By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — The two representatives of Bayan Muna party are calling for investigations into the World Bank fund anomaly involving the Supreme Court. Reps. Teddy Casiño and Neri Colmenares have filed House Resolution 2049 to probe the alleged anomaly, and call on the Committee on Good Government and Public…
Day: January 24, 2012
More groups press for release of detained artist Ericson Acosta
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – More groups added their voices to the call for the release of detained artist Ericson Acosta. Acosta, 39, was arrested on Feb. 13 last year by elements of the 34th Infantry Battalion (IB) of the Philippine Army in San Jorge, Samar. He is charged with illegal possession of…
Pangongolekta bilang konserbasyon ng dangal
Ni ROLAND B. TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Hindi mahilig magtapon ng gamit ang mga Filipino. Ang pantalon kapag nabutas, sinusulsihan at kapag nasira nagiging shorts; ang shorts kapag nasira, nagiging basahan. Ang nanay ko, kahit sira na ang unang TV ng pamilya, matapos ng ilang paulit-ulit na repair, hindi pa rin itinapon, naging furniture at pinatungan ng…
The wonder of the human body
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com During my last organized long run, a half marathon during the Octoberun, my left knee hurt by the 10 km mark. I pushed on by enduring the pain and shortening my stride. Eventually, I was able to finish the race with a decent but still my worst time of 2:45. The…
‘Aquino not doing enough to combat impunity’ – rights groups
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“After a year and a half in office, President Aquino should be delivering on his promise to end impunity for rights abuses.” – Human Rights Watch
“I think that the Philippine government knows what to do [but] we don’t see the will to stop the culture of impunity.” – Amnesty International