A congressman has said the government’s rice importations supposedly meant to solve the food crisis are but stop-gap measures and are evidence of “sheer neglect of the country’s agriculture.” BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 22,...
The unabated killings of journalists and the power that local political warlords continue to wield in the provinces; the continuous pressures exerted by the Arroyo administration on the media; the serious implications of the decision of the Makati Regional Trial...
While the Arroyo administration celebrated July 4 as Filipino-American Friendship Day, Filipino activists showed their indignation to the “continuing relations between a master and a slave.” By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 22, July 6-12, 2008 Members of...
Putting the imperatives of the elite-dominated state supreme over the fundamental rights of the people is a dangerous doctrine. In interpreting the law, the court's mandate is to be on the side of basic rights – expand them if need be – and make justice more...
After more than two years of being abducted and detained, the Tagaytay 5 finally had their day in court as the latter started hearing their petition for bail. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 22, July 6-12, 2008 The Tagaytay...
Elizabeth Principe, currently detained on charges of rebellion, wants a reinvestigation of her case. Her husband, meanwhile, remains missing after being abducted in February 2007. BY JOAN GARCIA HUMAN RIGHTS Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 22, July 6-12, 2008 Candon City,...
Labindalawang taon na ang nakaraan mula nang ipatupad ang deregulasyon sa downstream oil industry at ang tanging positibong ibinunga nito ay ang mas malaking tubo mula sa mga kompanya ng langis at mas malaking koleksiyon ng pamahalaan sa pamamagitan ng buwis. NI...
A historic event worthy of the Guinness Book of World Records may have occurred in Washington in the last week of June. The worst "torture" president that the United States has ever had met the most corrupt and brutal president ever inflicted on the Filipino...
While most of Filipino farmers grapple with the increasing cost of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, farmers in Mayoyao, a town in Ifugao, favor organic rice farming. BY LYN RAMO REGIONS Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 22, July 6-12, 2008...
I saw Tirad Pass on my first visit in the summer of 2002. It reminds me of the Filipino war against the Americans and the sacrifice made by its youngest general in Philippine history – Gen. Gregorio del Pilar. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by...
Dito, tulad sa rehimen ni Arroyo, ang halinghing at iri ay sabayang nagsasaad ng pagbulwak ng at pagdisiplina sa bawal. Basta may pera, hindi nabubura, bagkus lalong tumitingkad, ang distinksyon ng bawal at hindi sa mundong ibabaw. NI ROLAND TOLENTINO KULTURANG...
Local officials of the province of Nueva Vizcaya dare to fight a mining giant. This is a stark contrast to the national government pledging full support for transnational mining corporations. BY BULATLAT Vol. VIII, No. 22, July 6-12, 2008 BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya...
With the rising cost of basic commodities coupled with the value-added tax (VAT), millions of overseas Filipino workers say goodbye to “Katas ng Saudi,” or big earnings from Saudi. BY BULATLAT MIGRANT WATCH Vol. VIII, No. 22, JULY 6-12, 2008 “No more ‘Katas ng...
“The war in Iraq has absolutely nothing to do with oil,” so we were told. It actually is about oil, all along. BY BILL MOYERS AND MICHAEL WINSHIP Truthout.org ALTERNATIVE READER Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 22, July 6-12, 2008 Oh no, they told us, Iraq isn't a...
"That secret operation was an excellent idea. It had the effect of drawing the Soviets into the Afghan trap ... The day that the Soviets officially crossed the border, I wrote to President Carter: We now have the opportunity of giving to the Soviet Union its...
The country’s present food crisis is a reflection of a bigger crisis, a visiting member of the House of Representatives told barangay captains at a forum in Baguio City last week. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 22, July 6-12,...
BY BULATLAT Posted 12:20 p.m., July 3, 2008 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) expressed outrage at the murder of Philippines news correspondent and radio host Bert Sison in Sariaya, Quezon, 100 km southeast of the...
BY BULATLAT Posted 3:50 p.m., July 2, 2008 Gabriela Women's Party (GWP) representatives filed Tuesday a resolution calling on Congress to investigate the transport of 10,000kgs of the toxic pesticide Endosulfan in the ill-fated MV Princess of the Stars. Reps. Liza...
Addressing members of political parties in Cordillera, Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo once again declared that the Philippines will be among the world’s richest in 20 years. Government statistics, however, belie claims of economic growth. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern...
A Regional Trial Court judge in Candon City, Ilocos Sur last week scolded the provincial prosecutor and ordered him to reinvestigate the rebellion charges filed against a National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultant for the peace process with the...
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