“Our partner churches do speak out today. We bring our issues to our partner churches in the United States like the Presbyterian Church, the United Methodist Church, United Church of Christ USA, Reform Church in America. And they all send us solidarity messages,...
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo recently reiterated her vision of propelling the Philippines into First-World status (defined as having a robust middle class, access to modern technologies, and strong institutions) by 2020, saying the vision would be launched...
Burgos, Ilocos Norte – Still standing the test of time and serving sea navigation for over a century now is the Cape Bojeador lighthouse on top of a hill here. It was built by Augustinian priests on March 31, 1892 under the Spanish government on a high hill...
The contentious events surrounding the history of the land struggle of the Sumilao farmers once more brings to fore the failure of CARP to address the problem of landlessness in the country and the need for a new land reform law. BY DABET CASTANEDA YEAREND REPORT -...
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat YEAREND REPORT HUMAN RIGHTS Vol. VII, No. 44, Dec. 9-15, 2007 Based on its 2007 Human Rights Report, the number of extrajudicial killings documented by Karapatan this year is the lowest so far under the Arroyo regime. Human...
The prevalent practice of contractualization has been the main culprit in the reduction of union membership on a national scale. Without a union, workers’ rights are easily violated. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO YEAREND REPORT – LABOR Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 46,...
NI OLIVER CARLOS Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 47, January 6-12, 2008 Sa alaala ng mga Martir ng Mendiola Massacre Nakatindig akong kasama n’yo sa balisbisang iyon ng Mendiola… sa harap ng sementadong tulay na naghiwalay sa atin mula sa kanila… silang mga...
NI PAPA OSMUBAL Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 47, January 6-12, 2007 Sagana raw ang buhay at hibla lamang ng alamat ang gutom. Iyan lagi ang matibay na haka-haka ni Aling Gloria na kasinglusog ng elepante na kung makita mo naman masasabi mo na hindi nga...
Sa post-Pasko, ang mga nasa laylayan ay muling maisasantabi, ang nag-astang gitnang uri ay babalik sa panahong kailangang bayaran ang mga inutang o ipre-pressure ang mga kamag-anak na overseas contract worker na magpadala pa, at kalakhan ay sabay-sabay na...
NI MYKEL ANDRADA MAIIKLING KUWENTONG BINUGTONG Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 47, January 6-12, 2008 1. Bagong laging naluluma, lumang laging nababago. 2. Mababa kapag marami, mataas kapag kaunti. 3. Marami kapag mababa, kaunti kapag mataas. 4. Lumolobo...
The coming year 2008 promises to be even more turbulent than its predecessor. That is because the national leadership – or what tries to pass itself off as one – is by now completely bereft of any shred of moral ascendancy, credibility and ergo popular support. BY...
BY PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON NDFP Chief Political Consultant DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 47, January 6-12, 2008 Gloria M. Arroyo, the fake president, keeps on babbling that her regime is propelling the Philippines to become a “first world...
“I am certain that many young Cubans, in their struggle against the Giant in the Seven-League Boots, would do as they did. Money can buy everything save the soul of a people who has never gone down on its knees.” – Fidel Castro on the Cuban Five, 27 December 2007...
Catholic bishops Angel Lagdameo and Oscar Cruz and communist leader Jose Maria Sison were one in criticizing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s statements of optimism for 2008. BY NOEL SALES BARCELONA Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 47, January 6-12, 2008...
The year 2007 saw more of the same for this marvelous but tragic country: extra-judicial killings and enforced disappearances; increasing poverty and very substantial hunger; widespread corruption across the entire system of governance and the “market”; and an...
Shortly before New Year, President Gloria Macapagal-Arrroyo told journalists here, she was optimistic that 2008 would usher in hope, optimism and renewed faith for humankind, repeating a line from a Malacañang press statement. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch...
Reproductive health (RH) rights non-governmental organizations and (NGOs) and women’s rights advocates joined hands in condemning President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s policies toward reproductive health and women’s rights to sexual education and freedom to choose of...
Did retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan, Jr. mastermind the killing of Davao City radio journalist Ferdinand Lintuan? This question has come to the fore in the wake of revelations by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte that Palparan was sighted in Davao City two weeks before...
BY BULATLAT November 29, 2007 - 4:10 p.m. Troops with tanks and armed personnel carriers and police officers have been massing up around the Manila Peninsula where Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim have been holding out after walking out of the...
BY BULATLAT November 29, 2007 - 4:29 p.m. As police Special Weapons and Tactics Group (SWAT) surround the Manila Peninsula Hotel, snipers from surrounding buildings fire warning shots and Marines with armed personnel carriers start moving...
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