By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com OUTSTANDING in its incompetence was the police response to the hostage-taking by a former police officer of the busload of Hong Kong tourists last Monday. Despite the cocky assurances of police spokespersons that they had “everything under control,” exactly how in control they were…
Month: September 2010
Benjie Oliveros | After the Smoke Has Cleared in the Hostage-Taking Crisis, What Now?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com Investigations on the reasons behind the bungling of the police operation in the August 23 hostage-taking incident is ongoing with Justice Sec. Leila de Lima at the helm. The Senate is also undertaking its own inquiry. As of late, President Benigno Aquino III has taken “full responsibility’ over what happened…
Slideshow: A Day for Solidarity and Justice
‘A Day for Solidarity and Justice’
Consumers’ Alliance Against MRT, LRT Fare Hike Formed
By MARYA SALAMAT
The newly-formed alliance RILES called on the public to oppose the MRT, LRT fare hikes, asserting that the trains should be for public service and not for generating profits for businesses.
Slideshow: Kin Remember Disappeared Loved Ones, Slam OBL Extension
Kin Remember Disappeared Loved Ones, Slam OBL Extension
Human Kinetics
By SARAH RAYMUNDO Bulatlat.com (for Sherlyn Cadapan*) I picture you swiftly running around the track reserved for athletes: sprinting soles spiking tired carabao grass. Like those childhood dragonflies that eluded chasing they say you didn’t want to be bothered while you do this. Not for lunch, not for a radical chit-chat, not for a high-five.…
Hostage-Taking at Spektakulo ng Krisis ng Estado
Ni Roland Tolentino Bulatlat.com Ano ang nagtulak sa isang dating pulis, may medalya ng kabayanihan, na mag-hotage-taking at pumatay at mapatay sa kamay ng dati niyang kahanay? Inulat ng mga nakalayang hinostage na si Rolando Mendoza ay mabait naman sa pakikitungo sa kanila. Maging ang komunidad ni Mendoza ay binigyan ito ng hero’s welcome nang…
Major Major
Ni Roland Tolentino Bulatlat.com Ang tanong ni William Baldwin, judge sa 2010 Miss Universe beauty pageant, kay Venus Raj, ang Miss Universe Philippines, “What is one big mistake that you’ve made in your life, and what did you do to make it right?” Ang sagot ng mestiza (Indian Filipina) ay, “You know what sir in…
Bloated by Patronage Funds, Proposed 2011 Budget Prone to Corruption
Media Release There is a marked increase in the 2011 national government (NG) budget submitted to Congress, making the proposed budget alarmingly patronage-rich, says research group IBON. The Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) in the proposed 2011 budget has increased by Php13.9 billion or 128.5% from Php10.9 billion in 2010 to Php24.8 billion. According to…
Group scores P-Noy for new ADB loan
NEWS RELEASE 01 Sep 2010 The urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) reiterated its warning to the Aquino administration against accepting further foreign loans to fund its anti-poverty programs, saying that this will cause the country greater harm in the long run. News reports have confirmed that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is…
Migrant group to VP Binay: Suspend, with finality, the OFW compulsory membership to PAG-IBIG amid discovery of bogus housing loan
Press Release 1 September 2010 Migrant group to VP Binay: Suspend, with finality, the OFW compulsory membership to PAG-IBIG amid discovery of bogus housing loan Amid the discovery of several PAG-IBIG bogus housing loans based on a series of special reports by the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI), an alliance of Filipino migrant group in the…