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BULATLAT ARCHIVES

2006

MARCH

Vol. VI, No. 8 March 26-April 1, 2006

Nowhere to Go for Most Graduates
Jobs and graduates seriously mismatched

BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Analysis

Unemployment, Poverty Worsen under Arroyo
BY BENJIE OLIVEROS

U.S. Corporate Interests Drive Cha-Cha Moves
BY IBON FOUNDATION

Unholy Alliance?
BY CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO

Baguio Journalists Sign Court of Appeals Petition for Press Freedom
BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW

Marinduque Declared as Mining Free
As Marinduque folks commemorate a decade of mining debacles

By Dennis Espada

Human rights watch

Slain student leader Cris Hugo
A Small Guy with Big Conviction

BY LINO D. INTERINO III

Alamara Disbandment Sought to End Terror in Paquibato
Paquibato leaders decry continued harassment of residents despite military’s assurance

By Cheryll Fiel

Activist Youth Snatched, Interrogated Inside Van
By Cheryll D. Fiel

Human rights watch

Land Dispute Led to Zambales Killing - Anakpawis
by A. Mangampo Ociones

Friends Reach out to Moro Detainees 
By May Vargas

Merger of 2 Banks Detrimental to SSS, GSIS Members
BY JHONG DELA CRUZ

Expert Warns of Davao Water Crisis Due to Plantations
BY JEFFREY TUPAS

MIGRANT watch

Cordi OFWs Contributed $ 11.7 M This January
BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW

Human rights watch

FLAG Moves to Have Punks’ Case Quashed
BY LYN V. RAMO

US War Spending to Rise 44% to $9.8 B a Month, Report Says
BY JEFF BLISS

CULTURE
Towards the Center: Rebirthing Women Artists
BY MERCY DULAWAN

Coconut vinegar-making in Sorsogon
Vinegar You Can Almost Drink

BY TAMMY DE CASTRO

NEWS AT A GLANCE

-Families of slain Moro inmates to file raps against officials   

-There is no RP official in NY fighting for undocumented immigrants – Fil-Am group

-Labor group slams barangay assemblies as ‘Malacañang initiative’ to push for ChaCha

-Davao Archbishop appeals to GMA: Respect due process for Batasan 5

CULTURE

BY JOHANN HEIN B. ARPON

TULA (POETRY)
Mga Anghel ng Guinsaugon
NI TOTO DIVINO

alternative reader no. 125
US and Human Rights

-Rumsfeld Singled Out as Crisis Deepens in Iraq
By Julian Borger and Jonathan Steele

-A Disillusioned American Soldier's Return From Iraq
By Corine Lesnes

-Before and After Abu Ghraib, a US Unit Abused Detainees
By Eric Schmitt and Carolyn Marshall

Democratic SPace

Salungghit
Attack Dog

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Health ‘Alternatives’ 

 

Vol. VI, No. 7 March 19-25, 2006

Military Rebels Say No to Junta, Yes to Transition Council
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

Analysis

Gov’t Does the Unjust by Invoking Justice
BY BENJIE OLIVEROS

NDFP Hits Government’s 'Wanted List'
BY ACE ALEGRE

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

UN Asked to Look into RP Rights Cases
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Wife of Slain Lawyer Cries Out for Justice
BY JOHANN HEIN B. ARPON

Labor United in Calling for Beltran’s Release
BY MAUREEN HERMITANIO

MIGRANT WATCH

Migrant Group Turns 10
Int’l protests staged in support of jailed pro-migrant solon

BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

‘NTC Guilty of Prior Restraint’ – NUJP
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

‘Davao 8’ Mull Charges Vs Police for ‘Trumped-Up’ Charges
By Cheryll Fiel

75% of Youth Oppose Charter Change – Survey
BY JHONG DELA CRUZ

Women’s Woes and the Rape of ‘Nicole’
By Eli Manalansan

Related articles:

