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By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com Main Story: On 2nd anniversary of Ampatuan massacre: Aquino told to end impunity MANILA – “There are no Ampatuans if Arroyo did not coddle warlords and private armies.” This was the statement of Hustisya!, an organization of families...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- If novelist, poet and national hero Jose Rizal was alive today, would he be joining the protests against human rights violations and the continuing deterioration of the Filipino people’s economic well-being? Chances...
Philippine Air Force tagged in foiled abduction of fisherfolk leader in Batangas By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Soldiers from the Philippine Air Force (PAF) are being accused of masterminding the frustrated abduction of a fisherfolk leader in Batangas. The...
An elderly Igorot in a protest action against foreign mining in Nueva Vizcaya. Photo by Clemente Bautista (Bulatlat.com)
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – John Clifford Sibayan, 19, is following the footsteps of his mother who is a teacher in a public school in Pampanga. “There is nothing like teaching,” Clifford said during an interview. They do not only teach the...
Video: Continuing Injustice: A story of the widow of the Ampatuan Massacre
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
The Philippine Normal University is supposedly another option. But more than this, the state of PNU would definitely impact on the state of basic education in the country. An overwhelming majority of teachers, especially in the public school system are trained at PNU, and the quality of graduates it produces would reflect on the state of the country's public school system. While the PNU gasps for dear life, so would the whole public school system.
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
PUP remains as one of the last few hopes for children of poor families to gain higher education. But it is slowly being dashed as the PUP struggles with extreme shortages, dilapidated facilities and the pressure to increase tuition and other fees to survive.
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Shortages continue to plague the country's education system despite President Benigno Aquino III's campaign and inaugural promises that his administration would provide quality education for the Filipino people.
Ni MARK ANGELES Limampu’t walo silang sumakay sa ataul. Limampu’t walo silang sumakay sa ataul tungong Shariff Aguak. Limampu’t walo silang sumakay sa ataul tungong Shariff Aguak. ang di na nakarating. Sa bangin natagpuan. Sa bangin natagpuan ang kanilang mga...
By RITCHE T. SALGADO
“Here we have a political climate blanketed by fear and submission, and a system that promotes such.” Karapatan
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO and RONALYN V. OLEA
“The Arroyos will not run out of cards to play as long as they have the numbers in the Supreme Court. So what really matters now, apart from sound legal tactics, is the political decisiveness of the Aquino administration.”
The legality or not of the hold departure order and eventual arrest of Arroyo rests on hairsplitting arguments. But one thing is sure: Arroyo, her family and allies have a lot to answer for.
2nd anniversary of Ampatuan massacre marked with protests
(Photos by Anne Marxze D. Umil)
By MARYA SALAMAT
Given the worsening hunger and poverty in the Philippines and the already soaring prices of commodities, the 'triple threats' of new price hikes may well turn out to be the “straw that would break the camel’s back.” - Lana Linaban, Gabriela
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Marjohara Tucay reminded me of Muntadhar al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at then US President George W. Bush. Although Tucay did not throw his shoes at US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a...
Ni ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Sa aking pagkakaalam, sa Pilipinas lang nauuso ang bucket beer promo (promotion o napapanahong special offer lamang)—packaged na apat o lima plus one beers, minsan ay may libre pang pulutan. Lumalabas na sa agarang pag-order ng...
Philippines is a military pawn, not an ally of imperialist US-- CPP
(Photos by Marya Salamat)
Video: Young boy sings for Hacienda Luisita farmers
Officials and alumni of the Benguet State University (BSU), including his mentors, added their voice in the demands of various sectors and personalities to surface Jonas Joseph Burgos, an alumnus of their institution, who was believed to have been abducted by military agents.
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