Ni ROLAND B. TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Pinakamatagumpay na seryeng franchise ang Shake, Rattle and Roll. Simula noong 1984, mayroon na itong 13 installment hanggang 2012. Ang aking kontensyon ay may nahihinuhang anxiedad ng pagkabansa sa bawat installment. Hindi nga ba’t ang panahon ng 1984 hanggang kasalukuyan ay kay raming panandang-bato (landmark, o hindi ba naman?) sa…
Day: October 9, 2012
‘People’s victory,’ netizens declare after High Court issues TRO against Cybercrime Law
By BENJIE OLIVEROS and JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Groups united under the hashtag #NotoCybercrimeLaw occupied Padre Faura st.in front of the Supreme Court in Manila, October 9 and took turns bashing the law while waiting for the High Court to issue its TRO.
Migrante-Middle East seeks help for OFW raped and stabbed in Kuwait
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“I begged him to stop. I was terrified when he reached for a small knife that looked like a Swiss knife and stabbed me on my neck several times then kicked me hard on my back. I lost consciousness, and when I woke up I was already here at the hospital.”
Joint Statement: Free the new media, defy e-martial law
We believe that the Cybercrime Law is primarily a tool that exploits the rise of the new media and the use of information and communications technology to suppress dissent and spy on citizens.
Untold story of Philex’s mine waste spill
By MARYA SALAMAT
Information being provided by Philex mines and the government on why the mine tailings pond spill happened and the devastation resulting from it are understated, nay sanitized, an independent mission discovered. It is “the worst mining disaster in the past two decades.”
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Massive mine spill foreseen yet ignored by Philex, DENR?
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com Main Story: Untold story of Philex’s mine waste spill MANILA – Information from locals and the report of an independent fact-finding mission conducted by various groups last month show how both Philex and the government have had opportunities, and the means, to prevent a disastrous mine spill. Yet they failed. This…