BAD DOG. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog near the river bank. (Photo by Britney Spears)
Bulatlat Staff | Aug 2, 2008
‘Arroyo, No. 1 Violator of Children’s Rights’ – NGO
‘Arroyo, No. 1 Violator of Children’s Rights’ – NGO
“An empty kaing, an empty balikbayan box, an obsolete school book and a worn-out, blood- stained sack represented the empty stomachs, the worsening state of education and state-sponsored violence that Filipino children are experiencing today.” BY BULATLAT Volume...
Court Decision on Jonas Case ‘Anti-Victim’ – Rights Group
Court Decision on Jonas Case ‘Anti-Victim’ – Rights Group
(Bulatlat.com) July 22, 2008- 2:58 p.m. The human rights group Karapatan criticized the Court of Appeals for junking the petitions for the writ of habeas corpus and for writ of amparo of Mrs. Edith Burgos, mother of missing activist Jonas Burgos. Jonas was abducted...
Deferred Hike not Rollback by Oil Companies – Bayan
Deferred Hike not Rollback by Oil Companies – Bayan
(Bulatlat.com) July 21, 2008 - 11:55 a.m. The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan said that it was a deferred price hike not a P1.50-per-liter rollback in pump prices of diesel that was implemented by oil companies this weekend. Malacañang made an appeal to oil companies...
Groups Slam Upholding of Secrecy on JPEPA
Groups Slam Upholding of Secrecy on JPEPA
In its decision, the Supreme Court (SC) recently upheld the secrecy of the negotiations on the controversial Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). An anti-JPEPA coalition and an environmental group said the decision sets a dangerous precedent on...
Davao Oriental Folk: We Want Food, Not Mining
Davao Oriental Folk: We Want Food, Not Mining
As the government is set to conduct a mining summit in Davao City this month, residents called on the government to prioritize solutions on the food crisis. BY BULATLAT Volume VIII, No. 24, July 20-26, 2008 DAVAO ORIENTAL – Various organizations here have called on...
GSIS Members Oppose Planned Meralco Takeover
GSIS Members Oppose Planned Meralco Takeover
BY HANNAH FAITH DORMIDO Bulatlat Posted 5:14 p.m., May 15, 2008 Government employees, public health workers and public school teachers today registered their strong opposition to Government Service Insurance system (GSIS) president Winston Garcia’s plan of taking...
Congress Oversight of OWWA Funds Sought
Congress Oversight of OWWA Funds Sought
Citing the overcharging of membership fees by the POEA, the disproportionate allocation of funds between services and operating expenses, and the neglect of cases of distressed OFWs, Senate President Manny Villar, supported by migrant groups, called for a...
Pulitika ng Pagbibigay ng Regalo
Pulitika ng Pagbibigay ng Regalo
Kailangan nating isaisip na hindi mahalaga ang presyo ng isang regalo, kundi ang pag-alala sa mga reregaluhan. Dapat na mawala ang komersiyalismong nakakabit sa selebrasyon ng Pasko, partikular ang pagsukat ng halaga ng isang tao sa ating buhay depende sa presyo ng...
Why No Ceasefire?
Why No Ceasefire?
BY PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON Chief Political Consultant National Democratic Front of the Philippines DEMOCRATIC SPACE Vol. VII, No. 46, December 23, 2007 – January 5, 2008 It is understandable why there is no ceasefire between the armed forces of the Government of the...
Cordi Fast Becoming RP’s Arabica Coffee Capital
Cordi Fast Becoming RP’s Arabica Coffee Capital
Presidential Assistant Thomas Killip said that the commercial farming of Arabica coffee in the region is viable due to its temperate climate and natural conditions. He believes that the region’s potential in the coffee industry may transform the Cordillera as the...
Wonders of Salogon
Wonders of Salogon
Tigaon, Camarines Sur – Residents in some villages of this town found an alternative way of using trees in their crafts without “balding” the forests. What they only need is the bark that is used in making products from flip-flops, native bags to home decors and...
Terminal Destinations: The Traffic of Commuting
Terminal Destinations: The Traffic of Commuting
Being stuck at the terminal is a far harsher fate confronting poverty-stricken commuters than what one might readily assume. The commuter’s affair with traffic structures both the spatial and temporal dimensions of his/her movement. BY FRANK LLOYD TIONGSON...
Learning from Helen Keller
Learning from Helen Keller
For the care of those with sensory-impairment, we can turn to the very words Helen once wrote: “The public must learn that the blind or deaf man is neither genius nor a freak nor an idiot. He has a mind that can be educated, a hand which can be trained, ambitions...
After School: The Political Aspirations of Worldwide Student Protests
After School: The Political Aspirations of Worldwide Student Protests
Although youth protests may function as catalysts of change, “any action by the youth without the support of masses is futile. It is the necessary discipline for the alignment of all forces in the society.’ In Philippine society, these forces include the peasants...
Wasteland Trawling: The Path of Smokey Mountain Development
Wasteland Trawling: The Path of Smokey Mountain Development
When the SMDRP was first launched, the government promised to transform the garbage dump into a paradise, with adequate housing, jobs, and livelihood training. The current condition of Smokey Mountain indicates otherwise. The promised jobs have not materialized,...
2007: Record High in Number of Journalist Killings Worldwide; Iraq is Still Most Dangerous, RP is 5th
2007: Record High in Number of Journalist Killings Worldwide; Iraq is Still Most Dangerous, RP is 5th
The year 2007 is a record high in terms of the number of journalists killed worldwide and Iraq ranks as “the most dangerous place for journalists” while the Philippines is running in fifth, said the Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign monitoring system (the PEC...
Alleged NPA Weakening: Truth or Gov’t Propaganda?
Alleged NPA Weakening: Truth or Gov’t Propaganda?
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo had given kudos to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Department of National Defense (DND) for a job well done in waging war against the “communist insurgents.” This, even though as late as 2006, government was...
Kapit Bisig Centre: Filipinos’ Second Home in Quebec
Kapit Bisig Centre: Filipinos’ Second Home in Quebec
Inspired by the establishment of the Kalayaan Centre in Vancouver, different Filipino migrant groups in Quebec established their own center to bring the various Filipino groups and their supporters together in working for the rights and welfare of Filipinos in...
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