By RONALYN V. OLEA
Esmeraldo Bardon, one of the four detained activists, told Bulatlat.com that his incarceration made him more resolute in fighting for the interest of farmers and the Filipino people. “Although we were detained, our principles remain firm. Instead of being cowed in fear, the farmers vigorously campaigned for our release.”
MANILA — A migrant group in the Middle East believes that officials of the Philippine embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, duped an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) rape victim into believing that her case was weak and that it was to her interest to settle it “amicably.” Migrante International-Middle East regional coordinator John Leonard Monterona, said…
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA — Contrary to the festive celebration being sponsored by the Aquino government, various cause-oriented groups marked the 25th anniversary of People Power I uprising with a protest against price increases. Members of people’s organizations under the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan or New Patriotic Alliance) marched along Epifanio delos…
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
John Quiniones Sosito, former police senior superintendent and acting director of the Leyte Provincial Police Office, said there were no other adversarial forces during the supposed crossfire incident that killed Leonard Co, Sofronio Cortez, and Julius Borromeo.
President Benigno S. Aquino III spearheaded the unveiling of the Cardinal Sin Statue as part of the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of Edsa People Power I. Earlier, the Yes Pinoy Foundation organized the formation of a human mosaic composed of 1,600 students from Rizal High School in Pasig City. Amid the festive celebrations sponsored by the Aquino administration, various progressive groups marked the 25th year since Edsa People Power I with protests actions, criticizing all post-Edsa I regimes for failing to deliver on the promise of change. (Photos by Gregorio B. Dantes Jr. and Anne Marxze D. Umil / bulatlat.com)
National Democratic Front of the Philippines- Mindanao Press Statement February 25, 2011 On the 25th year of the EDSA uprising, we recall the triumph of the Filipino people in toppling down the Marcos dictatorship, and reaffirm its revolutionary character as reflected in the struggle for the people’s collective aspiration to be free from fascist rule.…
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
There are 25,737 Filipinos in Libya, working as medical workers, professors or skilled workers. Most of them, Migrante International said, are caught between the riots and are clueless as to how they would be brought out safely from Libya.
“The government should take action immediately and impose a moratorium on the hikes. Amidst price and fare increases, the tuition hikes will surely result to a dramatic increase in drop-out rates and will push more families to poverty,” Vencer Crisostomo, Anakbayan national chairman, said. By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO / bulatlat.com
National Artist for Literature Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera and literary critic Dr. Elmer Ordoñez, talked about their experiences with Sison in the ’60s and ’70s. Kabataan Rep. Raymond Palatino discussed how Sison’s life has taught and inspired the youth to take on the struggle for national democracy. By RONALYN V. OLEA / bulatlat.com
By FIDEL CASTRO CounterPunch Oil has become the principal wealth in the hands of the great Yankee transnationals; through this energy source they had an instrument that considerably expanded their political power in the world. It was their main weapon when they decided to easily liquidate the Cuban Revolution as soon as the first just…
By GRAHAM USHER CounterPunch Barack Obama praised the Egyptian revolution with his usual eloquence. “Egyptians have made it clear that nothing less than genuine democracy will carry the day,” he said. “It was the moral force of nonviolence — not terrorism, not mindless killing — that bent the arc of history toward justice once more.”…