The campaign by President Rodrigo Duterte and his allies in Congress for the restoration of the death penalty is replete with irony. Capital punishment is supposed to discourage criminality while at the same time insuring that those who commit certain crimes get what they deserve. But what’s likely is that rather than deter crime and…
Month: February 2017
Babae, Hawak mo ang Kalahati ng Kalangitan
Ni KRISELLE CARTALLA Babae ka. Pero hindi lang isang ordinaryong babae. Isa ka ring manunulat, makata, mangingibig at madirigma. Sumusulat ka hindi lang para sa mag-ingay Dahil sa bawat paglathala mo’y kalakip nito ang mga kwento at sanaysay mong may saysay. Tumutula ka hindi lang para magpasikat Dahil ang boses mo ang iyong puhunan sa…
OFWs in HK bewail double charging, lack of foresight by consul, PH labor office
“We urge you to provide genuine service to our sector and stop taking advantage of the Immigration Department’s new policy to make money from OFWs.”
DENR Sec Lopez gets praises, more tips on defending watershed, environment
“Maintaining healthy watersheds in these areas will guarantee that our population will have adequate, clean and safe water supply for irrigation and domestic water needs.”
Social Welfare Sec. Judy Taguiwalo on her agency’s role in fighting VAW
Social Welfare Sec. Judy Taguiwalo during the One Billion Rising 2017 on Feb. 14 in Liwasang Bonifacio, Manila. In this video, Taguiwalo talked about her agency’s role in fighting violence against women and the importance of the resumption of peace talks between the Government of the Philippines and National Democratic Front of the Philippines.…
Is change under the Duterte administration for the poor?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective After providing an input on the Global and National Situation before sisters of the OSA, a nun asked me where President Duterte is taking the nation. My response was that it is not clear because the President could say one thing then his staff would try to explain that it…
Health workers to Duterte: ‘Where is your heart?’
On V-day, health workers are not feeling any love from government.
Back-to-basics grassroots organizing in the time of Duterte
*Summary of my contributed essay to the worskhop organized by the Third World Studies Center of the University of the Philippines-Diliman and the Conflict Research Group of the Ghent University. The workshop’s theme is “Politics and Power in the Philippines: Towards a Contemporary Research Agenda” Political forces vie for national dominance but it is in…
#OneBillionRising 2017 | Women call for resumption of GRP-NDFP peace talks
In this year’s OBR, the women are adding their voice to the clamor to continue the peace talks.
Land is love | Previously disqualified Luisita farmers get land ownership certificates
“The long and arduous struggle and sacrifices of Hacienda Luisita farmers for the land are slowly being repaid. The CLOA distribution to Luisita farmers is just the start.” By CERES BUSY Bulatlat HACIENDA LUISITA, Tarlac — The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) chose this day to grant Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOAs) to some…
Chomped-up case
By DEE AYROSO