Fidel Castro Castro Internet Archive HONORABLE JUDGES: Never has a lawyer had to practice his profession under such difficult conditions; never has such a number of overwhelming irregularities been committed against an accused man. In this case, counsel and...
Village officials accused the police of unlawfully searching and ransacking 21 houses. The police officers’ decision to set up checkpoints and conduct interrogations is said to have dire consequences on the image of Abra province which plans to promote its bamboo...
How can pre-qualification requirements become mechanisms for extortion? For a migrant workers’ organization, this situation happens when the government imposes these on Filipinos who are forced to work abroad and have no other choice but to comply and to pay the...
A trip in the town of Liliw would give flip-flop lovers a fresh view about this new craze. The homegrown, native slippers are hand-made, piece-by-piece, by the town’s oldest and finest-skilled shoemakers. BY DABET CASTANEDA Bulatlat PHOTOS BY DABET CASTAÑEDA LILIW,...
By Andrew Marshall Time.com A fighter in the New People's Army, which has waged war in the Philippines for over 30 years Comrade Giegie is getting married. Her wedding will be held in a jungle clearing, which she will enter through an archway of raised assault...
According to the military, 10 Abu Sayyaf terrorists were killed in Patikul, Sulu, on Jan. 18. But an official disclosed that five of the dead were actually MNLF members and that the other fatalities include a 12-year-old boy and a 90-year-old man who angrily...
A group of Dutch lawyers is urging President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to form another investigative body that would look into the extra-judicial killings of activists, including lawyers and judges in the Philippines. The Melo Commission, they said, “lacks the...
Although the press is looked up to as the Fourth Estate and serves as a powerful instrument in advancing social justice, its members are victims of the exploitation that the press discusses and exposes daily. By Karl G. Ombion and Ryan Lachica Bulatlat Building...
Although the press is looked up to as the Fourth Estate and serves as a powerful instrument in advancing social justice, its members are victims of the exploitation that the press discusses and exposes daily. By Karl G. Ombion and Ryan Lachica Bulatlat From Media’s...
Member Countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) - Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of...
The Convention on Counter-Terrorism is being paraded about as one of the achievements of the 12th ASEAN Summit, held Jan. 12-15 in Cebu. The Arroyo government presents it as a big leap for Southeast Asia in what is described as a “global war” on terrorism. However,...
The growing competition for oil particularly in East Asia between China and Japan is dragging Taiwan leading to saber-rattling by both countries. The role of Taiwan in this equation adds heat into this growing rivalry that also has military implications. By Bobby...
The presence of a socialist country in East Asia has been a threat to U.S. economic hegemony in the region although it has also served as a magnet that would justify U.S. military supremacy in the guise of “preserving democracy and free market.” By Bobby Tuazon...
On several issues and concerns, both China and U.S. imperialism today share some common interests and to some degree are interdependent. Whatever fractious issues separate the two countries, these appear to be manageable or are simple irritants and at the moment do...
Developing vibrant trade and investment ties with countries in Southeast Asia would open prospects for China to use this new economic relationship particularly with the U.S.’ military allies as a means of scaling down their security commitments with the U.S. that...
Developing vibrant trade and investment ties with countries in Southeast Asia would open prospects for China to use this new economic relationship particularly with the U.S.’ military allies as a means of scaling down their security commitments with the U.S. that...
Bayan Muna’s third nominee for the May 2007 congressional elections, lawyer Neri Colmenares, talks about how he was tortured at 18, his dream of putting into law an overdue Human Rights Code, and his early dreams of making it to the movies. BY DABET CASTANEDA...
Because this innovative approach of new politics has apparently gained popularity, it is loathed by the likes of Gonzalez precisely because it can disenfranchise the powers-that-be by raising the political consciousness of the people. Bereft of visions and programs...
His friends and relatives described Monico Atienza's stubborn will to live, in the face of a most life-threatening debilitation, as very characteristic of the man. This kind of courage, they say - together with the man's extraordinary conviction and abilities -...
Just as members of the U.S. Congress are now conducting a review of Bush’s war policy in Iraq, it may well be timely to include a review of the U.S. armed intervention in the Philippines where the support for the Philippine military operations has promoted gross...
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