Month: September 2009

(Isang taon ng pagdukot kay James M. Balao) Ni LUCHIE MARANAN Northern Dispatch Inilathalang muli ng Bulatlat.com Walang araw na di ka hinanap, Ang gunita’y tumatakbo sa sandali Nang ika’y dinagit habang nag-aabang sa daan, Larawan ng sindak, takot, poot at alinlangan Paulit-ulit na gumuguhit sa mga salaysay. Walang araw na di ka hinanap mula…

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com MANILA — Who believes the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) when it said that Corporal Guerrero Hannival Mosura Mondido of the Marines was not conducting surveillance but merely undergoing a training session on intelligence work when he was caught spying on the house of National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera at 6…

Carrying the pictures of their loved ones, relatives of slain and arrested union leaders and unionists demanded justice for workers who suffered “state-sponsored” repression under the Arroyo regime during a protest march to Mendiola last Sept. 18. The said protest, led by Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), was part of the campaign to highlight violations of…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…