By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis In a landmark decision, the Court of Appeals ruled that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) should be held accountable for the enforced disappearance of activist Jonas Burgos. The decision of the Appeals court on the writ of habeas...
The 23 years of US intervention in Iraq – the bombing of Iraq in 1990 and the crippling sanctions thereafter, and the 2003 invasion – have brought nothing but hardships and sufferings for the Iraqi people.
It is bad enough that students from poor families, who graduated from the country’s deteriorating public school system, would have to compete against students from the country’s version of ivy league schools: expensive private schools mostly run by Catholic congregations.
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld Why is it taking forever for Malacanang to state whether it acknowledges the official claim of the Philippines to Sabah and will pursue it with vigor or will drop it like a hot potato? Many are beginning to...
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star For the second time — two centuries apart — the people of Venezuela and of other Latin American states mourn the passing away of a great revolutionary leader. The first time was when Simon Bolivar, leader of...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Here is another data that shows that there is something terribly wrong with the economy and the economic program of the Aquino government, which is merely a reprise of the program of the previous administration. A report WHERE DID...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS
It is typical for a lower middle class family to strive hard to keep the family afloat and eventually, through the children, get them out of the brink of poverty and hardships. But when Lucy and her family were already at that point, she took a sudden turn in her life.
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com A Gmanews.tv report revealed that a million jobs were lost from 2011-2012. The report cited data from the Department of Labor and Employment showing that the number of employed Filipinos went down to 37.668 million in October 2012...
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star That the Philippine economy grew by 6.6% in 2012 is good, although disputable, news. The better news is that the report has spurred a common call — from institutions and economists of varied persuasions — to...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Even before the campaign period started, the administration’s senatorial slate called Team PNoy has begun taking potshots at the opposition called Team UNA. Their opening salvo, which was led by no less than the president, seems to...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com While the Filipino people are still following with trepidation the developments regarding the removal of the USS Guardian from the Tubbataha reef, two more US ships – nuclear attack submarine USS Cheyenne and warship USS Stockdale,...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Pres. Benigno Aquino III has been so pleased with himself recently. Before the National Economic Development Authority released the country's growth statistics for last year, President Aquino had already announced that it is...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com As more information about the Atimonan, Quezon rubout of alleged jueteng lord Vic Siman and 12 others, including three policemen and three soldiers, is revealed to the public, the more questions arise. First reported as a legitimate...
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld THE DOJ (Department of Justice) “Primer on Cybercrime” should be required reading for anyone who’s ever had any doubts about the Aquino administration’s support for the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (RA10175)....
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL and BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com MANILA –When the Aquino administration took over the reins of government, the public health system was festering and the poor’s access to essential health services has been getting worse. Ibon Foundation’s...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Next year would be the mid-point of the Aquino administration. Because it is already near its mid-point, the Filipino people could already accurately gauge the direction of the administration. Let us look at the policy directions of...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Human rights is a very important issue for us in Bulatlat. We have written about the life of each and every victim of human rights violations. We tried to provide the context by which these violations are being committed by...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Manila -- The proposal of Rep. Raymond Palatino of the Kabataan party-list group for the Department of Education to develop and include a subject on the life, works, and ideals of Gat Andres Bonifacio in the college curriculum is...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS
The continued reign of impunity, political dynasties and warlordism, the Aquino government’s contempt for a critical press and the lack of sweeping political, electoral and judicial reforms all contribute to the absence of justice.
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Government health workers have been consistently sounding the alarm, especially these past few weeks, regarding the Aquino government's plans to privatize the provision of health services. They have been holding lunch break pickets...
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