It is ironic that a religious movement for peace in Eastern Visayas was launched six days before a professor from the University of Eastern Visayas was killed for his political beliefs. BY JOHANN HEIN B. ARPON Bulatlat The Order of St. Benedict (OSB) in Tacloban...
“One Caring and Sharing Community.” This was the theme of 12th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), held recently in Cebu. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said there are strong prospects that the vision behind this theme would be...
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...
BY BULATLAT Posted January 19, 2007, 6:40 p.m. UPDATED January 20, 2007, 1:45 a.m. Prof. Jose Ma. Cui, a history and communication arts professor at the University of Eastern Philippines (UEP), was shot dead by four bonnet clad and motorcycle riding men while...
Photo by Ace Alegre Bulatlat Planting rice may not be fun but this peasant mother uses it to bond with her child. It is also a way of training her child to plant at an early age, especially given that children of peasants are forced to lose their innocence to the...
By Flon Faurillo Bulatlat The opposition and administration camps are now frantically preparing for the May 2007 national and local elections. The Lakas-NUCD-led administration coalition party has been downplaying the opposition’s chances of winning, harping on the...
Ni Joi Barrios-Leblanc * Congress of Teachers for Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND) Inilathala ng Bulatlat Hubo't hubad, Nakadipa't nakatingala sa langit Ang estatwa sa harap ng Quezon Hall. Iskolar ng bayan Na nag-aalay ng buhay Para sa bayan. Ngunit kung ang...
Ruling classes rule the economy, are at the top of the social structure and establish the parameters and rules within which the politicians operate. More often than not, few actually engage directly in congressional politics, preferring to build economic empires...
The local police already filed a murder case against a military officer for killing a church worker. Up to now, however, the accused officer is nowhere to be found. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Reposted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY — Human rights advocates...
Progressive artists hope to raise the consciousness of people through their socially relevant works. BY KARL G. OMBION AND ROMMEL PIDO Bulatlat SAGAY City – Led by multi-awarded Negrense artist Nune Lucio Alvarado, Pintor Kulapol and Taliambong, community-based...
The Bacolod police are using militant groups as a convenient excuse to get more funding from the government, even to the point of making them fair game to assassins by labeling them “enemies of the state.” By Karl G. Ombion and Ryan Lachica Bulatlat BACOLOD City –...
It is bad enough that Samar farmers suffered from various forms of human rights violation in 2006. Given the military’s all-out campaign against the perceived enemies of the state, they are bracing for the worst this year. BY THE LEYTE CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT, INC....
Barely two weeks into 2007 and the office of Migrante International is already swamped with requests for assistance from detained overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and complaints of government inaction on these cases. BY AUBREY MAKILAN Bulatlat Barely two weeks into...
The year 2006 left us with so many options for this year. What will be yours? BY BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat The year 2006 left us with so many options for this year. You have the option to come up with a list of New Year’s resolutions or quit doing so. If you do come...
It was sad to greet the New Year with the passing away of an old friend, a preacher and a long-time comrade in the struggle for human rights. Rev. Pastor Alfredo Sueno Faurillo succumbed to a fifth and final cardiac arrest on Dec. 31 at the Capitol Medical Center...
The health sector was not spared from the crisis that envelops the country. Health as a fundamental requisite for development is continuously being neglected by a government keen only in seeking profit. Health workers continue to suffer from the lack in government...
Five out of ten Filipinos die without receiving medical attention. Ten mothers die daily because of pregnancy and childbirth-related cases. And yet the Arroyo government spends a mere P0.33 ($0.006 at an exchange rate of $1=P49) per day for the health of every...
Defending a legislated wage increase is not just merely a result of one’s bleeding heart for the impoverished but has compelling empirical data that are interpreted in a way that seriously considers the rights and welfare of workers. BY DANILO ARAÑA ARAO Bulatlat...
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