A Philippine medical doctor and political activist is seeking political asylum in Canada after surviving a brutal attack on his family a year ago in the northern province of Kalinga in the Philippines. BY TED ALCUITAS HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Contributed to Bulatlat Vol....
The government’s Inter-Agency Task Force that once “burned the night lamp” if only to solve land disputes in Rizal town, Kalinga has been revived with the mission of rooting out the problem so that there will be no repeat of the June 25 carnage between “settlers”...
The isolated hailstorm that hit a village in Baguio City Tuesday forebodes a stark reality – a dry spell ahead, an official of the PAGASA announced recently. BY ACE ALEGRE Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 26, August 5-11, 2007 BAGUIO CITY (246...
Edgar Ibuyan had served as barangay chairman of a Davao City village for nearly two decades, establishing a sterling public-service record that is not backed by money, power or political pedigree. Now that he is at the City Council, will this trailblazer continue...
More than three-fourths of Filipinos rated themselves as poor in the latest survey conducted by independent think-tank IBON Foundation. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 26, August 5-11, 2007 More than three-fourths of Filipinos rated themselves...
More Filipinos were dissatisfied with the performance of President Gloria Arroyo, according to the latest IBON survey. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 26, August 5-11, 2007 More Filipinos were dissatisfied with the performance of President...
Seven out of ten Filipinos gave President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo a failing grade in her anti-corruption efforts, according to the latest IBON Survey. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 26, August 5-11, 2007 Seven out of ten Filipinos gave...
Recent trends reveal a new, more disturbing facet of call center employment: members of the academic community, students, graduates, and now, even the faculty, are leaving the university to work in such agencies because of the attractive pay BY MICAELA PAPA AND...
William Claver was among those who attended the July 28 memorial mass that honored the late Alyce Omengan-Claver, a victim of extra-judicial killing in an ambush that originally intended to kill her husband, Dr. Constancio “Chandu” Claver, last year. He is esteemed...
Mention the names Crisanto Evangelista, Amado V. Hernandez, and Felixberto Olalaia Sr. and one is reminded of the history of the militant workers’ movement in the Philippines. Felixberto Olalia Sr. was instrumental in the rebirth of the militant labor movement...
Twenty-two year-old Reynante from Barangay (village) Patar in Bolinao, Pangasinan shows off his catch of small lobster, small octopus and several other small fishes. In his single catch the rich marine biodiversity of Bolinao, in which the town prides itself, is...
Ni Mykel Andrada Inilathala ng Bulatlat Nung nagsisilbi pa ako bilang Vice-Chairperson ng University Student Council ng U.P. Diliman (2001-2002), dalawang palisiya ng administrasyon ng U.P. laban sa mga estudyante ng unibersidad ang naipatupad. Dalawang bagay ito...
Will the second one be a charm? A youth group under a new name intends to do so as it launches its bid for party-list representation in the May 2007 elections, learning from the politicking that happened in the previous elections that cost them a seat despite a...
BY EMILY VITAL Posted Jan. 31, 2007, 5:23 p.m. In the light of supervening events involving convicted U.S. Marine Lance Cpl Daniel Smith, the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan or New Patriotic Alliance) and its member organizations filed on Wednesday, January 31, a...
BY JOHANN HEIN B. ARPON Posted Jan. 30, 2007, 2:24 p.m. Just when the necrological mass for Jose Maria Cui, former COURAGE chairperson of Northern Samar was being held at UEP chapel in Catarman, Northern Samar last January 29, another member of the federation of...
By: Johann Hein B. Arpon Posted Jan. 28, 2007, 3:04 p.m. The Spokesperson of the regional chapter of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) in Eastern Visayas survived an assassination attempt yesterday, Jan. 27. At around 8:15 p.m., Flor "Pong" Acbo, 54, was shot...
Photo by Ace Alegre Bulatlat A generous smile on their faces and a skin of brown clay make this crew of young seafarers the subject of a candid snapshot on calm waters leading to Boracay, a favorite tourist island destination in central Philippines this time of the...
By Flon Faurillo Bulatlat Philippine elections have been marred by violence for decades. But the May 2007 is expected to spill more blood with the anticipation that government’s repressive campaign against Bayan Muna (BM), Anakpawis (AP) and Gabriela Women’s Party...
By Manuel Talens. Translated from the Spanish by Ernesto P?ramo and revised by Ron Ridenour Axis of Logic In a place of Havana, the name of which I have no desire to call to mind, there lived not long since one of those gentlemen, etc., etc. Like this, paraphrasing...
Tila mahika ang bilis ng pag-deliver ng mga pagkaing dayuhan tulad ng hamburger at pizza na hindi kayang pantayan ng mga lokal na gumagawa ng pagkain. Pero iba pa rin ang sarap ng huli dahil ang kasiyahang nadarama ay hindi lang simpleng paglalaway. Ni Rolando B....
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