No stopping many Filipinos from their traditional firecrackers, despite compelling reasons to stop the practice. (Quezon City, Philippines) — in Quezon City,
Year: 2012
No difference between student Aquino, teacher Arroyo – Bayan
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — The student is no different from the teacher. This was the stand of the BagongAlyansangMakabayan (BAYAN) on the exchange of insults between Malacañang and the camp of former president and now under hospital-arrest Pampanga representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Macapagal-Arroyo through her supporters, recently released a supposed study on…
Forced migration sucks
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com I have a friend leaving for Italy on Friday, January 13. She is a mother of two adorable kids. We have been friends for almost a decade. Not only will I miss a good friend but two children will be left behind by their mother to find a job…
Church leaders join efforts to bring Palparan to justice
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“We are watching very closely. The present administration must demonstrate that the Philippines has turned the page and a new chapter where freedom and justice prevail has begun.” – Beaconsfield United Church of Canada
Stephen Hawking at 70: Wonder man of science
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Tomorrow, January 8, Stephen W. Hawking turns 70 years old. His fellow scientists and physics and cosmology enthusiasts all marvel at how he is still scoring extraordinary achievements and remaining ebulliently brilliant. This British scientist best known as the author of the landmark book,…
Fanaticism…
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld “Religion is the sigh of the oppressed, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless societies.” — Karl Marx Every year after the end of the six- kilometer long trek that commemorates the transfer in 1787 of the Black Nazarene from the Recollect seminary…
OFWs slam planned 150% hike in Philhealth premiums
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Overseas Filipino workers and their families are up against what they say is yet another ploy to milk them for money: a whopping 150 percent increase in health insurance premiums. Migrante International and its chapters in Hong Kong and the Middle East have issued declarations against the…
Slideshow: Corazon de Jesus residents defend their homes from demolition
Slideshow: Residents defend their homes from demolition
Mga bato
Ni MARK ANGELES Bulatlat.com May mga batong nakasalansan sa likod ng barikada sa bukana ng Barangay Corazon de Jesus. Nasa panig sila ng mga nangangamba na matibag ang kanilang sinisilungan pagdating ng dapithapon. Maging ang mga bato ay naghihintay— nananabik na sila ay magamit pang muli dahil saan nga ba sila nagmula kundi sa katawan…
In pursuit of justice, more groups support impeachment of Corona
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Mrs. Edita Burgos, mother of missing activist Jonas, and other victims of the Arroyo administration believe that the removal of Chief Justice Renato Corona is a step forward in holding Arroyo accountable.
‘Arroyo should be liable for plunder not just graft, corruption’ – progressive groups
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“The Ombudsman, being an investigative and prosecutorial body, should take a pro-active role in the investigation of this case, rather than be a mere passive repository of evidence.”