Terror operations by soldiers and paramilitary men set off a new wave of evacuation of peasant and Lumad communities in Surigao del Sur province.
“We are here because we will not let them be forgotten...These are their faces, these are their names.”
Ito ang tagpong pinaka kinatatakutan ko, Ang tagpong hahabulin ko sa aking gunita lahat ng alaala at pagkakasyahin sa ilang segundong pahinga habang ikinakasa ang baril. Sa iilang segundong ito, ay inaalala ko ang iyong mukha at ang mga anak natin. Nakikita kong...
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Outraged Filipinos trapped in traffic, trying to make both ends meet, and appalled at the unremitting corruption in government, have been cursing the Aquino bureaucracy, which teems with people who seem to have been...
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star The proliferation of huge malls in Metro Manila and rapid expansion in the provinces can be deemed both as a spur and a response to rapid urbanization. Similarly, these can both be an impetus and a response...
There’s more to the visits by US military officials, says a group.
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective After President Aquino was pressured to put a stop to the random opening of balikbayan boxes by the Bureau of Customs to look for something to tax, Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina did not even sound apologetic. He was...
“We call on Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to extricate herself from these early election campaign activities of the Liberal Party and heed the cries for justice of the victims and their families.”
“To all migrante OFWs around the world, we are encouraging you to join this huge political action.”
Bulatlat.com asked protesters in Mendiola how they define themselves as Filipinos.
“We are angry because this is an attack on our culture, our history, and our community as a unified nation.”
“Having support is a big thing.”
“Instead of prohibiting the consumption of infant formula milk, the Aquino administration has partnered with a company that targets Filipino children.”
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“We OFWs are overly fleeced when we’re just striving hard so our loved ones in the Philippines will at least get a taste of imported products, and here the Customs will focus the heat on it? Meanwhile they’re ignoring the huge boxes and containers of smuggled goods, why don’t they focus their attention on that instead of the poor OFWs?”
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld The election season is definitely upon us even with national polls still nine months away and filing of candidacies for national positions set two months from now. Already we can see the portent of things to...
“Philippine education system and its funding pattern follows the neoliberal education framework, which considers education not as a public good, but something that you need to buy.”
“A book is meant to be read and lived-by.”
The tribal games aim to preserve the culture of the indigenous people which are slowly being forgotten.
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