By RONALYN V. OLEA
“The abduction could not be carried out without Palparan’s knowledge,” Olalia told Bulatlat.com in an interview shortly after the hearing. “They [soldiers] were all under Task Force Malolos. It’s a conspiracy. His men would not act without his knowledge.”
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com When I began thinking about this topic and doing my research, I realized that I should be discussing not only about war and health but, more importantly, on the war against the people’s right and access to health. The two wars against the people’s right and access to health occurred simultaneously…
A mentally-disturbed young man pretends he is Incredible Hulk, putting on a show for passing motorists, passengers and pedestrians. Office-goers in the area say he does this every morning. His worried mother would always fetch him eventually, wondering how her son manages to give her the slip every time. (Fairview, Quezon City)
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star In the past two days, I attended two similar but distinct commemorations, at UP Diliman on Tuesday and at Club Filipino yesterday. The events celebrated the 20th anniversary of the historic act by the post-Marcos-dictatorship Senate – on September 16, 1991 that ended the…
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY JOSEPH PENNEY
Giovanni Tapang, PhD Prometheus Bound / Manila Times From the middle of this week until Friday, various mobilizations and community programs will be held in most of the country’s state colleges and universities (SUC/SCU) to protest the dwindling budget allocation to our public tertiary system. It is alarming since in a span of only 12…
A girl plays along a narrow Quezon City street filled with colorful, chaotic graffiti as there are no parks near this urban poor neighborhood for her and other children. Photo by Jo Santos (Bulatlat.com)