BY BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 13 May 6- 12, 2007 What has human rights got to do with the May 2007 elections? Everything! A government that allows extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances of activists does not do so in defense of democracy or...
By ABNER BOLOS Gitnang Luson News Service Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 13 May 6- 12, 2007 TARLAC CITY (125 kms. north of Manila)- Emy Ladera-Facunla, sister of slain Tarlac city councilor Abelardo Ladera went up the back of the truck that served as a makeshift...
BY GERMELINA LACORTE davaotoday.com Vol. VII, No. 13 May 6- 12, 2007 DAVAO CITY — The failure of the government’s peace agreement with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in 1996 was evident in the recent clashes in Sulu and continues to haunt the government,...
Vol. VII, No. 13 May 6- 12, 2007 “We are at war… against those who seek to mangle news into a tool for propaganda and disinformation, against the merchants of falsehoods and fallacies out to entice and corrupt media by the glitter of gold and the power of the...
BY TERENCE KRISHNA LOPEZ Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 13 May 6- 12, 2007 The thing with Bayan Muna partylist Rep. Satur Ocampo or Ka Satur to his close friends, allies and comrades is that he wears this face that could look like a snob at one angle or very...
There are those who say they would never swim in Manila’s Pasig River – not even for the life of them. They say what deters them is all the garbage that floats in its waters. There are people though who can’t resist taking the dip there, especially with the...
The administration coalition is at present on a spending binge, throwing several billions of pesos into campaign expenditures that include money offers to local government officials who could deliver a 12-0 victory for Team Unity’s senatorial candidates. Lost in...
BY LEA LUZ AND JESSICA IRENE NIVERO Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 13 May 6- 12, 2007 Candles, black shirts and poems marked this year’s celebration of World Press Freedom Day last May 3. Initiated by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines...
NI RADO CERVO III Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 13 May 6- 12, 2007 Hindi na mabilang ang hakbang-kalsada Nating Manggagawang laging may protesta Sa masamang lakad ng mga empresang Ang nagpapalakad ay maimpluwen’sya. Bawat pagrarali tuwing Mayo Uno, At ang...
Contributed by Brian McAfee Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 13 May 6- 12, 2007 In the Philippines Bush's War On Terror has become a War Of Terror. Last week Elias Mabundas, 25, and Auling Bugahod, 50, both left wing activists were gunned down by the Philippine...
NI RAUL FUNILAS Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 13 May 6- 12, 2007 Uno- Isa-isang isinasalansan ang basyo ng mahihirap, Dos- Dalawa-dalawa ang pagbuhat ng mga kargador; Tres- Tatlo-tatlong andana bawat patong. Nang mabasag Cuatro-Apat-apat na piraso ang...
BY ROLAND G. SIMBULAN Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 13 May 6- 12, 2007 In just a few days from now on May 6, 2007, France is scheduled to have its second round of voting for the presidency of France from the top two contenders of the April 22, 2007 first round...
BY MAC BRYAN N. BAUTISTA Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 13 May 6- 12, 2007 It is my first time to vote being a newly-registered voter after just reaching the magic age of 18. I am now being given a chance to have my say in the upcoming elections for Senate,...
NI DELFIN MALLARI, JR. Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 13 May 6- 12, 2007 I Mahirap na lunukin ang pandesal maski na itinutulak ng mainit na gatas kapag ang nasa harapan mo ay duguang letra ng panibagong inutas Ng walang katapusang istorya ng mga sinampolan ng...
A dialogue between progressive party-list groups, people’s organizations, church groups, city officials, the local office of the Commission on Human Rights, and the Philippine Army’s 61st Infantry Battalion came to naught when Col. Norma Flores merely denied that...
BY MAC BRYAN N. BAUTISTA Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 13 May 6- 12, 2007 Filipino fans around the country are now going crazy over Asianovelas – a local colloquial term used to describe drama series imported from Korea, China, Taiwan, Japan and other parts...
Republic Act 7941 or commonly as the Philippine Party-List System Act declares that the State shall promote proportional representation in the election of members in the House of Representatives through a party-list system…But the manner of allocation of seats by...
Oligarchic Politics by Francis A. Gealogo, Roland G. Simbulan, Ely H. Manalansan, Jr., Felix P. Muga II, Bobby M. Tuazon, Temario C. Rivera, and Danilo Araña Arao Published by the Center for People Empowerment in Governance Oligarchic Politics, published by the...
BY RYAN B. LACHICA Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 13 May 6- 12, 2007 BACOLOD CITY - The rampant political killings, disappearances and harassment of leaders and organuzers of progressive groups, which are allegedly being committed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Heading home after joining the May Day mobilization, Ken Mark Ambay, 20, a student from the University of the Philippines- Manila and coordinator of Kabataan Partylist and his companions were surprised when five armed men suddenly accosted them and handcuffed...
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