By RONALYN V. OLEA
“The high court must act now and stop the decades-old exploitation of farm workers by the Cojuangco-Aquinos.” – Ambala
Farm workers to SC: ‘Junk Cojuangco-Aquinos’s plea, declare decision as final’
Month: January 2012
Scientists, farmers protest vs manual on GMOs
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“Biosafety is not the intent of this new government policy. It will only facilitate the entry of more genetically-modified organisms (GMOS) into the country. This is bio-entry, not biosafety.” – RESIST! Agrochemical TNCs Network
Palparan’s ‘lawyer’ claims missing UP students alive
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“If it is false, it’s an insensitive and irresponsible claim designed to confuse and raise false hopes. It could be a cheap shot to incorrectly undermine the charges. But if true, which is good, it raises even more questions though.” – Edre Olalia, private prosecutor
Pasma
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com When I was a kid we were told to rest first for around 30 minutes to one hour before washing our hands or taking a bath after strenuous play such as basketball, habulan, taguan, patintero, among others and after writing for our homework. We were warned that if we do not…
Arakan farmers decry rights abuses
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today KIDAPAWAN CITY — About 600 farmers belonging to the Arakan Progressive Peasant Organization (APPO) and church people trooped to the municipal gym, January 20, to meet head on the commanding officer and spokesman of the 57th Infantry Battalion (IB) and the 10th Special Forces (SF) of the Philippine Army. The…
Like/Unlike at sibilidad sa publikong spero
Ni ROLAND B. TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Ang kalakaran sa platform ng pangunahing social networking site, dahil sila naman ang nag-imbento nitong choices, ay pwede kang mag-like sa statuses at posts. At kung nagbago ang isip mo, pwede itong i-undo at i-unlike. Sa palagay ko, ang command option ng Facebook (FB) ay nagkatulong magdulot ng substansasyon ng…
Bamboo Bridge
Bamboo Bridge(Photo by Arthur L. Allad-iw)
Why beg for an increase in US military presence?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com It has now hit the headlines, the US is negotiating with the Aquino government for an increase in its military presence in the country through more frequent joint military exercises and other military cooperation activities, and an increase in the number of US troops rotating in the country. Recent policy pronouncements…
Street Shooter: Artificial Lights
Tourists remain unmindful of the rare lunar eclipse above them, more enamored by the artificial lights of Bangkok’s tourist district. (Sukhumvit, Bangkok, Thailand.)
Photo of the week: Stone walling
BAGUIO CITY — How stone walling like the 2000-year old Ifugao Rice Terraces is carefully and intricately made with bare hands and pure indigenous technology, bare-handed young and old Igorots scale a 6 meter high hillside to cascade mountain stones to prevent erosion just with stones sans steel bars and concrete posts. Photo By Artemio…
UP condemns harassment of students undergoing fieldwork in Pampanga
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“We will not let it happen just like that. Justice must be served.” – UP President Alfredo Pascual