They have stolen the vote; they are stealing taxpayers’ money; they have been stealing the lives of those whose only sin is to work for the common good; and they continue stealing what is left of our national pride. If we let them get away with it, the shame will...
Members of the Filipino community across Canada expressed grief and outrage over the death of another Filipina live-in caregiver Jocelyn Dulnuan, 27 years old, saying that the “murder” is not an “isolated case.” BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VII,...
The implementation of the writ of amparo which takes effect Oct 24 gives hope to families of about 200 victims of enforced disappearances. A test case is that of activist-agriculturist Jonas Burgos who was abducted allegedly by state agents on April 28. By Dabet...
“Ang DAR naka-TRO, ang bungkalan hindi,” (The Department of Agrarian Reform [DAR] is under a temporary restraining order [TRO], cultivation is not.) Jorge Gatus, 47, president of the farm workers’ cooperative in Barangay Mapalacsiao, Hacienda Luisita told DAR...
The killing of Arman Marin by an employee of the Sibuyan Nickel Properties Development Corporation, said the Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (PNE), is the latest in a series of deaths related to the Arroyo administration's mining projects. Kalikasan...
The telling tale is reflected in the gunning down of, Bucay town councilor Nito Sales in broad daylight at around 10 a.m. Friday. The victim, a former policeman, is yet the latest in the statistics of the ‘Killing Fields’ after gunmen killed a female clerk of court...
Even as he is still elated over his latest victory in the Dutch courts, NDFP chief political consultant and ILPS chairman Jose Maria Sison is calling on all supporters of the GRP-NDFP peace negotiations to protest what he described as the “unjust actions” by the...
“He is a law-abiding citizen. He has done nothing wrong. He does not deserve to be treated like this. He should be released immediately and unconditionally.” This was the statement of Windel Bolinget of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA), a colleague of Jose...
Once again the attempt to confuse, mislead and deceive: a series of denials by Malacañang and Mrs. Arroyo’s herd of loyalists among the congressmen and local government officials; then pseudo-investigations by the PAGC and the Ombudsman. Finally, after almost two...
Yearly, on September 21, the day martial law was declared, the whole nation renews its collective call for vigilance: Never Again! For most, it means never again to fascist dictatorship, to subordination of civilian to military rule, to killings and abductions and...
Sa mga panahong ito, mahalagang balikan ang konteksto ng ating pampulitikang pagkamulat para suriin kung may pag-unlad ba sa ating perspektiba at disposisyon sa buhay. Wala namang masama kung hanggang ngayon ay wala ka pa ring pakialam… kung ikaw ay isa pang...
Senators from the Foreign Relations Committee who are conducting hearings on the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) should consider provisions in the free trade pact that threaten the country's sovereignty as enough grounds not to ratify the...
The Agrarian Reform Community in San Benito was supposed to be a showcase of PD 72, the agrarian reform program of the Marcos regime, and of CARP. But its story reveals why peasants remain landless. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 32, September 16-22,...
Comelec chairman Benjamin Abalos, Sr. is now in what may well be described as the “legacy phase” of his stint as an election official, and quite possibly his entire career as a government official. Set to retire from the Comelec in February next year, he has said...
A year has passed since the extrajudicial killing of peasant-leader and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan- Bohol chapter (Bayan-Bohol) Chairman Victor Olayvar. And justice is as elusive as ever for Olayvar and five other victims of extrajudicial killings in Bohol...
The Philippine government could actually keep Filipino nurses from going abroad by utilizing revenues it would otherwise have foregone under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 32,...
Presiding Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro and Associate Justices Francisco Villaruz Jr. and Diosdado Peralta should be applauded not for upholding the rule of law – for it is their task as justices to do so – but for setting a momentous historical precedent....
BY SOC JOSE SECRETARY-GENERAL, CONCERNED ARTISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 32, September 16-22, 2007 The National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is the lead agency for policy making on culture and the arts. It...
Children in Baguio City will soon be banned from accessing online pornography and violent gaming. BY ACE ALEGRE Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 32, September 16-22, 2007 BAGUIO CITY (246 kms north of Manila) – Children here will soon be banned from accessing...
Are you looking for a gastronomic adventure in the heart of Cebu City? Are you looking for something to tame the effects of alcohol after a night out with friends? Just tell the taxi driver to bring you to DOH (Department of Health) in busy Fuente Osmeña Boulevard....
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