-A Life in Pain
By Germelina A. Lacorte

-A Costly Fight against Domestic Abuse
By Rolando Pinsoy

-Exploitative Ambivalence  By Jetty Ayop-Ohaylan

‘Mother F’: Still Marching,
After All These Years

BY MYRA CAGUIOA

38 Years Later, Jabidah Still Haunts a Persecuted People
By Cheryll D. Fiel

Gov’t Moves to Boost Mining Industry
BY EDWIN C. MERCURIO

Commentary

US Interventions
BY ELMER A. ORDOÑEZ

CULTURE

Tiklos: Remembering the Palo Massacre
BY JOHANN HEIN B. ARPON

TULA (POETRY)

-Kontinyuwing Kraym
NI RICHARD R. GAPPI

-Si Hesukristo at ang Bayan Ko
(Semana Santa Haiku)

NI RAUL FUNILAS

alternative reader no. 124

Democratic SPace

Salungghit
Monkey Justice

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
A Queue of Hope
and Desperation

 

Vol. VI, No. 6 March 12-18, 2006

Bacolod Bishop to Arroyo: Step Down Now
BY KARL G. OMBION

Media to Beat the Odds
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

Related article:

Leyte Journalists Unite vs. Threats to Press Freedom
BY MAUREEN JAPZON

Critical Radio Show Now Off the Air, Listeners Try to Bring It Back
BY RAYMUND VILLANUEVA

Filipino Women Workers Sinking Deeper into Poverty
BY MARYA SALAMAT

PHOTO ESSAY

The International Women's Day

Analysis

Conditions of Women and Children: A Gauge of Poverty

By BENJIE OLIVEROS

Rebellion Charge Baseless, Beltran’s Lawyers Say
Beltran’s Incarceration, a Dent in the Country’s Judicial Proceedings

BY EMILY VITAL

Unfazed by harassment:
Beltran Asks to Attend Congress Hearings

BY LISA C. ITO

An Alta Village Fights for Life
BY ABNER BOLOS

Factors behind Guinsaugon Disaster
BY DENNIS ESPADA

Zambales shipyard project:
From Hidden Paradise to Paradise Lost?

BY A. MANGAMPO OCIONES

Repression Being Misrepresented as Freedom, Says Fil-Australians
BY CAESAR BEN BASAN A. BAROÑA

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Free the Sagada 11
Int’l campaign kicks off for punks tortured by police in Buguias
BY A.T. BENGWAYAN

CULTURE

‘Treason’ 101?
Review of Paglaban sa Kataksilan: 1017, a video documentary produced under recommendation of the National Security Council

BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Summary Killings in Davao Singled Out in U.S. Report
BY DAVAOTODAY.COM

Zones of War and Peace Eyed in Troubled Paquibato
By Cheryll Fiel

1,000 Tausugs Who Fought Americans Declared ‘Martyrs of Freedom’
BY DAVAOTODAY.COM

TULA (POETRY)

1017 at Pagkatapos: Dalawang Tula
NI RICHARD R. GAPPI

Paano Kung Wala nang Magandang Babae sa Filipinas?
NI RAUL FUNILAS

Ang Bote ng Sarsi at si GMA
NI LOLITO R. GO, JR.

Salungghit
Paper Lifting

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Seemingly Easy

 

 

BREAKING NEWS
-
DOJ Urged to Dismiss Case vs. Batasan 5
- Youth Leader Slain in Bicol

 

Vol. VI, No. 5 March 5-11, 2006

Rebellion Charges vs 59 People Absurd – Lawyers
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

Analysis

A Test for Democracy
By BENJIE OLIVEROS

Commentary

Reign of Terror Continues
BY PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON

Despite lifting of Proclamation No. 1017:
Curtailment of Press Freedom Still Possible

BY JHONG DELA CRUZ

Tension at the Barracks,
Not Yet Over

BY DABET CASTANEDA

News Analysis

Will the AFP Remain Loyal to the Commander-in-Chief?
By Edmundo Santuario III

Artists Urge Unity vs. Repression
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Cordillera Women Call for GMA’s Ouster on Women’s Month
BY PINK-JEAN FANGON MELEGRITO

Repression Remains after GMA Lifts 1017 - CPA
BY KIM QUITASOL

Baguio Students Hit Campus Repression, Excessive Increases
BY PINK-JEAN FANGON MELEGRITO

