Photo by Ace Alegre Bulatlat Gambling appears to be part of life for many people in the Philippines, a country where life has for the most part been harsh enough to make not a few turn to luck and chance for hope. In some areas people are “initiated” into various...
In memory of Rev. Alfredo Faurillo, United Church of Christ in the Philippines [UCCP] pastor and human rights advocate, 1935-2006) BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Posted by Bulatlat There are those who think they are Christians by their continually speaking out the...
Kahit mayroong mahigit 10 milyong kababayan ang nagtatrabaho sa ibang bansa, nahihirapan pa ring makapangibang-bansa ang mga Pilipino. Makita pa lang ang berdeng pasport, maasahan na ang sangkatutak na tanong ng immigration officer kung bakit gustong umalis ng...
Postcapitalist Politics By J.K. Gibson-Graham University of Minnesota Press, 2006 Reading J.K. Gibson-Graham and their affiliation with Australian imperialism in the light of Edward W. Said's project mentioned at the opening of this review is revealing. Thus we may...
Even if two police officers cannot agree as to the nature of the killing of an Ilocos Norte-based radio journalist, the Philippine National Police (PNP) now considers the case closed with the filing of murder against four suspects. BY ACE ALEGRE Northern Dispatch...
This incident is once more threatening to blow up in Mrs. Arroyo’s face revealing just how shaky her regime is and how fearful it is of losing the backing of the U.S. That is the real meaning of “strategic RP-U.S. relations” for this client regime - as it has been...
A town in Ilocos Sur tries to promote its products with the holding of the First Buri Festival and the parading of the world’s longest buri mat measuring 2.4 kilometers. BY ACE ALEGRE Northern Dispatch Reposted by Bulatlat SAN JUAN, Ilocos Sur (Dec. 29) — Thousands...
BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE'S LAWYERS-PHILIPPINES (IAPL) Posted by Bulatlat The Philippine Chapter of the International Association of People’s Lawyers (IAPL) vehemently denounces the recent escape of convicted rapist Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith to the...
BY THE COUNSELS FOR THE DEFENSE OF LIBERTIES (CODAL) Posted by Bulatlat The surreptitious release of Cpl. Daniel Smith, in the middle of the night at that, to the custody of the United States, despite pending litigation in Philippine courts, is not only a violation...
What the US and the Philippine government have connived to teach you is imperialism's most insidious lesson: that whatever you do is an exercise in futility, because you are a citizen of a client state, because your country is a claptrap Third World country without...
The deputy minority leader at the lower House last week linked the recent killing of Rodolfo “Pong” Alvarado – leader of Bayan Muna (BM or People First) – in Ligao City, Albay to the government’s thrust to prevent the party-list group from winning seats in this...
It is bad enough that a public hospital in Negros has become profit oriented, much to the consternation of its poor patients. What proves to be worse is that its workers are deprived of legally mandated benefits despite the hospital’s income and congressional...
By Christopher Salzberg Oh My News International World Posted by Bulatlat.com After a decade of conflict and more than 13,000 deaths, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, better known as Chairman Prachanda, leader of the Communist Party of Nepal and commander of arguably the most...
NI MILA D. AGUILAR Inilathala ng Bulatlat.com Ang mamamatay-tao Walang sinisino Maging Esperat ka man O di kaya'y Empeno. Makinig, ay makinig, Abang kababayan Huwag ka nang paggulaman Sa babaeng gahaman. Di mo ba nakikita Naubos na yaman Ng iyong abang bayan? At...
Ina Endena is concerned at the impact of the new rice varieties on Agawa community life. Since the introduction of the biit, the synchronized planting season has been inexistent. During a community holiday for example, the farmers usually break the ubaya or...
From Europe to the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo received relentless criticisms for the unabated extrajudicial killings under her regime. BY EMILY VITAL Bulatlat.com From Europe to the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo received relentless criticisms for...
By Flon Faurillo / Bulatlat In Central Luzon, the mad rush for cedulas (community tax certificates) has reached such absurd proportions that people have been known to forego even activities considered more urgent in normal times. This is driven by the campaign of...
Photo by Ace Alegre One of the favorite spots in Baguio City (246 kms. north of Manila) these days is the "Night Market" along Harrison Road, open from 8 p.m. to 12 midnight, where all sorts of buyers flock to check out second-hand clothes and other used items sold...
( Photo by Ace Alegre ) A boy demonstrates his acrobatic skills to his playmates at the World War II Veterans Memorial Park in Baguio City, 246 kms. north of Manila. They are all sons of homeless urban settlers in the said city. The way they look, they do not seem...
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