By ACE ALEGRE www.nordis.net LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — Social Welfare Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman was “frowned upon” by some sectors when Benguet adopted her as daughter and baptized her “Kadmali,” the name of a local tribal deity, mythical protector and giver of blessings. “(She) should not make the mistake of assuming that in being bestowed…
Day: June 11, 2012
Mayamor*
By TOMASITO T. TALLEDO You write poetry but who reads? They who send SMS “I luv U ga…mwah.”? They who sit at coffee shops blubbering inanities? They who sex at the age of fourteen? They’re Plato’s ilks who’ll banish poetry in our people’s republic. You vividly paint the revolution but who stops to see? The…
Justice department holds preliminary hearing on criminal cases filed by Burgos family against military
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“I want to believe that there is hope.” – Mrs. Edita Burgos, mother of missing activist Jonas
Arson at Isla Puting Bato?
By IGAL JADA SAN ANDRES
“The next day, they blockaded the entrance with drums, container vans, so that people and the construction materials they brought won’t be able to pass.”
Bayo ads at mixed-race politics
NI ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Hindi naman sana overkill ito dahil gumawa na ng publikong paumanhin ang Bayo para sa kampanyang “What’s your mix?” Ayon sa pahayag sa kanilang website, “We would like to express our regrets to those who have been offended or felt discriminated against.” Sa naudlot na kampanya, mga modelong may halong lahi…
As EPIRA proves an utter failure on its 11th year, groups urge Aquino to scrap it
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – This month, Filipino consumers are being asked yet again to cope with increased electricity rates, spurring protests and renewed calls to scrap the Electric Power Industry Reform Act or EPIRA. The law is being blamed for having allowed electricity rates to increase so much. The Manila Electric Company (Meralco),…