The possible surfacing of two new witnesses to the National Broadband Network (NBN) scam has been met with stiff resistance by Malacañang and its henchmen, mainly former Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye, former Armed Forces chief Hermogenes Esperon, and Executive...
Babano, regional director of Dep-Ed in Region 10 proudly shows off her roots as she dons her tribe’s traditional garment during the centennial rites at the Baguio Teachers Camp. While at that, she also shows she is “high-tech” with her state-of –the-art cellular...
Ang isang indikasyon na namamayagpag (kumikita o nabiyayaan ng pondo) ang unibersidad ay kung mayroon itong mga bagong gusaling itinatayo. Pero may kanya-kanyang inunlad ang mga pangunahing unibersidad sa Metro Manila. Ang paraan ng paglawak ng infrastruktura ay...
"War, Inc." is a radically different kind of movie. In fact, it really defies genre. It is sort of like this generation's "Dr. Strangelove," "A Clockwork Orange" and "The Wizard of Oz" mixed together with the unembedded reporting of Naomi Klein, spiced up with a...
(Bulatlat.com)The military may have cut off his head and mangled his face and body. But Rey Cayago’s face and name could never be forgotten by his colleagues, his family, and the migrants and their families whom he had helped. BY EMILY VITAL HUMAN RIGHTS Bulatlat...
BY JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 15, May 18-24, 2008 Hurting from the continuous oil price hikes, militant labor leaders echoed their sentiments along the streets of Quezon City during the recent transport strike. All of them were clamoring for...
NI RAUL FUNILAS Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 15, May 18-24, 2008 Naaanod ang palipod sa may laot, Sumusunod pasapusod nitong agos; Gumagaod gawing timog, Maninibog Na may suklob na salakot at may kutob- Buburabok ang lukaok na kumislot. Ikinunday kanang...
[To the tune of ‘Umbrella’ (Remix) by Rihanna (Featuring Jay-Z and Chris Brown)] NI MARK ANGELES Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 15, May 18-24, 2008 REMIX.. Uhuh uhuh (Ang reyna.. namumuwalan) Uhuh uhuh (Bad girl Macapagal) Uhuh uhuh (Di ma-moderate. .) Uhuh...
NI E. SAN JUAN, JR. Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 15, May 18-24, 2008 “Walang rebelyong nasayang, bawat isa’y hakbang tungo sa kalayaan….” -- Salud Algabre, lider ng mga Sakdalista Lubhang mapanganib ang tulay na ito, delikadong nakabitin sa hangin,...
When the history of this era is finally written, based on the Tai Chi Principle, Osama bin Laden and his scattering of followers may be credited for goading the fundamentalist leaders of the United States into using the power in their grasp so - not to put a fine...
Does snapping at journalists reflect culture of impunity? BY ACE ALEGRE Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 15, May 18-24, 2008 BAGUIO CITY (246 kms from Manila) – Does snapping at journalists reflect the culture of impunity, which is the main reason for the unabated killing...
The House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture chair Abraham Mitra, during the committee’s regional consultation here, said that the budget for the agriculture sector should be increased and that it should even be larger budget than the military's. BY CYE...
May mga ginagawa naman ang pamahalaan para bigyang-solusyon ang sunud-sunod na pagtaas ng presyo ng langis. Ang tanong lang siyempre ay kung sapat ba ang mga ito para makatulong sa mga tao. NI DANILO ARAÑA ARAO Konteksto / Pinoy Weekly Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol....
Granite, the light-colored plutonic rocks found mostly in mountain belts and continental shield areas, is now a popular material in construction of concrete houses and as ornament to buildings. In the mountainous, almost remote village in Southern Camarines Sur...
For a month, the military conducted intensive military operations in their village. Fields were bombed; soldiers encamped in the heart of the village; the people were prohibited from leaving their homes; and their farm animals were stolen. Elders of Tubo, Abra have...
Even the church is not safe from the recent military occupation of the tri-boundary of Abra, Mountain Province and Ilocos Sur provinces. BY JOHN ERIC B. ESCALANTE Northern Dispatch HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 15, May 18-24, 2008 BAGUIO CITY...
For Mohagher Iqbal, MILF chief negotiatior, Malaysia’s pullout from the International Monitoring Team (IMT) in the peace talks with the GRP means the negotiations are “shaky on the ground.” BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 15, May 18-24, 2008...
Karapatan (Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights) has condemned the killing of Davao peasant leader Celso Pojas, the first victim of extrajudicial killing in Davao City. BY BULATLAT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Vol. VIII, No. 15, May 18-24, 2008 Karapatan (Alliance...
In a move students branded as a form of harassment meant to silence their leaders who are steadfastly campaigning against increases in tuition and other fees, the administration of the University of Northern Philippines filed a case of theft against the...
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has rejected a proposal by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) to tap the services of the Bishop-Ulama Conference (BUC) in monitoring the implementation of the ceasefire between the government and the...
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