By MARYA SALAMAT (Bulatlat.com) Manila – After thousands of North Harbor workers and residents protested in Mendiola last Sept. 15, glowing promises of abundant jobs in soon to become privately-run North Harbor came out in ads and news in the papers. But instead of feeling reassured, the current North Harbor employed workers felt “slandered” and…
Day: September 19, 2009
Social Welfare Employees Hit Planned Transfer of Home for Aged, Abolition of Children’s Center
By (Bulatlat.com) Employees of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have protested the planned relocation of government-run Golden Acres Home for the Aged (GA) from its present home in Bago Bantay, Quezon City to Tanay, Rizal. They also opposed the plan to abolish the Reception and Study Center for Children (RSCC). The members…
Ano ang Kaibahan ng Sugat sa Pilat?
Ni GERRY ANDAMO Inilathala ng (Bulatlat.com) Ang sugat ay maghihilom na pilat Ang pilat ay gumagaling na sugat. Ang pilat ay nangangahulugang minsa’y may sugat Ang sugat ay nagbabadyang sa hinaharap ay may pilat. Makirot, mahapdi ang sariwang sugat Ang pilat ay hindi umaantak Sabi ng iba’y iwasang magkasugat Pagkat higit na masakit ang gamot…
Luis V. Teodoro | Power
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point/Business World Posted by (Bulatlat.com) In much of the conflict-wracked areas of the world, it’s the women who’re keeping things together despite civil war, ethnic cleansing, terrorism, and the other ills failing and failed states are heir to. They manage households despite tremendous odds; they nurture children in violent and…
Justice for Latin America’s Disappeared
By SAM FERGUSON Truthout/Perspective International Posted by (Bulatlat.com) Buenos Aires, Argentina – On September 3, 2009, three aging, retired officials from Argentina’s army entered a federal courthouse in Rosario, Argentina. The men – Pascual Guerrieri, Jorge Alberto Fariña and Juan Daniel Amelong – have been charged with the kidnapping, forced disappearance and torture of 29…
Former Boss of Occupied Factory Jailed: Justice Follows Direct Action
By BENJAMIN DANGL Counterpunch International Posted by (Bulatlat.com) Richard Gillman, the former CEO of Chicago’s Republic Windows and Doors factory where over 200 workers organized a victorious sit-in last year, has been sent to jail on eight charges including felony, theft, fraud, and money laundering. After the judge announced the $10 million bail, the shocked…
The Spectacle of Illiteracy and the Crisis of Democracy
By HENRY GIROUX Truthout/Perspective International Posted by (Bulatlat.com) C. Wright Mills argued 50 years ago that one important measure of the demise of vibrant democracy and the corresponding impoverishment of political life can be found in the increasing inability of a society to translate private troubles to broader public issues. This is an issue that…
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Ni MARK ANGELES Inilathala ng Bulatlat Sa akademya ng militar, bahagi ng pagsasanay ang mabisang paniniktik tulad ng manananggal. Ginamit na ito noong panahon ni Magsaysay nang kilos ng Huk ay aswangin ng mga kagaw. Kay Doc Bien naman ngayon ang pinamugaran; pinaligiran ng mga kagaw ang talasukang bahay. Tinularan ang ahas na sa talahib…