“If this is President Aquino’s farewell gift to the youth, we reject it just as we reject his calamitous legacy.”
‘Aquino’s farewell gift to youth’ | Groups slam new round of tuition hikes
Month: June 2016
The Duterte presidency — interesting & challenging times
In a manner of speaking, incoming president Rodrigo Duterte, like the famous durian fruit of Mindanao, is an acquired taste. Many Filipinos, like most Davaoeños, take to him despite his foul mouth, crumpled shirt, and old-fashioned machismo. They swear by the man and rise to his defense on every occasion having known him as their…
Media and power
The relationship between media and power — whether in the form of governments, business corporations, or institutions with large followings such as churches — has always been problematic. The media are almost always the first targets of repression, whether in Indonesia during the 1965 coup and the decades that followed it; in Thailand in the…
Fabella Hospital, up for rebuilding or commercialization?
Special Report:
“Where will the poor mothers go?”
Kalahati mo’y nasa hukay, Fabella
Ni MARK ANGELES Libo-libong buntis ang peregrinong Pumisan sa silungan mo, Fabella; Hindi man nagsayaw sa Obando O nag-alay ng itlog kay Sta. Clara. Dikit-dikit sa dibdib mong tigulang: Kapwa ina’t inakay na nanlalambot. Nalampasan nila ang kamatayan Ngunit hindi ang paghihikahos. Fabella, sa bawat minutong pumatak, Sa pagitan ng himala’t hinagpis, May sanggol kang…
Church leaders optimistic with resumption of peace talks
“We hope that through the resumption of the formal peace talks, social justice and the need for fundamental socio-economic reforms will finally be tackled.”
Peasants, workers, sectoral groups join Fabella protest on eviction day
Protesters vow to stay vigilant to keep the maternity hospital in its place.
Neoliberalism and greater Inequality
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective The country is ushering in a new administration by the month’s end. While previous administrations came and went, the neoliberal agenda has remained. There has been no deviation from the neoliberal policies that have been implemented since the time of the Marcos dictatorship. However, since incoming Pres. Rodrigo Duterte has…
10 things to know about the peace talks between the communists and the government of the Philippines
QUESTION EVERYTHING Mong Palatino Bulatlat.com 1. A civil war has been raging in the countryside since 1969. Landlessness, feudal exploitation, state brutality against the poor and marginalized – these are some of the issues that led to the formation of the New People’s Army. An armed force of the poor, by the poor, and for…
OFW group calls on incoming Duterte gov’t to scrap abusive policies
A group of OFWs and their families present their agenda to the incoming Duterte administration.
‘Bones?’ | Accused NDFP consultants question Leyte mass grave evidence
“These may be pieces of evidence, but not bone fragments.”