Pulileños celebrate the Kneeling Carabao festival
Farmers, hopeful for a bountiful harvest, train their carabaos to give tribute to their patron saint, San Isidro.
Pulileños celebrate the Kneeling Carabao festival
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West PH Sea for all!
West PH Sea for all!
KALIBUTAN By LEON DULCE It was a classic 'David and Goliath' scenario in more ways than one: A small contingent of activists from environmental group Kalikasan PNE and progressive party Bayan Muna staged a protest outside the glass-and-concrete facade of the...
Is the Philippines prepared for another major disaster?
Is the Philippines prepared for another major disaster?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective Bulatlat.com The country has not yet fully recovered from the impact of super typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan), which hit the country two and a half years ago, and yet disasters seem to be looming in the horizon....
Labor dept’s neglect of health, safety blamed in ‘biggest fire casualty’ at slippers factory
Labor dept’s neglect of health, safety blamed in ‘biggest fire casualty’ at slippers factory
The workers had nowhere to jump to, and they also could not have escaped the building because of the steel windows, the thick glass, and a layer of 'chicken' wire.
A story of a revolutionary told in comics
A story of a revolutionary told in comics
“Louie Jalandoni’s illustrated biography could leave the reader stunned by the double impact of its edifying and insurgent message — in its account of a youth who was a witness to the greed of traditional Negros landowners and their callous indifference to the plight of their workers.”
REVIEW | Panels of Negotiation: Komiks as chronicle of change
Panels of Negotiation: Komiks as chronicle of change
Panels of Negotiation: Komiks as chronicle of change
By LISA ITO Bulatlat.com Book review of Louie Jalandoni, Revolutionary: An Illustrated Biography (2015), launched on 25 April 2015 at the Bahay ng Alumni, University of the Philippines Diliman I first heard of the name Luis Jalandoni as a young campus journalist,...
Why I am not offended when somebody calls me a communist
Why I am not offended when somebody calls me a communist
QUESTION EVERYTHING Mong Palatino I keep silent every time I am tagged a communist. It’s not embarrassment but more of disbelief that in this day and age, a red baiter still thinks that this kind of witch hunt is politically legitimate or even persuasive. How...
Baguio vendors urge gov’t to respect right to livelihood
Baguio vendors urge gov’t to respect right to livelihood
“We are not criminals! We are humans and we have the right to livelihood!”
Fact-finding mission reports torture, food blockade by soldiers in Blaan communities
Fact-finding mission reports torture, food blockade by soldiers in Blaan communities
The soldiers clipped farmer Ruben Wating’s left thumbnail with pliers. Then, another soldier pulled out a .45-caliber gun, aimed it at his forehead, and threatened to kill him.
Rights Commission member identifies military officer in Burgos abduction
Rights Commission member identifies military officer in Burgos abduction
Lawyer Robinson Biñas of the government’s Commission on Human Rights said his investigating team interviewed some 15 witnesses, among them, busboy Jeffrey Cabintoy, who identified Major Harry Baliaga as one of the abductors.
K to 12 | Teachers fear mass lay-offs by 2016
K to 12 | Teachers fear mass lay-offs by 2016
As private colleges are expected to cut down its faculty, teachers will be pitted against each other, fighting for jobs in public high schools.
Reasons behind MRT’s frequent breakdowns, mishaps
Reasons behind MRT’s frequent breakdowns, mishaps
“For months commuters have been squeezed dry by unjust MRT fare hikes even as the quality of train service has diminished or has even become hazardous.”
Ph, EU cartoonists find humor despite violence, life risks, censorship
Ph, EU cartoonists find humor despite violence, life risks, censorship
“Satire is set out to do everything.”
Green group protests China’s ‘destruction’ in West Ph Sea
Green group protests China’s ‘destruction’ in West Ph Sea
“The naval forces of China and other big economic interests should immediately pull out of the West Philippine Sea.”
‘My daughter wanted to be a social worker’ — mother of missing UP student
‘My daughter wanted to be a social worker’ — mother of missing UP student
"She loves the poor and the masses. This was why she wanted to be a social worker,” Concepcion Empeño, 64, said.
Mary Jane Veloso unites Filipinos with citizens around the globe
Mary Jane Veloso unites Filipinos with citizens around the globe
“A small petition in the Philippines became international and showed that the whole world sympathizes with Mary Jane.”
Nanay Celia: ‘I’m willing to die by firing squad for Mary Jane’
Nanay Celia: ‘I’m willing to die by firing squad for Mary Jane’
“I have decided to fight and you should too.”
Ordinary people stand up for their rights
Ordinary people stand up for their rights
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld Celia and Cesar Veloso are admirable parents who wouldn't give up the fight to bring their daughter, condemned overseas Filipino worker Mary Jane, back to the Philippines – alive, safe and free -- against...
Davao city council bans mining
Davao city council bans mining
A newly-approved ordinance closes off Davao City to mining.
My father cherished Kapampangan verse
My father cherished Kapampangan verse
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star The month of May evokes in me memories of joy and sadness. May is the month of fiestas. Where I was born and grew up, we have been celebrating two: May 4, the feast of Sta. Monica (the barrio of my birth) and...
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