Street Shooter: Off to work
A fisherman boats past his community to try his luck in a polluted bay. (Vitas, Tondo, Manila)
Street Shooter: Off to work
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Colonial and repressive
Colonial and repressive
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld The administration of Benigno Aquino III must review Philippine libel law, decriminalize libel, and compensate a Filipino journalist for the time he was imprisoned for libel. These are the recommendations of the...
Mark Twain on Phil-Am War, 113 years ago
Mark Twain on Phil-Am War, 113 years ago
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star February 4 marks the start of the Philippine-American war 113 years ago, instigated by supposedly friendly US troops who fired at Filipino soldiers of the nascent First Philippine Republic. Through superior...
2 activists nabbed in Laguna, charged with common crimes
2 activists nabbed in Laguna, charged with common crimes
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“This illegal arrest validates that the Aquino administration is no different from the Arroyo regime that tolerates human rights abuses.” – Karapatan-Southern Tagalog
OFWs and Filipino residents in Italy protest the ‘remove middle name’ policy
OFWs and Filipino residents in Italy protest the ‘remove middle name’ policy
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- "Remove your middle name." This is what the authorities of Italy's Ministry of Interior or the Ministero dell’Interno, have been telling Filipinos in Italy since the agency laid down its Circular No. 29 on October 7,...
As oil prices, oil firms’ profits soar, groups seek to scrap Oil Deregulation Law
As oil prices, oil firms’ profits soar, groups seek to scrap Oil Deregulation Law
By MARYA SALAMAT
“Only our protests can force President Aquino to control oil prices.” – KMU
International lawyers to Aquino: ‘Release political prisoners, stop impunity’
International lawyers to Aquino: ‘Release political prisoners, stop impunity’
By RONALYN V. OLEA
"We remind you that the international community is watching closely and we demand that prosecution and punishment replace inaction.”
To be idle and hungry
To be idle and hungry
A jobless counts himself part of the vast army of dispossessed worldwide. He belongs to one in three workers globally either unemployed or living in poverty. In this country, his testimony appears to show unrealized promises made by President Benigno Aquino III to...
Labor woes and frozen wages in Davao
Labor woes and frozen wages in Davao
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today Reposted by Bulatlat.com DAVAO CITY, Philippines -- The Philippines was recently reported to be the third country in the world that has the lowest salary increases. And that news is not farfetched when Davao workers say they...
Palparan still no-show, yet issuing statement through ‘lawyer’
Palparan still no-show, yet issuing statement through ‘lawyer’
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Fugitive retired Gen. Jovito Palparan Jr. continues to evade public hearing on one of his crimes, even as he seeks sympathy by speaking via his topnotch lawyer.
Youth groups slam budget secretary’s proposals for Cordillera SUCs
Youth groups slam budget secretary’s proposals for Cordillera SUCs
by Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY -- Progressive youth organizations in the Cordillera expressed outrage against Department of Budget and Management Secretary Florencio Abad’s statements implying that state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the region are not...
Groups condemn attack on student, blame budget cut
Groups condemn attack on student, blame budget cut
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA –Schools are supposed to be a safe place for students. But recently a graduating student of political science at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City was attacked right inside the University Student Council...
Shoestring journalism
Shoestring journalism
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com Last week, one of our two functional desktops crashed. It has been serving us for God-knows-how-many-years. The old model Macbook Pro donated to us that we use for video editing is also showing signs of retirement. Our hard disk...
High school students take special lessons on impeachment
High school students take special lessons on impeachment
High school students take special lessons on impeachment (Photo by Anne Marxze D. Umil)
Parada ng macho dancer at queering ng Santo Nino
Parada ng macho dancer at queering ng Santo Nino
Ni ROLAND B. TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com May dalawang prusisyon ang pista ng Santo Nino sa Tundo. Sa Sabado, ang parada ng mga “tribo” o komunidad na grupo batay sa kalsadang tinitirhan, henerasyon, afiliasyon at sponsor. Ang sa Linggo ay ang marangal na prusisyon na...
On 113th year of Filipino-American war: groups protest increasing US military presence
On 113th year of Filipino-American war: groups protest increasing US military presence
By MARYA SALAMAT
"One hundred and 13 years later the pattern of US plunder and exploitation of Filipino natural and human resources continues; so does the depressed condition of the Filipino people." -- KMU
‘Fish importation, fish ban to kill livelihood of small fishermen’
‘Fish importation, fish ban to kill livelihood of small fishermen’
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Rosanna Moranto, 28, has been fishing in the freshwaters of Binangonan, Rizal since she was ten. Over the last few years, Moranto complained of a decline in their catch, at an average of one kilo per day. There are times...
Corruption in procurement process of firefighting equipment exposed
Corruption in procurement process of firefighting equipment exposed
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Bayan Muna lawmaker Teddy Casiño is now taking up cudgels for the country’s firefighters. After failing to get satisfactory answers and actions from both the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Department of Interior and...
Mothers to Aquino: impeachment saga cannot eliminate hunger, generate jobs
Mothers to Aquino: impeachment saga cannot eliminate hunger, generate jobs
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL and JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“Filipino mothers could not stretch their budget anymore, but the government remains complacent. It does nothing to control the rising prices of goods and services that have long pushed down Filipino women and their families into poverty."
Sison talks about impeachment of Corona, other issues
Sison talks about impeachment of Corona, other issues
By DL MONDELO
Revolutionary Joma Sison answers questions about his rumored homecoming and the Aquino govt’s distractions while promised reforms crawl or turn comatose.
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