To some, Susan Fernandez was an educator. To her children, she was a loving mother. To the many who have known her since the 1970s, she was a singer and a patriot, rendering songs that reflected the people’s yearnings.
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat MANILA -- The Arroyo government can no longer hide the truth: the crisis-ridden economy is on a downward spin. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her economic managers have been boasting that their economic policies have...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat MANILA -- When the Supreme Court junked the petition filed by Oliver Lozano for being premature, it refused to fall into the trap set by the Arroyo’s administration’s allies in Congress. It also rejected the claim of President...
How strong is the political will of the Filipino people to act against the Arroyo government's self-serving designs? Who is more determined? By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat MANILA -- The Filipino people's vote against the convening of a constituent assembly...
BY ANNA KRISTINA P. VIRTUSIO Bulatlat Human rights groups condemned the Arroyo administration for ignoring the latest report of the United Nations special rapporteur Philip Alston on extrajudicial killings in the country. In a press conference in Diliman, Quezon...
BY BULATLAT Anakpawis Rep. Rafael Mariano assailed Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez’s dismissal of the recent report of United Nation’s special rapporteur Philip Alston. Gonzalez told reporters in Malacañang to “just ignore” the recent report of Alston on the Arroyo...
BY BULATLAT The Batangas City Provincial Prosecutor junked the charges of arson and destruction of property filed against labor lawyer Remigio Saladero Jr. and 26 other activists from Southern Tagalog for lack of probable cause, the Center for Trade Union and Human...
BY BULATLAT In the light of the recent report of Prof. Philip Alston, United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Filipino-Americans in the United States reiterated their call to cut all U.S. military aid and training to the...
BY BULATLAT An alliance of individuals from the church, academe and human rights groups expressed dismay over how the Philippine National Police (PNP) handles the case of Rebelyn Pitao. Rebelyn, 20, was abducted by four armed men at 6:30 p.m. last March 4, 2009 at...
Health Workers March for Better Benefits
BY JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat Greenpeace Southeast Asia Climate Campaigner Amalie Obusan has urged Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes to take a clear stand on the proposed revival of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. In a recent media briefing, Reyes said that the...
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat MANILA – “A mere gimmick.” That’s what two progressive lawmakers think of the announcement by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo that she would put up a 25-million-peso reward fund to solve the political killings in the Philippines. On...
BY BULATLAT A progressive lawmaker branded the recent extrajudicial killings in Davao as ‘state-sponsored.’ In a statement, Rep. Luz Ilagan of Gabriela Women’s Party condemned the killings of indigenous peoples Kapis Butod and Ludenio Monzon. Butod was killed by...
BY ANNA KRISTINA P. VIRTUSIO Bulatlat An overseas Filipino worker escaped death by firing squad after the Appellate Court in Taiwan reduced her sentence to life imprisonment on Monday. The decision came after Cecilia Alcaraz, an English teacher convicted by the...
BY BULATLAT As Engineer Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr. spent his fifth day in detention today, his friends, colleagues and supporters organized a petition drive and prayer vigil in front of the Manila Police District (MPD) headquarters where the star witness in the...
BY JOSETTE EMILY Z. DE JESUS BULATLAT Migrante International with OFWs from Libya, Qatar and Taiwan along with their families marched to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) then to the Department of Labor and Employment this morning to demand for immediate...
Retrenched OFWs Return Home
As the government lays the ground for the acquittal of Subic rape convict L/CPL Daniel Smith of the US Marines, there are reports that the US troops participating in the Balikatan military exercises in Bicol are enjoying prostitution “services”. With this, the government is allowing the country’s honor to be raped over and over. (Flon Faurillo / Bulatlat.com )
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