A Chinese worker said,”This is not socialism with Chinese characteristics as Deng Xiaoping told us. Instead, what we have here is capitalism with Chinese characteristics.” A Chinese peasant said, “When Chairman Mao warned us about the restoration of capitalism, we...
Ni Michael Francis C. Andrada Gumigising ka sa umaga, Isinasalang ang takore't Hinihintay na ito'y sumipol. Tsaka mo ipahahagkan Sa takoreng nakanguso Ang tasang may pingas ang labi. Pinagmamasdan mong lumangoy Ang mainit at madilaw na tubig Sa nag-aalburotong...
Ni Michael Francis C. Andrada I. Nang ibalita ng ABS-CBN ang pagpaslang kay Ka Fort, tila napaso ang dila ng istasyong nag-aastang naglilingkod sa sambayanan. Diumano, ang niratrat ng mga bala ay isang lider-manggagawa ng isang unyong nakawelga sa planta sa Laguna...
By Kayan Liwari Nalalasahan mo ba ang lansa Ng dugong nanikit na sa labi ng tasa? Gumuguhit Sa sikmura ang init Ng kapeng pinapait ng galit Pinupunit Ang kaluluwa. Natighaw ba ng binotelyang tubig Ang uhaw ng tuyo mong bibig? Humihiyaw Ang bituka sa hapdi Ng lasong...
They celebrate the Peñafrancia festival even in Italy. The photo was taken Sept. 25 at the S. Gaetano Church on a street in Milan. Long-time residents of Naga City, Albay (449 kms. south of Manila) believe that an official from Peñafrancia, Spain settled in Cavite,...
The Philippine public health system is on the brink of death, with the government spending less than a peso for the health of every Filipino each day while up to 50 percent of the national budget is automatically earmarked as payment for onerous debts. Result:...
Unless the government gives full protection and support to the sugar industry, the industry will be gone after 2010, when all the tariffs on imports of agricultural produce, including sugar are removed. If the government adopts a regulation policy, then the sugar...
Since the Supreme Court ruling in December 2004 calling the 1995 Mining Act as constitutional, the government has turned its high gears to entice foreign mining companies to invest in the Philippines. Of about nine million hectares of potential mining land only 1.4...
Norman Bocar, the lawyer-activist in Eastern Visayas who had called for President Macapagal-Arroyo’s removal, was shot Sept. 1 in the fashion used for the execution of activists in the region and in Mindoro Oriental. Both places had been placed under the command of...
There is more to the embattled governor of Cavite than meets the eye. For long-time residents, particularly the farmers, he should be removed not only because of his penchant for stealing public funds, but also for alleged political repression and militarization of...
Laughed at, insulted, discriminated, beaten up, oppressed and exploited, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders have been persistent in their struggle for their rights. Slowly but surely, they have moved forward. By Gilbert Pacificar and Bejay Absin Mikaila...
The man sits in his store at the public market in Davao City, southern Philippines surrounded by sacks, bags, and basketsful of charcoal. He hardly looks like the lucky entrepreneur who has made big money, but with prices of petroleum products hitting record highs...
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo drove her opponents to bring their case to Congress, where she said she is ready to face impeachment. Her apparent intention was to take the steam off the mounting protests in the streets. But the impeachment complaints – which...
By Counsels for the Defense of Liberties Posted by (Bulatlat.com) CODAL sees the hand of Malacañang in the recent withdrawal by Rep. Amang Magsaysay (Association of Volunteer Educators Party-list) of his signature in the impeachment complaint, taken in the light of...
Oil is fueling the genocide in Darfur at every level. This is the context in which Darfur must be understood - and, with it, the whole of Africa. The same Africa whose vast tapestry of indigenous cultures, wealth of forests and savannas was torn apart by three...
In a time of global crisis and fierce class war, in particular the renewed U.S. imperialist intervention in the Philippines, the example of the life and work of progressive Filipino worker and union leader, Philip Vera Cruz, has become more necessary and inspiring....
Since the 1990s, some 130 countries around the world have revised, amended or adopted brand new constitutions to accommodate a framework for the sort of "market democracies" that open up domestic labor, economic sectors and natural resources for neo-colonial...
The BNPP is the strongest argument against President Gloria Arroyo's recent declaration that the government will pay off all the debts of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos inspite of the fiscal crisis and declining government spending for social services. By...
Rene Jarque’s legacy to the struggle to bring about an armed forces that will truly serve the interests of the people and the country is surely enshrined in the hearts and minds of the patriotic men and women in uniform. Indeed, he has served his people and his...
I. THE CONSTITUTION DESCRIBES THE COMPLAINT THAT MAY BE FILED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AS “VERIFIED”: …A verified[1] complaint may be filed by any Member of the House of Representatives or by any citizen upon a resolution of endorsement by any Member...
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