In the line of fire
Firefighters Also Victims of Low Budget

BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Related article:
Even the Finest Fire Station Cries for Help
BY AUBREY MAKILAN

Crisis and Disintegration of the Arroyo Fascist Regime
BY THE PHILIPPINE CULTURAL STUDIES CENTER

Pickets in Netherlands Greet Proclamation No. 1017
BY BULATLAT

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Death Sentence on Mamburao 6 `Biased,’ Says Farmer's Wife
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

CULTURE

Where Past and Present Meet
BY EMILY VITAL

TULA (POETRY
Laban sa Deklarasyon ng State of Emergency: Dalawang Tula
NI LOLITO R. GO, JR.

alternative reader no. 124

Democratic SPace

Resonance of the Past 

By Sr. Cecile Ruiz, Executive Director, Alay Bayan, Incorporated

A Picture of the Human Right Situation in the Philippines: On Political Killings and Disappearances in 2005
By Bayan International

Salungghit
Net

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Lost Childhood 

 

BREAKING NEWS
-Luisita Union Leader Shot Dead
-PNP Widens Dragnet
-Media Group Cries Foul Over Red-Tag
-DOJ Resorting to Dirty Tactics - Batasan 5
-Martsa ng Kababaihan (Women’s March)
-Bulacan Union Leader Missing
-Radio Anchor Abducted
-Laywers Conquer Edsa Shrine
-Palace Lifts State of Emergency

 

Vol. VI, No. 4 February 26-March 4, 2006

Patronage Politics to Continue Fueling Military Discontent
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

Arroyo Opponents Hit State of Emergency Declaration
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

State of National Emergency Does Not Grant Extra Powers Says Lawyer
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Related article:

Solon Arrested after Declaration of State of Emergency
BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Media Converge vs. Proclamation 1017
By BENJIE OLIVEROS

Pooled statement:
Rescind Proclamation 1017, End the Assault on the Media

Cha-Cha to Facilitate Martial Law
BY DABET CASTANEDA

Jeepney Drivers Blame Gov’t for Oil Price Increases
BY MARYA SALAMAT

Land Grabbing in Pampanga?
BY ABNER BOLOS

FLAG, Rights Groups, Media Hit Emergency Proclamation
BY ARTHUR ALLAD-IW

State of Emergency a Drawback to Authoritarianism, Says Bacolod Councilor
BY KARL G. OMBION

Spontaneous Protests in U.S. Greet GMA’s Martial Law Coup
By Nicanor Segovia

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Jensen Cristobal: Workers' Advocate Killed
BY DENNIS ESPADA

Hyatt 10 Reiterates Call for GMA’s Resignation
By Jhong dela Cruz

‘I Would Rather Err on the Side of the Bill of Rights” — Duterte

By Grace Uddin 

Davao Military Denies Report of Troop Movements; Duterte Will Allow Rallies in City
By Germelina Lacorte

Tourism Windfall?
By Grace S. Uddin

PHOTO ESSAY

Standoff Grips Marine Headquarters
PHOTOS BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

They Were Not Cowed
PHOTOS
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA AND VOLTAIRE DOMINGO

POETRY (TULA)

February 24, 2006

BY DENNIS ANDREW AGUINALDO

Baryo Guinsaugon, Nabura sa Mapa
NI RAUL FUNILAS

alternative reader no. 124

Democratic SPace

Resonance of the Past 

By Sr. Cecile Ruiz, Executive Director, Alay Bayan, Incorporated

A Picture of the Human Right Situation in the Philippines: On Political Killings and Disappearances in 2005
By Bayan International

Salungghit
At the Sidelines

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Calm as the Shore

 

BREAKING NEWS
-Laywers Conquer Edsa Shrine

-Palace Lifts State of Emergency
-Beltran Rushed to PNP Hospital
-Mamburao 6 Meted Death Sentence
- Inquest of 5 Solons Illegal - Lawyer
- Progressive Solons Defy Arrest
- Ka Bel, Capulong Walk Out of DOJ Inquest
- KMU Leaders Arrested in Attempted Visit to Jailed Solon