Children of the storm
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
Raymund Villanueva | Mar 31, 2014
POSTS FOR "Month: March 2014"
A love story and a commitment
A love story and a commitment
More than the romance that is expected, the Tiamzons, and the others mentioned, depicted a tale that does not merely promise the lover the world, but rather with a faithful commitment to change it.
‘Still no peace for majority of BangsaMoro people in new Aquino-MILF deal’
‘Still no peace for majority of BangsaMoro people in new Aquino-MILF deal’
“The Moro people will continue to endure the national oppression, economic subjugation and dire poverty and backwardness albeit under the signboard of a supposedly newer and better form of regional autonomy.” – Moro Christian Peoples’ Alliance
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GUNITA NG SALITA Ni ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Ito ang paghihintay ng moment of truth. Parang end-of-sem, tapos na ang requirements, at nag-aantay ng resulta. O sa collective bargaining at negotiationg agreements, nag-aantay kung ano ang magiging...
Reds mark NPA’s 45th anniversary
Reds mark NPA’s 45th anniversary
On the 45th anniversary of the New People's Army (NPA), revolutionary forces from the Southern Tagalog region hold a lighting rally in Manila to salute to all the communist guerrillas in the country. They also call for the immediate release of alleged top communist leaders Wilma Austria and Benito Tiamzon who were arrested last week.
Honoring agreements, a prerequisite to peace
Honoring agreements, a prerequisite to peace
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld THE SIGNING of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) by the Philippine Government (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) yesterday, is being hailed as "historic" and ushering in the dawn...
The 118-year war
The 118-year war
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld They were "insurrectos" during the late Spanish period, "insurgents" during formal US occupation, and "insurgents" still today. Echoing the country’s former and current colonizers, the Philippine government calls...
Positive turns for Pryce, Phl Prudential planholders
Positive turns for Pryce, Phl Prudential planholders
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star After having written six pieces in this space, detailing the complaints of unfair and unjust treatment of policy/plan holders by two big insurance and two pre-need companies, positive turns have developed for...
3 Luisita farmers nabbed, Cojuangco guards fence off more farm lots
3 Luisita farmers nabbed, Cojuangco guards fence off more farm lots
Renato Mendoza, a leader of the Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Asyenda Luisita has but one message for President Aquino: “Order your family to stop grabbing our land.”
Arrest of Tiamzon couple not good for peace talks – church peace advocates
Arrest of Tiamzon couple not good for peace talks – church peace advocates
"Principled negotiations, not the surrender of one party to the other, is what makes for genuine and enduring peace.” – Bp. Deogracias Iniguez, Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform
National Achievement Test, Performance-Based Bonus system, not the solutions to improve education system
National Achievement Test, Performance-Based Bonus system, not the solutions to improve education system
The only way [to improve the education system] is to have a higher budgetary allocation to education to solve shortages in classrooms, equipment and facilities and to increase the salaries of teachers. There is a need for a comprehensive professional development program for teachers to continuously equip them and further their knowledge and capacity to teach. “ – France Castro, Alliance of Concerned Teachers
Yolanda affected fishers received ‘epoxy’ from government
Yolanda affected fishers received ‘epoxy’ from government
“Subsistence fisherfolk need new boats, at least 10-12 horse power motor engines and new nets because all their fishing gears were swept away during super typhoon Yolanda.”
Didn’t we tell you that it is not a Sison revolution?
Didn’t we tell you that it is not a Sison revolution?
QUESTION EVERYTHING Mong Palatino Bulatlat.com For the longest time the military has bombarded the public with the propaganda that it is Joma Sison who is leading and controlling the Philippine revolution from his base in Western Europe. This reasoning was accepted...
4 months after typhoon Haiyan| Children still struggling to cope, survive
4 months after typhoon Haiyan| Children still struggling to cope, survive
The family’s livelihood, relief, and schools are what children need most to cope and recover, but even these are still scarce in areas devastated by the supertyphoon, more than four months after.
‘Nanay Mameng’ and the struggle of the Filipino people
‘Nanay Mameng’ and the struggle of the Filipino people
A play about the life and struggles of Nanay Mameng and the urban poor.
Growth figures: Reasons for optimism and pessimism
Growth figures: Reasons for optimism and pessimism
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat Perspective There seems to be a lot of reasons for optimism on the part of the Aquino government about the Philippine economic outlook for 2014. 1. The Philippine economy grew by 7.2 percent last year, despite the devastation caused by...
Activist killed in Cordillera, rights group demands justice
Activist killed in Cordillera, rights group demands justice
In 2012, William Bugatti was in the list of "target persons" of the 86th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army under the 5th Infantry Division where he was described as a human rights officer and "utak ng NPA" (brains of the NPA).
Revolutionary women’s group calls for release of Wilma Austria, others
Revolutionary women’s group calls for release of Wilma Austria, others
MANILA -- Wearing masks, members of Makabayang Kilusan ng Bagong Kababaihan (Makibaka), an allied organization of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), staged a lightning rally, March 25 at downtown Carriedo. Makibaka condemned the arrest of...
Piston submits 7 demands to Aquino
Piston submits 7 demands to Aquino
During a nationally coordinated drivers’ and workers’ protest led by Piston yesterday, March 24, George San Mateo, national president of Piston, said they disagree with the fare hike plan aired by Acto, 1-Utak, Altodap and Fejodap, “because public opinion will be turned against us drivers.”
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