At first glance, the Biofuels Act seems like a promising start on the road towards national energy independence, weaning the country away from dependence on imported energy sources. BY ARNOLD PADILLA IBON Foundation Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 18, June 10-16,...
“Living in the “belly” of the imperial beast, we Filipinos in the U.S. are confronted with class and racial violence every day.” BY DR. RAINIER WERNING Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 18, June 10-16, 2007 This interview was conducted in the afternoon of March...
The next three years should be expected to be a period of intensifying conflict in the Philippines, with an Anti-Terrorism Law soon to be implemented and people reeling with discontent over a grave socio-economic crisis, aside from dissatisfaction with the Arroyo...
BY BULATLAT HUMAN RIGHTS/BREAKING NEWS June 6, 2007 - 4:03 p.m. Bayan Muna representatives Satur C. Ocampo and Joel Virador condemned the abduction of Gilbert Rey "Jing" Cardino, the partylist group's chairperson for South Cotabato and regional coordinator for...
BY EMILY VITAL Bulatlat Posted June 4, 2007, 5:15 p.m. Clad in red barong, Anakpawis Representative Crispin Beltran arrived at the House of Representatives around 3:15 p.m. today to attend the remaining session of the 13th Congress. Makati Regional Trial Court...
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Breaking News June 4, 2007 - 3:28 pm The party-list representatives known as the "Batasan 5" -- Satur Ocampo, Teddy Casiño, and Joel Virador of Bayan Muna (People First); Rafael Mariano of Anakpawis (Toiling Masses); and Liza...
Much to the consternation of various youth groups, some public schools that are supposed to provide free education are now charging tuition and other fees. The age-old problems of teacher shortage and lack of facilities, along with higher tuition, are more than...
Two issues have put the Macapagal-Arroyo administration on the defensive since 2005. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat Analysis Vol. VII, No. 17, June 3-9, 2007 Two issues have put the Macapagal-Arroyo administration on the defensive since 2005: electoral fraud and...
Since President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo assumed power in January 2001, 196 Filipinos have become victims of enforced disappearances or politically-motivated abductions. BY BULATLAT Human Rights Watch Vol. VII, No. 17, June 3-9, 2007 As the world observes the...
All that United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) Pastor Berlin Guerrero, 46, could think of when he spent a horrifying night at the hands of police captors was that he could either rot in jail or join his “Creator.” BY DENNIS ESPADA Bulatlat Human Rights...
By all accounts, the recently concluded elections remains a farce and reflects the moribund and decaying political system. BY FELIPE LEVY GELLE, JR. Secretary-General, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Negros Posted by Bulatlat Democratic Space Vol. VII, No. 17 June 3-9,...
My abductors brought me to a place I didn't know. Here, still handcuffed, men would take turns interrogating and beating my head with their fists and other objects like a 1,000-ml mineral bottle. All throughout, layers of plastic bags covered my head. My torturers...
A Benguet election officer is in hot water after police operatives seized explosives allegedly in his possession at the premises of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) along Gov. Pack Road in Baguio City. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat...
Around 2,000 public school teachers from various Department of Education (DepEd) divisions and government employees in Bacolod and Negros Occidental staged a protest action last week to press their demands to resolve major issues and problems facing GSIS members,...
As the nation looks forward to the opening of classes, an education official said that the Cordillera region lacks public school teachers. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 17 June 3-9, 2007 BAGUIO CITY (246 kms. north of Manila) –...
NI E. SAN JUAN, JR. Inilathala ng Bulatlat [Paumanhin kay Rex Navarette] Natagpuang bangkay sina Jun Bagasbas at Ronilo Brezuela ng partidong Kabataan Sa lantad na sulok ng sitio Santolan, Capalonga, Camarines Norte…. Hoy GMA madapa ka kunwari di mo alam Kalat ang...
The Supreme Court (SC) has junked the rebellion charges filed against six representatives of party-list groups and four other leaders of progressive people’s organizations. BY EMILY VITAL Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 17 June 3-9, 2007 The Supreme Court (SC) has junked...
With less than a week before Migrants’ Day on June 7, an alliance of organizations composed of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families hit President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo over the plight of OFWs in distress. BY AUBREY MAKILAN MIGRANT WATCH Vol. VII,...
Among the top-ranking groups in the latest party-list vote count are three newcomers. At least two of these party-list groups have been linked in some way to the Arroyo administration – with one having openly endorsed a local candidate from Kampi, President Gloria...
Although elections seem to have become an opportunity for the poor and desperate to earn a few pesos, it is undoubtedly the grand cheaters in power who bag the biggest loot. BY KONTRA DAYA Posted by Bulatlat Election Watch Vol. VII, No. 17 June 3-9, 2007 The...
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