. And there seems to be no stopping schools from turning students into milking cows.
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Carol Araullo | The Launch of Pagbabago!
By CAROL PAGADUAN-PARAULLO Streetwise / Business World Posted by Bulatlat The founding assembly of the Pagbabago! People’s Movement for Change became the unintended launching pad for self-declared presidential wannabe, Paquito Yu, Paq for short. Actually, he is the group’s satirical mascot, the amalgamation of all that the people find laughable, irritating and downright pathetic in…
Changing Obama’s Mindset
By HOWARD ZINN Progressive.org International Posted by Bulatlat We are citizens, and Obama is a politician. You might not like that word. But the fact is he’s a politician. He’s other things, too—he’s a very sensitive and intelligent and thoughtful and promising person. But he’s a politician. If you’re a citizen, you have to know…
Why We Can’t See the Trees or the Forest
The Torture Memos and Historical Amnesia By NOAM CHOMSKY The Nation Posted by Bulatlat The torture memos released by the White House elicited shock, indignation, and surprise. The shock and indignation are understandable. The surprise, less so. For one thing, even without inquiry, it was reasonable to suppose that Guantanamo was a torture chamber. Why…