Twenty-seven years after the ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the condition of the Filipina seems to have worsened. The proof of the pudding are the statistics from the National Commission on...

Sr. Mercedes Nicolas, 84 years old, listened intently to speakers who aired their dismay over the NBN-ZTE deal. Upon seeing her, I remembered the movie Sister Stella L., which is about a nun who struggled with the oppressed masses for truth and justice during the...

Reported cases of violence against women and children in Baguio City increased in 2007 compared to past years, said City Social Welfare Officer Betty F. Fangasan during a press briefing here last week. BY CYE REYES Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII,...

More than 500 people gathered at the mass held at the St. William’s Church last March 7. With the theme “Seek the Truth, Combat Corruption and Restore Integrity,” people from the different sectors of the Ilocos Region came together to show their unity in the face...

The problem lies most of all in government neglect of the manufacturing and agricultural sectors, which are at their smallest shares of the economy since the 1950s, according to IBON research head Sonny Africa. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No....

The Tandem, the official student publication of the University of Northern Philippines (UNP) has been struggling ever since the UNP administration barred its writers from entering the university premises at the start of the school year 2007-2008. The writers were...

Independent think-tank IBON Foundation said that a recent international study which showed that the Philippines lacks transparency and accountability in aid disbursement only confirmed what broadband scandal whistleblower Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. described as a...

As women in the Philippines commemorate International Women’s Day with mass actions, women migrant workers under Migrante International declared March 8 a “Zero Remittance Day” as a symbolic protest to continue the call for the ouster of President Gloria...

They scrounge garbage bins for leftover food and for anything to sell. They pile up debts amounting to KD500 ($1,830 at an exchange rate of KD1=U$3.66) in a bakala or sari-sari store (convenience store). They even beg for food or money from fellow Filipinos in...

The Arroyo government is trying to scare the people from pursuing calls for President Arroyo’s resignation or ouster with the specter of a reversal of the gains of economic growth. But with the worsening poverty situation, one wonders whether there really is an...

Kung sa “maliit” na usapin ng pornograpiya ay reaksyon ng estado ang ating sinasambit, ano pa kaya sa mas malaking usapin ng pornograpiya ng kasalukuyang administrasyon? Ni Roland Tolentino KULTURANG POPULAR KULTURA Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 6, Marco...

NI JOI BARRIOS Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 6, March 9-15, 2008 Ang babae sa Ilog Pasig Ay isa raw mutya, na sawi sa pag-ibig, kung kaya’t sa gabing madilim ay umaawit ng kaylumbay na himig mula sa pusod ng ilog na marikit. Ngunit ang huling larawan ng...

1. Ay Ina ka ng Pasakit Ang totoo’y ‘wag ipagkait Sa mga anak mong sabik Sa katarungang nawaglit 2. Ina kang laging saklolo Sa asawa at anak mo Inaglahi’t inabuso Inagaw mo ang totoo 3. O, Ina, Ina ka namin O, Ina kang madasalin Katotohana’y ‘nilihim Bukod kang...

NI ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 6, March 9-15, 2008 Mabuti pa raw ang kubong ang nakatira ay tao Kaysa roon sa palasyong nakatira ay kuwago. Ngayon, tayong taong laging nangahuhukot sa kubo Ay nagtataboy ng k’wago mula roon sa...

NBN ZTE deal star witness says he’s no ‘opposition lackey’ Almost a month after returning from Hong Kong, Engr. Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada faced an eager crowd of health workers last week in a forum titled “Break the Silence Act,” sponsored by the All-UP Workers’ Union...

The six scandals, which include the fertilizer fund scam, the Jose Pidal bank accounts, the Northrail project, the IMPSA power plant project, the poll automation project and the Macapagal Boulevard project, being linked to the Arroyo government have collectively...

BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 6, March 9-15, 2008 Is a political climate marked by broad and widespread opposition to the ruling political clique damaging to the economy? The country is on the brink of a political upheaval that could repeat...

In the wake of a new wave of price hikes of petroleum products and basic goods, the removal of the 12-percent value-added tax (VAT) on oil products is urgent in order to give immediate relief to millions of poor Filipinos. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol....

We are at a historic juncture to see how far U.S. Filipinas, particularly those who are immigrants, can advance, as women’s organizations forge an agenda that address their immediate concerns and forge political power into the twenty-first century. BY ROWENA...

NI MICHAEL FRANCIS C. ANDRADA Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 5, March 2-8, 2008 1. My name is Deal or no deal Kris or Banker Offer ni Banker Higher to lower Hindi marunong magbasa My name is Mole or No Mole ZTE or Joey DV Offer ng ZTE Higher to highest Hindi...