NI AXEL PINPIN Inilathala ng Bulatlat I. Paano Binuo? Pingkian ng pawisang katawan habol ang halinghing ng digmaan habang tinitiis ang gabing maalinsangan at nang ang kapirasong dugo ay hulmahin ng ulos at tuluyang mabuo. Ito ang bunga ng inyong pagmamahalan (At magkaminsan ay pagbubuntalan) na may sangkap ng indayog ng balakang at pagsasanib ng…
Janess Ann J. Ellao
Pagpupugay kay Kasamang Monico Atienza
Pagpupugay kay Kasamang Monico Atienza NI E. SAN JUAN, JR. Inilathala ng Bulatlat Tuwing dalaw namin, naghuhuntahan tayo sa lagusan ng DiliMall – Ngiti’t biro mo’y testimonyo, sa gitna ng terorismong umiiral, Sa masiglang pagsulong ng proletaryong masa sa bansa’t buong daigdig Buhat pa sa mahimalang pagkaigpaw sa tortyur sa Crame’t Bicutan… Tunay ngang bawat…
Isang Hapon Habang Umaambon
Bakit, ano at paano? Ilang makabuluhang katanungan habang umaambon. NI ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat Kapag napigtas ang tuyong dahon sa tangkay ng puno Hindi na ba ito bahagi ng malagong puno? Kapag pinatuyo, tinosta at giniling ang buto ng kape Hindi na ba ito butong galing sa puno? Kapag tumulo ang patak ng ulan sa puno…
After the Summitry, More of the Same*
As expected, de facto President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo lost no time in trying to parlay her claimed “success” at the 12th ASEAN Summit and the East Asian Summit into glowing predictions about the economy not just in the medium term but within the year 2007. But at the end of the day, the “success” of the…
Bledi, This is Our Home
Algeria was a country we never studied in any of our geography or history classes. As proof of my ignorance, when I heard of Algeria, I though it was a rich, small, and quaint European country. So imagine my surprise when Bulatlat sent me to watch the public screening of the documentary film, “Bledi, This…
Itogon Residents Oppose PMA Housing Site Claim
BY KIM QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET — Residents and local government unit (LGU) officials of Itogon, Benguet have opposed the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Housing Cooperative’s request for the proclamation of a portion of a forest reservation in the province as a PMA housing site. The Housing Cooperative requested the…
The social cost of migration and the Live-in Caregiver Program
Having to face the problem of racism while their parents had to juggle their time to more than one job to earn a living, Albert Lopez, like other Filipino youth living in Canada, turned to his gang and to drugs for comfort and a sense of belonging. That was until he was approached by an…
Aside from the 300 percent tuition hike
During the 1216th Meeting of the Board of Regents (BOR) held on 15 December 2006, the highest policy-making body of the University of the Philippines did not only approve a 300 percent hike in tuition and miscellaneous fees. The BOR also ruled that “tuition will be subsequently adjusted annually based on the national inflation rate.”…
Local Supermarkets Still Selling Rice Disapproved for Consumption
Supermarkets in Metro Manila, the Philippines’ most populous region, are still selling Uncle Sam Texas Long Grain Rice even if it was confirmed last November to be contaminated with a genetically-engineered (GE) strain disapproved for human consumption. Bulatlat Supermarkets in Metro Manila, the Philippines’ most populous region, are still selling Uncle Sam Texas Long Grain…
Nestlé Workers Mark Five-Year Strike with Barricades
Frustrated by the continued refusal of Nestle management to implement the Supreme Court’s decision by beginning the negotiations with the union, workers and their relatives marked their five-year strike by erecting a barricade blocking two gates of the factory. BY DENNIS ESPADA Bulatlat Cabuyao, Laguna – Five years have passed when over 600 employees of…
On the 20th anniversary of the Mendiola massacre: Still No Land, No Justice
Twenty years after the infamous Mendiola massacre, the victims and their families have yet to attain justice. The government did not give them any assistance even for burial expenses. Instead, they were threatened and harassed by government security forces. But on January 22, the relatives, friends, neighbors and colleagues of the victims will return to…