“There is no other reason for (President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s) wanting to revive the (Anti-Subversion Law) except to consolidate more authoritarian powers in her hands,” said Sen. Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. BY NOEL SALES BARCELONA Contributed to Bulatlat HUMAN...

The series of oil price hikes this year, numbering to as much as 16, has compounded the burden of Filipinos as the cost of basic necessities has become too steep for their pockets. For the families of drivers of public utility vehicle (PUV), the strain to make both...

Examinees of the Civil Engineering Board Exam will file a TRO at the appellate court once the PRC rules unfavorably on their “no retake” petition. By dabet Castaneda Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 45, December 16-22, 2007 Civil Engineering aspirants who took the licensure...

There's no letting up. Before the Christmas break, various groups gathered together in an interfaith rally, Dec. 14 at the Roxas Blvd in Manila and reiterated calls for Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to resign. BY EMILY VITAL Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 45, December...

The Nov. 29 takeover of the Peninsula Hotel led by detained military rebels sharpens a continuing trend to resolve the current political crisis through extra-constitutional means. A new twist to this piece de resistance is the fact that prominent political and...

It is not enough to commemorate International Human Rights Day and remember the transgressions of the Macapagal-Arroyo administration on our hard-fought for rights. We should also be relentless in the struggle against the impunity of the Macapagal-Arroyo...

Evacuees, students, health workers, and relatives of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) were one in condemning the human rights record of the Macapagal-Arroyo administration. BY REYNA MAE TABBADA Bulatlat HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Vol. VII, No. 44, December 9-15, 2007...

The search seemed fruitless. But there were disturbing clues that corroborate testimonies given by escaped abductees. BY RAYMUND VILLANUEVA Contributed to Bulatlat HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Vol. VII, No. 44, December 9-15, 2007 It was six o’clock and the sun was still...

Newly released national income accounts (NIA) figures show that overseas Filipino workers' (OFWs) remittances are once again instrumental in economic growth. But the case of Marilou Ranario highlights the sacrifices OFWs make for such "growth," according to...

Prisoners at the national penitentiary, the National Bilibid Prisons in Muntinglupa city, try to create a semblance of normalcy in their lives despite the cells, high walls, and guards as they prepare for and dream of their eventual release. BY REYNA TABBADA...

Prof. Monico Atienza, a teacher and poet succumbed to cancer of the throat after almost a year in coma. He was 60 years old. Hundreds came to give tribute to a man they rightfully described as a true revolutionary. BY EMILY VITAL Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 44, December...

The first two lawyers who won their plea for a writ of amparo recounted how they had to struggle against seemingly insurmountable odds and how their efforts led to the surfacing of two farmers in Mindanao. BY DABET CASTANEDA Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 44, December...

Immediate humanitarian help from the noble-hearted is needed in Kalinga province, which was the hardest hit province in the country when typhoon “Mina” battered Luzon last week. BY ACE ALEGRE Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 44, December 9-15, 2007 BAGUIO CITY...

As lawyers from the National Union of People's Lawyers (NUPL) shared in a human rights forum last week how the Supreme Court’s newly-issued Rule on the Writ of Amparo works, the forum participants also signed a petition calling for the release of Jose “Joe”...

If media persons in Manila are raising a howl for being detained for hours without committing a crime, imagine how hard it would be for one to be sentenced to about six years in prison just because one could not afford a lawyer. BY DAVAO TODAY Posted by Bulatlat...

More than a month after he was illegally detained and interrogated, the spokesperson of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan or New Patriotic Alliance) in Eastern Visayas talked about his ordeal at the hands of the military. BY JOHANN HEIN B. ARPON Bulatlat Vol. VII,...

Poor sanitation, lack of water supply, malnutrition, poor resistance to diseases and heavy congestion continue to threaten the health of evacuees in Surigao del Sur. “They experience not only human rights violations,” a human-rights advocate said. “Their basic...

Sa unang tingin, walang dahilan para hindi ako bumisita sa kanya kahit saglit lang. Pero maniwala po kayong may malalim akong dahilan kaya pinili kong pisikal na lumayo kay Sir Nic mula nang atakihin siya sa puso noong Disyembre 2006. NI DANILO ARAÑA ARAO Konteksto...

No matter how you look at it, the protest actions last November 29 and 30 indicate that the intense political crisis that has hounded the Arroyo government since the "Hello Garci" expose’ on electoral fraud is far from resolved. A lot of people did not agree with...

They are young and most of them are women. This is the most glaring fact about the country’s migrant workers during the recently-launched State of Philippine Population Report 4 (SPP4), which was centered on the issue of migration and population. BY NOEL SALES...