Ni ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO Kulturang Popular Kultura Bulatlat.com MANILA — Sunod-sunod ba naman ang super-typhoon, mula Ondoy, Pepeng at Ramil, na pawang malalawak at mararahas ang saklaw ng epekto, bakit hindi ka naman mapapagod sa sunod-sunod ding kailangang relief operations? Parang na ngang defensa laban sa ikatlong People Power, napagod na raw ang mga taong…
Month: October 2009
Benjie Oliveros | Father Lucero’s Murder Signifies Escalation of Extrajudicial Killings
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com MANILA — Buried under the news of the devastation caused by two storms Ondoy and Pepeng is an equally alarming development — the killing of a parish priest the Reverend Cecilio Lucero in Northern Samar. Father Lucero was ambushed by heavily armed men suspected to be soldiers last September 6…
Change in Control of Food Production Key to Solving World Hunger
In June this year, the number of hungry people throughout the globe reached 1 billion, or a sixth of the world’s population, according to the FAO. This was a considerable leap from 963 million a year ago. By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat.com MANILA — In the fight against world hunger, the key element is not…
In Historic Gathering, Filipino Priests Vow to Be More Active in ‘Political Realm’
By MARYA SALAMAT
It what appears to be a challenge to the assertions of conservative groups and the government that the Church should not be involved in politics and the “affairs of the state,” Catholic priests from all over the country — in a historic first — gathered to discern and discuss their role amid these turbulent times.
‘Northern Samar Is Becoming a Killing Field’
By MARYA SALAMAT
According to Monsignor Walter Cerbito of the diocese of Catarman, Northern Samar, nobody is safe anymore in his province, not even priests, as the militarization intensifies. The murder of the Reverend Cecilio Lucero only underscored the worsening human-rights violations there.
Slideshow: Pepeng’s Fury
Pepeng Unleashes Fury
Two Tales of Loss from Little Kibungan
By JOAN GARCIA Bulatlat.com LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — It had been raining for days and Ernesto Gayo was worried that his crops in their hometown of Barangay Cuenca, Pugo, La Union, would be ruined. He has been a farmer all his life and was anxious that the continuous outpouring of rain would damage his harvest.…
Street Shooter: Drying Paper
Drying Paper
A murder and an abduction in Northern Samar
Ruth Gecaro, barangay treasurer of Somoroy, Lope de Vega, in Northern Samar, was supposed to provide witnesses to a fact-finding team on the murder of Father Cecilio Lucero, the parish priest of Catubig, Northern Samar. Two days before the fact-finding team arrived in Samar, Gecaro was abducted by men believed to be soldiers. She remains missing.
Marked for Death: Brutal Murder of Samar’s Father Lucero Linked to Oplan Bantay Laya
By RITCHE T. SALGADO
Even with the memory of the Reverend Cecilio Lucero’s death still fresh in the minds of the people of Northern Samar, the military continues to implement the counter-insurgency program in the province, targeting civilians.
One Year After the Global Financial Crisis: Economies Still Struggling, Jobless, Hungry People on the Rise
Looking at the more credible indicators of secured employment, incomes, percentage of the population receiving adequate social services, poverty incidence, the number of hungry population, etc. shows that the global crisis is not yet over. By JENNY GUSTE Ibon Features Posted by (Bulatlat.com) Ibon Features — Amid news that capitalist countries are on the road…