By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Chief Justice Renato Corona finally took the witness stand after he was urged, pressured, and challenged for weeks. He is practically the only defense witness whose testimony has been declared as material to the impeachment...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com The docking of the USS North Carolina (SSN77) at Subic Bay, May 13, appears to be a sign that the issue of US military bases and the concomitant presence of US military troops has gone full circle. The submarine is being touted as...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com In its “Food Security and Poverty in Asia and the Pacific” report released the first week of May, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) noted that while the Philippines achieved a reduction in poverty (in terms of official statistics), it...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Rarely does one see Pres. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to be so unequivocal and firm about policy issues. But recently, he did exhibit political will and decisiveness. Unfortunately for the working people, he demonstrated his resolve...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com There is so much government and media hype over the country's disputes with China. First it was about the territorial dispute over the Spratly Islands. Now it is about the standoff at Scarborough shoal. It seems as if somebody is...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com “Just as ecologists define ecosystems by the presence of certain ‘indicator species’ of plants and birds, torture is an indicator species of a regime that it is engaged in a deeply anti-democratic project, even if that regime happens...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com There have been mixed reactions from the public regarding the National Day of Protest last March 15. While in the main, people are more aware and supportive of protest actions against oil price increases compared to before, still,...
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Giant oil companies, banks and investment houses have invented other blatant ways of pushing up oil prices, aside from monopoly pricing and speculative trading in oil futures.
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com I never knew that it would come to this point: that the budget cuts on state colleges and universities such as the University of the Philippines would result in loss of lives. Last Sunday, Rey Bernard Penaranda, a 19-year old BS...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com A few days ago, my second daughter was telling me how, every semester, they have to find ways and means to help raise the tuition of some members of their organization's chapter at the University of Sto. Tomas, a university run by...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Oil companies increased pump prices again. This is the eighth oil price hike since the beginning of the year alone, amounting to a net increase of P6.75 ($0.16) per liter for gasoline and P6.50 ($0.15) for diesel. This would bring...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com The law of classical economics dictates that when demand exceeds supply, prices go up and dampens demand until it reaches equilibrium with the supply. On the other hand, when demand is low and supply exceeds it, prices would go down...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com There is a debate among runners whether weights training and running could go together. I would like to add my voice to the debate. However, I do not claim to be an expert. I would just express my opinion based on my experience and...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com When Benigno Aquino III centered his presidential campaign on his slogan "Kung walang korap, walang mahirap," nobody thought that his government would do just that. Worse, not only does the Aquino government appear to be...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com If US military presence overseas is about ensuring peace and stability, why did it invade Afghanistan and Iraq, and why is it now provoking Iran? If the US is really serious about pushing for human rights and democracy, why is it...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com It has now hit the headlines, the US is negotiating with the Aquino government for an increase in its military presence in the country through more frequent joint military exercises and other military cooperation activities, and an...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com During my last organized long run, a half marathon during the Octoberun, my left knee hurt by the 10 km mark. I pushed on by enduring the pain and shortening my stride. Eventually, I was able to finish the race with a decent but...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com The Senate impeachment hearing has just begun and it appears that Chief Justice Renato Corona would put up a tough fight. While the Aquino government had been declaring that it is confident that it has enough evidences to support its...
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