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.
The youth delegates to the Cordillera Day celebrations, held in Baay-Licuan, Abra on April 22-24, made up the youth caucus on the night of April 23. In the caucus, the participants shared the particular problems of the youth in their respective communities, schools...
The children were playing as the adults were discussing about the ill effects of mining on their ancestral land and in their lives. But their games were more than just games. These were the children’s way of expressing their views on the life and death issue of...
The Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) was created through Republic Act 9163 or the National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001 as a result of the nationwide protest to abolish the Reserved Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) in 2001. One of its students at...
Rice fields were left untended, farm animals went astray in the pasture and could not be found one month after farmers in Dilong Valley in Tubo, Abra could not leave their homes for the farms due to a military imposition following a post-Lent five-day bombing. BY...
This is a happy time for graduates. At last, they have completed their grueling four years in college. Throwing their mortars in the air, they exclaim, “At last, the difficult times are over.” But is it? BY JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 12, April...
As the world commemorates Earth Day, environmental advocates and militant organizations linked arms and blamed the Arroyo government, for its aggressive promotion of mining in the country, and imperialism, for plundering the country’s natural resources in the name...
Last week, the Montañosa Research and Development Center (MRDC), a non-government organization based in this town, launched the Sagada Squash Canton Noodles, the very first variety of squash canton to hit the market in Mountain Province and the Cordillera region....
BY THE KALAYAAN CENTRE ORGANIZATIONS DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 12, April 27-May 3, 2008 The Filipino community is once again in the midst of mourning the loss of another young member of our community: Charle Dalde, the 24-year old young...
Distance has never prevented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from celebrating Cordillera Day and taking on issues affecting them and the Filipino people. BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 12, April 27-May 3, 2008 BAAY-LICUAN, Abra?...
May pagkilala man sa problemang kinakaharap, mapapansing hindi pa rin ginagamit ng pamahalaan ang salitang “krisis” para ilarawan ang problema natin ngayon sa suplay ng bigas. NI DANILO ARAÑA ARAO Konteksto / Pinoy Weekly Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 12,...
Dolores Balladares, chairperson of UNFIL-MIGRANTE-HK, said that the alleged drowning of Vicenta Flores, whose body was found at the Tung Chung pier in Hongkong April 11, is the third case of violent death among Filipino maids in less than a week. BY JANESS ANN J....
In the Cordillera region, there are already 149 barrios (sub-villages) with mining applications that are under process. Even the grounds of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) are covered by an application for mining exploration. Mining applications cover 66...
In remembering the atrocious treatment of the Filipinos in that war, it is fitting that we also remember those who refused to do the dirty work of their military and political leaders. Just as the American Anti-Imperialist League is remembered for its active,...
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO LABOR WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 12, April 27-May 3, 2008 Children begging in the streets at night Knocking on cars till the morning light People standing in line for a kilo of rice Welcome to the Dark Ages, the era of lies... --...
The public and local government units should be alerted on the possible entry into the local market of some genetically-engineered rice and similar other “Franken food.” BY KARL G. OMBION Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 12, April 27-May 3, 2008 The public and local...
NI MARK ANGELES Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 12, April 27-May 3, 2008 Nagpunta ako isang bakasyon sa abandonadong konstruksyon paglilipatan sana ng munisipyo pero nabalam ang proyekto kalaboso kasing katakut-takot ang sunud-sunod nitong inabot overpriced...
BY JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat Posted 2:40 p.m., April 25, 2008 Braving the heavy rain, members of the women’s group GABRIELA staged a rally along Nicanor Reyes Steet in Manila at around 10:30 this morning to protest the continuing increase in prices of goods and...
BY HANNAH FAITH DORMIDO Bulatlat Posted 2:51 p.m., April 25, 2008 “There is an ongoing call for the repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who remain stranded in Saudi Arabia, including the most vocal leaders who are at the forefront of the campaign to...
BY HANNAH FAITH DORMIDO Bulatlat April 22, 2008 - 1:37 p.m. “As long as the Arroyo administration remains in power, we expect a bleak future for the people and the environment,” Kalikasan-People’s Network for the Enviroment, said in a statement. Three hundred...
BY JANESS ANN ELLAO Bulatlat April 21, 2008 - 2:14 p.m. At 10:30 a.m. this morning , activists and environmental advocates belonging to the No Deal! JPEPA Movement Against Unequal Economic Agreement staged a "swim protest" at the Manila Bay, near the Senate Office...
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