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By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“Children in conflict with the law should not be perceived as criminals because they are victims, victims who should be helped to correct his/her mistakes.” -- Salinlahi Alliance for Children’s Concern
A daily sight in Bontoc-Banaue Road-- trucks of all sizes roll up and down the road groaning under the weight of their cargo. Photo by Noel D. Godinez (Bulatlat.com)
By MARY ROSE GARCIA Norther Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com The Ibaloi, Kankana-ey and the Kalanguya indigenous people inhabit the municipality of Tublay town of Benguet. The town is known for its wonderful tourist destinations, to name a few, the Bengaongao cave,...
By ROD TAJON Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com CABUGAO, Ilocos Sur—On the eve of the impending demolition to more than 30 households, farmers together with their families and supporters barricaded the entrances of barangay Bato, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur to...
By ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch (nordis) Weekly BOKOD, Benguet – As the developers of Ambuklao dam extend a hand in partnership with the communities affected by their dam, the folk and local officials here urged the developers to address the issues which...
Families of the "desap" mount a photo exhibit, light candles for their missing loved ones
(Photos by Anne Marxze D. Umil)
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
War has become a business at the expense of the Moros. The Philippine govt and the AFP engender war to obtain a higher budget, treating in the process the lowly soldiers as cannon fodders and the Moro and civilian communities as ‘collateral damages.’ – dislocated Filipino Moros
By MARYA SALAMAT
“In the end, this planned sale of Welfareville may just diminish the public mental health services into mere psychiatric desks in various hospitals, or the mental hospital may end up privatized.” - Rey Quinto, employee of National Center for Mental Health
By ROMEL RODRIGUEZ 03 November 2011 at 23:11 Ngayong gabi, katabi ng pangalan ng iyong mga kaanak at larawan, nakalagak ang isang byulin na walang kuwerdas. Nakasandal naman ang mga plawta sa takip ng kabaong. Na para bang bantay,tanod o higit pa, tunay na...
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“We have a democracy in name but not in fact.” – Manuel Diokno, president of the Free Legal Action Group
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star This week I was in Kidapawan City to attend the wake and funeral of Fr. Fausto Tentorio, the now-famous martyred Italian missionary about whom I wrote last week. I stayed a day longer to visit another wake in...
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld The Roman emperor Nero was supposed to have fiddled while ancient Rome burned for nine days. But if he did play any instrument at all while much of the city was destroyed, he would have picked at a lute or a lyre,...
Road 10, Tondo, Manila - A dog watches with interest as his human preens himself.
Moro rights group protests vs Aquino's 'all-out justice,' urges the people to defend human rights
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By RITCHE T. SALGADO Bulatlat.com DUMAGUETE CITY – Justice for slain colleagues and to all victims of human rights abuses. This was the call of progressive groups in Dumaguete City as they gathered on the morning of All Saints Day, November 1, at the site where...
Ni ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Sa dalas kong mapadaan sa Quezon Avenue, madalas kong matunghayan ang apat na palapag na gusali. Gusto kong magpugay tuwing dumadaan ako rito, parang ginagawang taimtim na kagyat na dasal o pag-krus ng Katoliko kapag napadaan sa...
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld The shrill call to wage “all-out war”, in reaction to the overwhelming defeat of a platoon of special action forces on a mission to “arrest” a rebel Moro commander in Basilan, is nothing but pure hogwash. For one...
Lung Center employees demand their rightful benefits Halloween trick-or-treat style
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