Ronalyn V. Olea or Len to her colleagues loves to brew coffee strong enough to keep everyone in the newsroom awake. She’s a vegan and a bike commuter, braving the chaos of the road to get to meetings and errands.
Ronalyn V. Olea or Len to her colleagues loves to brew coffee strong enough to keep everyone in the newsroom awake. She’s a vegan and a bike commuter, braving the chaos of the road to get to meetings and errands.
Anakpawis Party-list criticized the signature drive initiated by Pampanga Representative Juan Miguel "Mikey" Arroyo, eldest son of Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, at the House of Representatives as 'reeking of nepotism and crass opportunism.' Mikey Arroyo's signature...
Seventy-seven percent of Filipinos reject moves to amend the Constitution or charter change (Cha-cha), according to the results of the latest IBON nationwide survey. Of the 72.4 percent of respondents who answered that they were aware of the Arroyo administration's...
Lilette Fatima Raquel, 30, was petite, always giggling, (smiling even in her death) but described as an inquisitive and serious student who kept on asking questions and was not contented with classroom lessons: she learned more in the streets and with the people...
BY BULATLAT Exactly two months since James Balao disappeared, his family called on the members of the House of Representatives to conduct investigation and help them in their continuing search. Balao, founding member of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA), was...
An independent international mission comprised of lawyers and judges said that while the Philippine government claims to have taken firm measures to address the problem of extrajudicial killings, including the establishment of various Task Forces, there have been no visible results.
‘He knows GMA’s involvement because he was there’
Will the endorsement by former House Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr. boost the chances of this year’s impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo? Deputy House Minority Leader and Bayan Muna (People First) Rep. Satur Ocampo, one of the original endorsers of the complaint together with fellow Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño and Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Liza Maza, believes so.
Unmoved by the libel case filed against him, Prof. Antonio L. Tinio, national chairperson of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) vows that teachers will win the fight for better services and benefits from the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). BY NOEL...
Frustrated with the lack of government measures to address the problem of killings and other rights abuses, lawyers’ groups resolved to seek the help of the United Nations to curb the continuing attacks against Filipino lawyers and judges. BY RONALYN V. OLEA HUMAN...
One of the lawyers of the 72 activists charged with murder in relation to an ambush incident in Mindoro Oriental said the accusations are baseless. BY RONALYN V. OLEA HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Bulatlat One of the lawyers of the 72 activists charged with murder in relation...
Lawyers from various Asian countries added their voices to the call for the government to surface James Balao in a conference held at the Club John Hay in Baguio City. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246...
Rather than bringing life, the teeming “gold rush” in the mining town of Itogon in Benguet has instead brought danger. BY ACE ALEGRE Contributor Bulatlat Itogon, Benguet (197 kms north of Manila)– Rather than bringing life, the teeming “gold rush” in the mining...
Leaders of the world's 20 biggest economies will confront dueling demands for action when they gather here Saturday in the highest-level acknowledgement so far that the global economy is in crisis. The most spectacular and damaging financial crisis in more than...
Each week brings a terrifying lurch, like a house on the edge of some cliff being pounded into slush by a Pacific storm. On the Doppler radar, we can see financial storm after financial storm lined up out there. Next to burst: the credit card overhang, of some $2.8...
Press reports say Barack Obama may retain George W. Bush's Defense Secretary Robert Gates as a gesture to war-time continuity, bipartisanship and respect for the Washington insider community, which has embraced Gates as something of a new Wise Man. However, if...
NI VIJAE ALQUISOLA Inilathala ng Bulatlat Maaga mong natuklasan Na kinakailangang itigil Ang ikinabubuhay Upang mas ganap na mabuhay. Sa edad sampu, batid mo’ng Nasa may P A A N A N Ng lipunang hugis Mayon Ang iyong talampakan, Ang inyong talampakan. Karugtong ng...
The American people may have had a much longer experience with democracy, and they have reason to take pride in having fought for and achieved this. But US elections, as with its other democratic processes, are no less free from manipulation and control of the...
From the looks of it, it seems that former Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn “Joc Joc” Bolante is doing a Garci and a Neri, thus, adding the fertilizer scam to the list of issues that would hound the Arroyo government beyond 2010. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS...
Migrante International criticized Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for disregarding reports that three OFWs in death row for the killing of three other Filipinos were tortured into confessing to the crime. Her appeal for the commutation of the sentence of the three to...
A group of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) called for the scrapping of the sample contract being promoted by Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) for OFWs. BY BULATLAT MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat A group of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) called for...
Review of Rights v. 2, a collection of public service announcements on human rights Initiated by Southern Tagalog Exposure Featuring various artists Rights v. 2 begins and ends on a defiant note – as if telling the viewer that what is needed amid escalating attacks...
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