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By RAMZY BAROUD Truthout International Posted by Bulatlat.com Clad in his usual attire of a colorful, striped robe, Afghan President Hamid Karzai appeared more like an emperor as he began his fourth day in Washington. Accompanying him on a somber visit to the...
By GILL H. BOEHRINGER Bulatlat.com For many millions of Filipinos May 10 was a historic watershed. They voted for Noynoy Aquino, and the Aquino legacy as they understood it. Believing that corruption is the major problem that needs to be tackled by their next...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com The faint smile on Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Jose Melo during the evening of May 10 indicated feelings of relief and pride that they were able to push through with the automated elections. A lot of people were...
The just-concluded EU-ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Madrid ended with apparent agreement on economic integration mechanisms and the EU calling the ASEAN countries not to implement protectionist measures. But according to research group IBON, the Philippine...
PRESS RELEASE May 28, 2010 After an attempted dispersal of farmers' barricade against illegal cutting of coconut trees in Hacienda Yulo, Calamba, Laguna last May 21, farmers are again victims of attempted demolition in Sta. Barbara town, Pangasinan perpetrated by...
28 May 2010 PRESS RELEASE The family of an overseas Filipino worker in death row and Migrante International, insisted on the DFA to respect their right to be actively involved in saving the life of Joselito Zapanta, an OFW in Saudi Arabia who was sentenced to death...
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise/Business World Posted by Bulatlat.com Technology has always been a double-bladed tool. In the right hands and wielded properly, it is like a magic wand that can make everyday living easier, work lighter, production faster and...
Press Release May 28, 2010 Whistleblowers are a rare breed of individuals. Many other people would simply choose to turn a blind eye to an anomaly, so as not to jeopardize their careers, their ambitions, their personal security and the safety of their loved ones....
Ni ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Sina Marx at Engels ang unang nagsinop ng obserbasyon ni Hegel na ang pangyayari at personahe ay dalawang beses umuulit. Pero para sa dynamic duo, ang unang pagkakataon ay bilang trahedya, at ang ikalawa ay bilang katatawanan...
News Release On the one year anniversary of Melissa Roxas' surfacing in Quezon City after enduring six days of physical and psychological torture at the hands of her captors, who many believe to have been the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Roxas and her...
Press release Multisectoral group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) today criticized the planned 333 percent increase in toll rates by the private operator of the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX). Calling the proposed hike “outrageous”, the group said that SLEX...
NEWS RELEASE 26 May 2010 Malacañang remains merciless up to the end with its defense of the onerous 300 percent toll fee increase at the South Luzon Expressway which will be implemented next month, labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno said today. KMU said Deputy...
PRESS RELEASE May 26, 2010 Nearing a year after President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with `Reforms' or CARPer into law RA 9700 on August 7, 2009 and the violent demolition of the farmers' camp-out at the House...
PRESS STATEMENT 26 May 2010 The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Negotiating Panel calls on the incoming administration of apparent President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to hold Ms. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and the military and civilian officials...
Press Release May 24, 2010 Right to Know. Right Now! Campaign The Senate and the House of Representatives have agreed to advance the resumption of its session to 24 May 2010, Monday, instead of its original schedule of 31 May. When the House of Representatives...
By MALOU MANGAHAS Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism Posted By Bulatlat.com TODAY starts a series of mass actions by journalists, workers, students, professionals, business and church leaders, and civil-society groups in their vigorous final push for...
Press Release May 22, 2010 The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) and the Kabataan Partylist today launched “Balik-eskwela” hotline to gather complaints from parents and students regarding school violations on tuition and other fees consultation....
The last elections show no considerable move towards real societal change. The pursuit of meaningful change, reform in government and social justice remain the outstanding challenge to the Filipino people. The very first automated national elections have committed...
By ANNIE RUTH SABANGAN and JUSTINE ESPINA-LETARGO Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism Posted By Bulatlat.com FARMER Jose Rodito Angeles did not know that he had a right to own the land he has been tilling for ages until someone from a non-government...
By MYKEL ANDRADA Bulatlat.com Isa sa madalas na ikomento ng mga estudyante kong kumuha ng Pan Pil 17 (Panitikan at Kulturang Popular) ngayong Summer 2010 ay "Sir! Ang hirap ng manood ng pelikula nang hindi nag-a-analyze." Sinabi ko kasi sa mga estudyante ko sa...
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