By RONALYN V. OLEA
“They wasted two years of my life,” Lita Mahilum, a political prisoner who was in jail for two years before being cleared by the Court of Appeals of the charges filed against her by the military, said.
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA — The Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP) has started a roving exhibit of “Artista ng Bayan” (People’s Artists), portraits of 12 Filipino artists who “used their art in their struggle for a better society.” The “Artista ng Bayan” exhibit opened Oct. 24, at the Sining Kamalig Gallery at…
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Big landowners in Negros Occidental have found another way to retain and re-concentrate the land in their hands: file criminal cases against peasants and farm workers.
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By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com On July 10, or less than two weeks into his presidency, Benigno Aquino III told the Department of Justice to review the coup charges, which he described as “unjust,” against former Navy lieutenant and now Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. The order was interpreted at…
The economic blockade on Cuba, which has been in effect for 50 years, is the longest that has been imposed on any nation. This violates Cuba’s sovereignty and the Cuban people’s right to self-determination. It is a unilateral, flagrant act of aggression by the US. By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com Fifty one years ago, on…