By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com The phenomenon ended in this latest movie, in the second and final installment of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The final scene in both the book and the movie evoked the sadness of last goodbyes – for us, at least, there’ll be no more new twist to anticipate come the…
Day: July 20, 2011
Aquino gov’t doing very little to end impunity – int’l rights groups
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Human Rights Watch noted that while the public rhetoric of senior military officers has changed somewhat since Aquino took office, the change in language “has not yet been reflected in action.”
Lina Solano, woman leader, defender of mother earth
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Small but feisty, Lina Solano, an Ecuadorian woman spent most of her life defending mother earth and the people affected by the destruction brought about by plunder of Ecuador’s resources. Solano was in Manila early this month for the first general assembly of the International Women’s Alliance…
Behind the scene photos of Philippine cinema’s greatest films
By TERENCE KRISHNA V. LOPEZ Bulatlat.com MANILA — Travel back in time when Tagalog films were almost always great and make it a three-decade trip via Mula sa mga aninong gumagalaw: behind the scenes 1971-2001 by noted University of the Philippines Fine Arts professor Cesar Hernando at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Bulwagang Fernando…
Students stage national day of action for education in preparation for Aquino’s Sona
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Students from all over the country staged a nationally-coordinated walk out on July 19 in preparation for the big protests slated on July 25. President Benigno Aquino III will deliver his second State of the Nation Address (Sona) on the said date, and the youth and students…
Oil price hikes continue to erode income of drivers
By MARYA SALAMAT
Comparing the local oil prices to that in other countries in the past years, Piston said the local pump prices have risen far more than the amount necessitated by price movements abroad and the peso-dollar exchange rate. The transport group continues to accuse the oil companies of overpricing oil products by “an average at least of P7.50 ($0.17) per liter.”