Hanging in the Balance
Day: August 29, 2009
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Standing On the Wrong Side of History
By CAROL PAGADUAN-PARAULLO Streetwise / Business World Posted by Bulatlat Navy Lieutenant First Grade Nancy Gadian stirred a hornet’s nest when she accused retired Lt. General Eugenio Cedo and other senior officers of corrupt misuse of Balikatan funds in 2007. After winning a protective writ of amparo from the Court of Appeals and being given…
Video: Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño — Desaparecidos
Sherlyn and Karen — Desaparecidos
Patay-Gutom
Ni PAPA OSMUBAL Inilathala ng Bulatlat Mangiyak-ngiyak na itinirik ang mga kandila na inutang lang sa kapitbahay na nagpapa-5-6 Pinabasbas pa ang mga ito sa pari na kasinglusog ng elepante na kanang-kamay daw ng Obispo Taimtim na dalangin niya ang magkahanapbuhay o kaya man lamang ang manalo sa Lotto o Huweteng nang magkabigas ang nangingitim…
News in Pictures: Youths Demand Quality Education and an End to State Aggression
Youths and students rally in Manila protest the wars the Arroyo regime has launched against indigenous peoples and the Muslim minority and its inability to provide basic and good education. (Photo Janess Ann J. Ellao / bulatlat.com)
Hopes Are High for Passage of Law Criminalizing Torture by Philippine Forces
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Under the bill, no justification can be offered that would allow torture and other inhuman punishments. Those who torture will be penalized as principals, as well as their superiors in the military, police or law enforcement establishments who ordered it.
The Philippines Under Imperial America: A Continuing History of Servitude
By BENJIE OLIVEROS
The presence of US troops exemplifies and strengthens US domination of the Philippines. When the Philippines was named as “the coordinating country” of the US in its dealings with the Asean, it meant that Manila could be counted on to promote US interests not only in the country but in the whole region.
Video: Justice, Compensation Remain Elusive to ‘Comfort Women’ in Philippines
‘Comfort Women’ Still Fight for Justice