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Bulatlat Contributors | May 26, 2015
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Witness identifies Army sergeant as one of abductors of UP students
Witness identifies Army sergeant as one of abductors of UP students
Wilfredo Ramos said he heard the two UP students scream, and ask for help while being dragged by the armed men.
Lawyers’ group launches 2 books
Lawyers’ group launches 2 books
“Anything that’s worth telling and retelling should be put in writing.”
Poor maintenance to blame for LRT collision, MRT breakdowns
Poor maintenance to blame for LRT collision, MRT breakdowns
“It has been six months since the Aquino government imposed the fare hikes, yet the public is seeing a deterioration, not improvement, in the train systems’ services.”
Buhay na buhay ang pakikibakang kontra-mina sa Mindanao
Buhay na buhay ang pakikibakang kontra-mina sa Mindanao
KALIBUTAN Ni CLEMENTE BAUTISTA Buhay na buhay—at nagtatagumpay—ang pakikibakang masa laban sa malakihang pagmimina sa Mindanao. Sa pagpasok ng buwan ng Mayo, matagumpay na isinabatas ng Davao City Council ang lokal na ordinansang nagbabawal ng malakihang pagmimina...
Ata-Manobo students: We only have pens and papers for our dreams
Ata-Manobo students: We only have pens and papers for our dreams
Aspiring students want the concerned government agencies to check on the operation of paramilitary group Alamara so they can go back to school.
The Circus | It’s coming …although it never really left
The Circus | It’s coming …although it never really left
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Will Vice-President Jejomar Binay still run for President in 2016 despite his falling approval and preference numbers? Who will be his running mate, if ever? Wily tactician that he is, Binay is thinking of getting...
Non-partisanship and other illusions
Non-partisanship and other illusions
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Inaccuracy is the worst offense journalists can commit. False or misleading information can cause people to make bad choices, such as which candidate to vote for, or what public policies to oppose or support. But...
Downsides, upsides (?) in US free-trade policy
Downsides, upsides (?) in US free-trade policy
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star In 1993, then US President Bill Clinton had to fight hard to overcome his Democratic partymates’ “fierce opposition” to the passage in Congress of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Today another...
Teachers’ protest vs K to 12 set on school opening
Teachers’ protest vs K to 12 set on school opening
“We will not stop calling for the suspension of the K to 12 program.”
Nationalist economist passes away
Nationalist economist passes away
"He was US-educated and he was able to see through the American agenda in the Philippines. He often talked about uplifting the lives of the poor, Philippine industrialization, and love of country”
Kentex is no aberration
Kentex is no aberration
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective The general public, even the government, expressed shock over the death of more than 72 workers in a fire that gutted the factory of Kentex, makers of local rubber slippers Havanas. Labor Sec. Rosalinda Baldoz vowed to look...
Groups want palm oil toxic pesticides banned
Groups want palm oil toxic pesticides banned
“This pesticide is so poisonous that a teaspoonful can kill a human being. Workers die when their backpack sprayer malfunctions and they get covered in the herbicide.”
Dear kids, you are free to choose your life, but will you please try activism?
Dear kids, you are free to choose your life, but will you please try activism?
QUESTION EVERYTHING Mong Palatino These are precarious times. We live in a world plagued by mass poverty, chronic hunger, wealth inequality, and racism but we seem to lack the will to overcome these preventable miseries. The world order is already ripe for an...
WTO chief in PH | Farmers slam liberalization in agriculture
WTO chief in PH | Farmers slam liberalization in agriculture
“The WTO and its so-called free trade destroyed our country’s food self-sufficiency and food security.”
An image of a modern heroine and the revolution
An image of a modern heroine and the revolution
Review of Recca: From Diliman to the Cordilleras
Recca’s sister Jang Monte-Hernandez urges everyone to read the book, especially those who want to know why there is a raging revolution in the countryside and why the NPA remains a formidable force despite successive counterinsurgency campaigns of the past and present administrations.
Congress security ‘blacklists’ activists
Congress security ‘blacklists’ activists
A number of mass leaders and activists are now banned from Congress for “shouting and displaying of banners” inside its august halls.
For promoting ‘killer workplaces,’ Baldoz told to resign, face probe
For promoting ‘killer workplaces,’ Baldoz told to resign, face probe
“Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz has perpetuated a climate of impunity when it comes to compliance with occupational health and safety standards.”
‘Mary Jane is innocent’ – recruiters
‘Mary Jane is innocent’ – recruiters
“Mary Jane Veloso is innocent and was only duped into carrying illegal drugs to Indonesia by two men we met in Malaysia.”
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