“The MTRCB will never allow the propagation of films which carries dissenting views to the current administration,” said an independent filmmaker whose work is scheduled to be shown at Indie Sine in Robinson’s Galeria December 5-11 but was rated “X” by the board....
“This government will surely do anything and everything just to stop the people’s dissent,” said National Artist for Literature Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera. BY NOEL SALES BARCELONA Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 43, December 2-8, 2007 State fascism. This is how...
Efforts to amend the obsolete University of the Philippines (UP) Charter has spanned for 15 years, four UP Presidents, and almost three Congresses. With the commemoration of its centennial next year, the country’s premier state university intends to be free of a...
For Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Negotiating Panel chairman Mohagher Iqbal, the peace negotiations between his group and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) are the “most practical and most civilized way to resolve the conflict in...
Frustrated by the “gross failures” of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988 (CARL), solons of militant party-list organizations Anakpawis, Bayan Muna, and GWP are set to file what they call a bill for a “Genuine Land Reform Law.” BY KARL G. OMBION Bulatllat...
Support from the international community and the guidance of a moral revolution are important aspects in the struggle for a better society. Yet every effort would need the widespread, active support of the people to be successful. BY REYNA MAE TABBADA AND ALEXANDER...
By Dabet Castañeda HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH BULATLAT VOL. VII, No. 42, November 25- December 1, 2007 One year and five months after their abduction, a witness testified that he had actually seen and talked to Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño, the two scholars of the...
Brothers Raymund and Reynaldo Manalo who were given protection by the Supreme Court are not only victims of enforced disappearances who were lucky enough to survive, they are also vital witnesses against retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA...
The Philippines, as in other countries in the world, is currently facing threats of a dry spell, and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is going around telling the people to conserve water to be able to cope with the impending crisis. She is, however, barking at the...
Maraming manunulat mula sa aming henerasyon ang nagsikap at nagsakripisyo, buhay man ang kapalit, sa pagsusulong ng pakikibaka at ng kanilang panulat. Marami rin ang nabigo. May mangilan-ngilang hindi na nga natuto’y ipinagpaparangalan pang ang kanilang panitikan...
Anime is one of the most popular forms of animation in the world today. Who would forget Voltes V of the early 70s? BY MAC BRYAN N. BAUTISTA Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 12 April 29-May 5, 2007 Anime is one of the most popular forms of animation in the...
BY CHESTER STONE P. BATNAG Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 12 April 29-May 5, 2007 Muscles hit their limits on roads of ambition The nobility heard flows in songs of vision Within great needs for wealth, goal's plated for auction Means won't be held yet yields an...
BY KAVALJIT SINGH Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 12 April 29-May 5, 2007 The globalization of trade and investment flows has been paralleled by the emergence of codes of conduct. Although the first corporate code of conduct was created by the International...
This May election may prove to be a decisive turning point both for Arroyo and the anti-imperialist united front. Either Arroyo will cheat and entrench her authoritarian rule, or the popular resistance will unseat her in a series of flanking moves and direct...
The beauty and majesty of Mount Apo, the country’s highest peak, have a way of enchanting young people like 23-year-old Alexandrous Ian Caasi. On Maundy Thursday, hours after reaching the peak, Ian went for a swim in the mountain’s freezing but beguiling lake....
BY DAVAOTODAY.COM POSTED BY BULATLAT Vol. VII, No. 12 April 29-May 5, 2007 DAVAO CITY — They’re young, intelligent, committed — and they have the world on their shoulders. Meet Davao City’s “Watershed Warriors.” They are select students from different schools in...
Farmers from six Cordillera provinces have forged a declaration against bilateral agreements on agriculture with other countries, particularly the impending ratification by Senate of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) and the country's...
The run-up to this year's May 2007 elections threatens to foreshadow this year's May Day for workers. But this should not be so. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 12 April 29-May 5, 2007 The run-up to this year's May 2007 elections threatens to foreshadow...
In Compostela Valley’s villages, a de facto martial law exists. Civilians have been tortured, detained, harassed and killed as the military increases its presence in the resource-rich province in order to protect, according to residents and activists, plantation...
A hearing on the presence of the military in urban poor communities conducted by the Commission on Human Rights turned into a confrontation between officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and members of militant organizations. Harry Roque, counsel for the...
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