From NATIONAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES (NUJP) September 8, 2010 The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines joins the family, friends, colleagues and the media industry in mourning the passing of Alexander Martin Remollino. Alex was only 33 when he died. But in his short life, Alex made a lasting mark in…
Day: September 8, 2010
Ang Natatanging Tula ni Alex Remollino
Ni BOBBY TUAZON Parangal Set. 7, 2010 Tunay na tahimik at mapagkumbaba si Ka Alex; laging nakangiti, hindi marunong magalit, at isang mapagkaibigang tao. Ngunit dumadagundong ang lalim at tatag ng boses ng kanyang pluma – bilang isang mamamahayag at makata ng bayan, at bilang aktibista. Pumanaw sya sa edad na 33 anyos subalit malayo…
A Coconut Story: In Memory of Poet-Journalist-Revolutionary Alex Martin Remollino
By RICKY A.M. SANTOS A bunch of coconuts crashes To the earth below With each deft tug Of a picker’s arm On his bamboo pole. A shout away, A cart of coconuts Tumble out, Without disturbing the Focused gaze Of a brown-skinned farmer Clutching a nut Over a blade Glistening in the shade, Its white…
Ka Alex Martin Remollino (Ang Hindi Bulaang Aktibista)
Ni RAUL FUNILAS Unang nakilala doon sa Maynila nang minsang magbuklod, Yaong magsasakang ang kubling prinsipyo’y sinagkaang lubos. Siya ang lalaking kay-tagal hinanap sa magulong lungsod— Mabikas ang tindig, may singkiting mata’t may Sakay na buhok. Laging nangunguna kapag may hinaing libong taong bayan, May bitbit pamitik, panitik hangari’y mabatid ang lumbay; Hindi alintana…
Kung Gabi ang Dilim
ni ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Para kay Alex Remollino at Medardo “Ka Roda” Roda Kung gabi ang dilim, ano ang aantayin? Walang mga kulisap na paroon at parito sa pinagmumulang ilaw sa poste. Walang alitaptap dahil walang aninong tangkay na mapapagdapuan. Walang masisipat dahil ang kalawakan ay isang buong itim na sumang kinumot. Kung gabi…
News in Pictures: Relatives Appeal to Expedite Supreme Court Review of Morong 43 Case
The 43 health workers are still languishing in jail, seven months since their arrest in Morong, Rizal. In a letter handed personally by the relatives and friends of the 43 health workers on September 8, they reiterated their appeal to the Supreme Court (SC) for an immediate review of the health workers’ case.
Student leaders troop to congress to oppose education budget cuts
NEWS RELEASE September 8, 2010 Student leaders from University of the Philippines, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Philippine Normal University, Eulogio Amang Rodriguez Institue of Science and Technology and national student leaders from National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), League of Filipino Students, College Editors’ Guild of the Philippines, Anakbayan and Kabataan Partylist…
Migrant rights group criticizes DFA’s proposed slashed budget for OFWs legal assistance, calls it “unjustifiable, grave injustice’
Press Release 8 September 2010 Migrant rights group criticizes DFA’s proposed slashed budget for OFWs legal assistance, calls it “unjustifiable, grave injustice’ Reacting on the DFA’s proposed 2010 budget intended for providing legal assistance fund to OFWs disclosed during Congressional hearing on the national government 2011 proposed budget, an alliance of Filipino migrants’ rights group…
CUTS IN DFA BUDGET SHOULD NOT LEAD TO CUTS IN OFW SERVICES- GABRIELA
NEWS RELEASE 8 September 2010 Gabriela Women’s Partylist Representative Luz Ilagan raised much concern over the increasing number of distressed Overseas Filipino Workers and the obvious lack of efficient mechanism to address their needs amid cuts on the Department of Foreign Affairs’ budget. “How exactly is the Department of Foreign Affairs going to cope with…
Undocumented OFW gave birth to a triplet, seeks help from Filipino migrant rights group
Press Release 8 September 2010 After giving birth to a triplet sometime in December 2009, an undocumented OFW sought help from a Filipino migrant rights group in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to help her pay her hospital bills and other expenses and support for her nearly 6-month old triplet babies. Receiving reports from the Kapatiran sa…
Peasants Worry Mediation Panel May Prolong Luisita SDO Case
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO, MARYA SALAMAT and ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
After playing tough against the Luisita SDO during the first oral argument, the SC justices seemed to have “retreated” during the second hearing, forming a mediation panel for a “happy compromise.” The peasants’ desire for actual distribution of land, which the peasants say is no longer negotiable, should have been clear by now.