Street Shooter: Comfort Zone
A curiously-shaped white porcelain seat and a sitter with a book makes for an interesting sight in a very public site. (MTR Station, Mong Kok, Kowloon)
Street Shooter: Comfort Zone
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Photo of the Week: Celery
Photo of the Week: Celery
BAGUIO CITY -- A porter carries celery leaves to the public market in Northern Benguet, the Philippines vegetable bowl. Prices here remain unstable due to bad road conditions. Photo by Artemio A. Dumlao...
Former captives recount NPA’s ‘lenient treatment’
Former captives recount NPA’s ‘lenient treatment’
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
“I thank my custodian for showing me the true Filipino spirit for the 64 days that we were together,” Mayor Dano said. “If I’m not mistaken, we transferred from 13 different stations, and there I saw the truthfulness of the group. There I saw the true spirit of camaraderie.”
Prometheus Bound: Mine
Prometheus Bound: Mine
By Giovanni Tapang, PhD Bulatlat.com With the simultaneous attack of the New People's Army against certain mines in Surigao del Norte, the issue of mining has come to fore in the national dailies and in discussion groups. We have seen video documentaries, news...
Critics view cha cha as 10 times more disastrous than current typhoons
Critics view cha cha as 10 times more disastrous than current typhoons
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com Main Story: Groups say Constitution needs enabling laws, not amendments MANILA --- In Tuesday’s hearing in Congress by the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, few groups expressed support for amending the economic provisions of the...
Groups say Constitution needs enabling laws, not amendments
Groups say Constitution needs enabling laws, not amendments
By MARYA SALAMAT
"Globally in the past ten years, the trend among countries is to put in restrictions and protection into their domestic economic policies; this is also true even among those who are pushing the Philippines to remove restrictions against foreign capital." – Sonny Africa, Ibon Foundation
Sidebar: Critics view cha cha as 10 times more disastrous than current typhoons
Police investigators overlook military as suspects in Burgos abduction
Police investigators overlook military as suspects in Burgos abduction
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Are technical matters more important than the life of a person?” – Mrs. Edita Burgos said after the Court of Appeals denied the request to show the photograph of a female soldier linked to the abduction of her son Jonas.
Groups say Malacanang using double-standards in Llamas AK-47 case
Groups say Malacanang using double-standards in Llamas AK-47 case
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com President Benigno Aquino III may not like the "wang-wang" of emergency sirens, but it looks like he doesn't mind the "bang-bang." This was the reaction of various groups after reports came out that personal friend presidential...
President Aquino says ‘No’ to charter change, but his Liberal Party says ‘Yes’
President Aquino says ‘No’ to charter change, but his Liberal Party says ‘Yes’
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Ibon Foundation pointed out that increasing FDIs have actually been accompanied by increasing unemployment, increasing labor export, falling real wages, shrinking domestic manufacturing and more volatile growth.
Labor groups slam SC turnaround on flight attendants’ case vs PAL
Labor groups slam SC turnaround on flight attendants’ case vs PAL
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Anakpawis Party Rep. Rafael Mariano said the SC's reversal of its ruling on the FASAP case completes the "triple whammy of attack'" against PAL pilots, cabin crew and airport workers by various courts, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Malacañang.
France Castro: teacher, friend, activist
France Castro: teacher, friend, activist
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“I see how these poor students suffer from poverty; many of them have nothing to eat and no money to buy paper. If I leave the country, I would only add to the shortage of thousands of teachers needed to teach these poor students.”
Santa residents assert protection of their natural environment and resources
Santa residents assert protection of their natural environment and resources
By JOAN GARCIA Bulatlat.com ILOCOS SUR – 386 kilometers north of Manila, the town of Santa, Ilocos Sur boasts of being in the center of the Ilocos Range, Abra River and the China Sea. If one is traveling from Manila to Vigan, there is no shortage of eye candy when...
NPA frees mayor, 4 BJMP personnel
NPA frees mayor, 4 BJMP personnel
New People’s Army (NPA) releases Lingig Mayor Henry Dano and four personnel of the BJMP.
(Click to view larger image. Photos by Karlos Manlupig)
A Full Belly, A Happy Heart
A Full Belly, A Happy Heart
By JENNIFER CHAN Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Watching foreign films can be a breath of fresh air; and Instituto Cervantes’ Spanish Film Festival has a lot of good films. In Fuera de carta (Chef’s Special), this year’s first offering, it’s not only the language or the...
Salungguhit: Deluge
Salungguhit: Deluge
Typhoons hitting the country every year is normal, but floods such as that which hit Central Luzon are not. So what happened and what is the government doing about it? By Flon Faurillo...
Bubble tea at gitnang uring bubble
Bubble tea at gitnang uring bubble
Ni ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com “Consumption has never been so empowering!” Tila ito ang sinasaad ng mga youth hub: mula Metro Walk at ang libo-libong call center agents, ang student crowd sa Katipunan at Maginhawa Streets hanggang sa al fresco areas ng malls...
What happened to Aquino’s programs addressing climate change? – solon
What happened to Aquino’s programs addressing climate change? – solon
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com What has happened to the Aquino administration's commitment to address issues connected to climate change? In the aftermath of two killer typhoons Pedringa and Quiel, a lawmaker is demanding that President Benigno Aquino III...
In support of PAL workers, marchers to Mendiola slam Noynoy for contractualization
In support of PAL workers, marchers to Mendiola slam Noynoy for contractualization
More than 300 workers march to Mendiola to express solidarity with terminated PAL workers.
(Click to view larger image. Photos by MILES QUERO-ASA)
DFA ‘s plan to shut down 12 embassies, ‘insensitive to OFWs’
DFA ‘s plan to shut down 12 embassies, ‘insensitive to OFWs’
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"We already have a shortage of Philippine posts abroad as it is. It is unfortunate that the Aquino administration is attacking embassies and consulates as part of its austerity measures. These same posts, despite their weaknesses and frequent failure to protect OFWs, are still what consists of a support system for OFWs abroad.” -- Garry Martinez, Migrante International
2 activists in Panay threatened by suspected state agents
2 activists in Panay threatened by suspected state agents
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Two activists based in Iloilo City were harassed by suspected state agents, human rights group Karapatan reported. In separate incidents, Ma. Geobelyn Lopez-Beraye, 37 and Diogene Primalion, 39 were both warned by suspected...
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