A Slipper
A Slipper. An anecdote involving national hero Jose Rizal is often told during Philippine history lessons.
(Photo by Dabet Castañeda)
A Slipper
‘A Comedy of Errors’: Why It’s Time to Get Rid of the So-Called Terrorist Watch List
‘A Comedy of Errors’: Why It’s Time to Get Rid of the So-Called Terrorist Watch List
By LILIANA SEGURA AlterNet International Posted by Bulatlat If the recent outbreak of right-wing gun violence wasn't alarming enough, this week brought news that people whose names appear on the U.S. government's terrorist watch list have somehow managed to...
Now We See You, Now We Don’t
Now We See You, Now We Don’t
By Kathy Kelly Truthout International Posted by Bulatlat ‘In early June 2009, I was in the Shah Mansoor displaced persons camp in Pakistan, listening to one resident detail the carnage that had spurred his and his family's flight there a mere 15 days earlier. Their...
End the Policy of Torture and Human Rights Violations; Stop Oplan Bantay Laya!
End the Policy of Torture and Human Rights Violations; Stop Oplan Bantay Laya!
The human rights organization, Karapatan, together with the Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at para sa Amnestiya (SELDA), Hustisya! and the families of the Desaparecidos, today observes the International Day In Solidarity with Victims of Torture with...
Fil-Am Melissa Roxas to Speak Publicly About Abduction, Torture in Philippines
Fil-Am Melissa Roxas to Speak Publicly About Abduction, Torture in Philippines
LOS ANGELES, CA – In her first public appearance since being released from captivity, Melissa Roxas, a U.S. citizen abducted and tortured in the Philippines from May 19-25, will hold a press conference to describe the human rights abuses she endured while held for...
News in Pictures: Anakpawis Wants Court to Stop e-Passport Deal
News in Pictures: Anakpawis Wants Court to Stop e-Passport Deal
Members of the Anakpawis party-list group trooped to the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46 on Friday to demand a favorable ruling on a legal case they filed last March 30. They filed a Mandamus and Prohibition with application for Temporary Restraining Order...
News in Pictures: Arroyo Gets Failing Grade from Students
News in Pictures: Arroyo Gets Failing Grade from Students
On June 18, Kabataan Kontra Cha-Cha!, a national youth movement against moves by the Arroyo government to change the Philippine Constitution, was launched through the initiative of League of Filipino Students (LFS). “If the Arroyo regime continues to force Charter...
Filipinos and Other Foreign Civilians Die, Uncompensated, for US Army in Iraq
Filipinos and Other Foreign Civilians Die, Uncompensated, for US Army in Iraq
Tens of thousands of civilian contract workers from poverty-stricken countries -- among them Filipino Rey Torres (left) -- were hired to support the U.S. war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan. In case of injury or death, they are supposed to be covered by workers' compensation insurance financed by American taxpayers. But the program has failed to deliver medical care and other benefits.
Today Is 3rd Year of the Disappearance of Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño
Today Is 3rd Year of the Disappearance of Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño
University of the Philippines students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño were abducted three years ago by suspected military agents. Check out Bulatlat's full coverage.
Bulatlat Full Coverage: Torture in the Philippines
Bulatlat Full Coverage: Torture in the Philippines
US soldiers using the torture method known as waterboarding on a Vietnamese during the Vietnam war. Waterboarding is one of the favorite torture methods in the Philippines. (Photo by United Press International) Today, June 26, is "International Day in Support of...
Raymond ‘Mong’ Palatino: A Short Bio
Raymond ‘Mong’ Palatino: A Short Bio
All About Mong As youth leader, Raymond “Mong” Palatino was elected chairman of the University Student Council of UP Diliman in 2000. From the campaign period up to the end of his term, he was called Chairman Mong. From 2001 to 2003, he served as national president...
CC Hidalgo | Ashton Kutcher and the Knight in Twittering Armor
CC Hidalgo | Ashton Kutcher and the Knight in Twittering Armor
The point of all this is that there’s no point in social media comparing itself to the news media, let alone proclaiming that Twitter can do a better job than CNN in bringing news to the masses of the world.
News in Pictures: Satur in the Fields of Negros Occidental
News in Pictures: Satur in the Fields of Negros Occidental
Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo helps the farmers of Bago City, Negros Occidental, remove weeds from their ricefield during a visit their this week. The task was not new to the congressman, who comes from a peasant family. The Philippine Left's most respected and most...
CC Hidalgo | The New Stars of Journalism
CC Hidalgo | The New Stars of Journalism
Regardless of its flaws, the news media remains the only institution capable of performing the very important task of verifying the flood of information let loose by social media, and to put all of it in context.
Tobacco farmers urge Congress to pass new tobacco tax measure
Tobacco farmers urge Congress to pass new tobacco tax measure
Tobacco farmers belonging to Solidarity of Peasants Against Exploitation (STOP-Exploitation) based in the Ilocos region urged their congressmen to support the bill that seeks to modify the taxes imposed on tobacco and liquor in the country. Avelino Dacanay,...
Philippines Still Asia’s Most Dangerous Country for Workers, Also No. 3 in the World
Philippines Still Asia’s Most Dangerous Country for Workers, Also No. 3 in the World
A recent survey finds that the Philippines remains on top of the list of most dangerous countries for workers for several years now. Labor groups say the ILO’s decision to conduct a fact-finding mission here highlights the worsening abuses against labor-rights activists.
Slideshow: Solidarity Protests Vs Nestle in Vienna, New Zealand
Slideshow: Solidarity Protests Vs Nestle in Vienna, New Zealand
Protests Vs Nestle in Vienna, New Zealand
Slideshow: Lightning Rally Vs Arroyo in LA
Slideshow: Lightning Rally Vs Arroyo in LA
Lightning Rally Vs Arroyo in LA
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