BY ANGEL AYALA (Bulatlat.com) In a recently-passed resolution, the Sorsogon provincial board stated that the political killings in the said province have already reached “horrific proportions” and that it has “sent fear” among Sorsogueños, “whose character were inherently God-fearing and peace-loving and has been subsequently besmirched.” The provincial board of Sorsogon (604 km. south of…
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Automatic Tuition Hikes Allowed
BY ZOFIA LEAL Bulatlat.com This coming school year, students and their parents will have to face another round of tuition fee increases. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) issued Memorandum No. 14 allowing private schools and universities to raise tuition by 7.6 percent, consistent with the current inflation rate, without prior consultation. This coming school…
Space for Progressives in Parliamentary Arena is Constricting – Casiño
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat.com For Bayan Muna (People First) Rep. Teddy Casiño, there is indeed space for progressive groups in the electoral and parliamentary arena, but it is now constricting. “It is getting smaller and smaller because the Arroyo government, which represents the status quo, is afraid of change,” he told Bulatlat in an…
Rights Groups Blame Killings on Military’s Oplan Bantay Laya
BY DABET CASTANEDA Bulatlat.com Of the 601 victims of political killings in the last five years, many were felled by motorcycle-riding assasins. The Armed Forces of the Philippines claims a “purge” within the revolutionary movement is to be blamed. But human rights watch groups point to death squads formed under Oplan Bantay Laya, the Arroyo…
Armed Struggle still Relevant – CPP Founding Member
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat.com He was involved in the armed struggle from 1961 until his arrest in 1987. He still considers himself a revolutionary, arguing that armed struggle is necessary to effect meaningful change in the country. Now 72, he narrates the beginnings of what the government now regards as the biggest threat to the…
US War Spending to Rise 44% to $9.8 B a Month, Report Says
US military spending in Iraq and Afghanistan will average 44 percent more in the current fiscal year than in 2005, the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service said. BY JEFF BLISS Bloomberg.com Posted by Bulatlat US military spending in Iraq and Afghanistan will average 44 percent more in the current fiscal year than in 2005, the nonpartisan…
Second Islamic Cemetery Hailed
Burying the dead is an important ritual for Muslims and they had to do it within 24 hours. With the lone Muslim cemetery in Metro Manila severely congested, those with the means are forced to transport their dead to Mindanao costing at least P10,000 in air fare alone. The establishment then of a second Islamic…
Negros Media Group Celebrates First Anniversary
Young journalists in Negros have banded together to professionalize media practice. There is reason to celebrate this Christmas as the organization they formed a year ago continues to be strong. BY KARL G. OMBION BACOLOD CITY – Last Dec. 11, members of Liga Journalista (Journalists’ League), an organization of mostly young journalists in the Negros…
Negros Media Group Celebrates First Anniversary
Young journalists in Negros have banded together to professionalize media practice. There is reason to celebrate this Christmas as the organization they formed a year ago continues to be strong. BY KARL G. OMBION Bulatlat.com BACOLOD CITY – Last Dec. 11, members of Liga Journalista (Journalists’ League), an organization of mostly young journalists in the…
Second Islamic Cemetery Hailed
Burying the dead is an important ritual for Muslims and they had to do it within 24 hours. With the lone Muslim cemetery in Metro Manila severely congested, those with the means are forced to transport their dead to Mindanao costing at least P10,000 in air fare alone. The establishment then of a second Islamic…
Is Canada Funding Mercenaries in Mindanao?
Is Canada funding mercenaries in Mindanao? If this is true, this is not the first time that Canada has been accused of such. Private military companies earn about $100 billion yearly and mercenary armies through the years have been linked to areas where there is mineral wealth just like in Mindanao. By Ted Alcuitas Bulatlat.com…