By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com LUBANG, Occidental Mindoro — For an island town with 22,000 population, developing a sense of pride in the community is at the top agenda of the local chief executive. Mayor Juan Sanchez, a retired military officer, is building the physical infrastructure of Lubang town, one of two island towns of…
Day: February 20, 2010
How Wars Are Made
by MARK WEISBROT International Commondreams.org Posted by Bulatlat.com In a visit to Qatar and Saudi Arabia this week, Hillary Clinton said that Iran “is moving toward a military dictatorship,” and continued the administration’s campaign for tougher sanctions against that country. What could America’s top diplomat hope to accomplish with this kind of inflammatory rhetoric? It…
The Price of Environmental Destruction? There Is None
By Andrew Simms International Commondreams.org Posted by Bulatlat.com Putting a price on nature becomes meaningless if we treat the ecosystems upon which we depend as mere commodities with a price for trading The economy is no stranger to creating its own fantasy world with little or no relation to the real one. We witnessed the…
Three in a Million – Voices From the Hatian Camps
By BULL QUIGLEY International Truthout Posted by Bulatlat.com The United Nations reported there are 1.2 million people living in “spontaneous settlements” or homeless camps around Port-au-Prince. Three people living in the camps spoke with this author this week, before the hard rains hit. Jean Dora, 71 My name is Jean Dora. I was born in…
‘Pagtatagpo sa Kabilang Dulo’: Literature for the Missing
By RONALYN V. OLEA
In the book Pagtatagpo sa Kabilang Dulo, letters and testimonials by the families of victims of desaparecidos reveal emotions ranging from guilt, hopelessness, anger, deep longing for their loved ones, hope and courage.