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.
Big landlords representing owners of haciendas and big sugar plantations determine the wages received by part-time and full-time agricultural workers across the country. BY GERRY ALBERT CORPUZ Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 11, April 20-26, 2008 Big...
Greenpeace calls on gov’t to heed UN warnings Greenpeace, an international environmental organization, has called on the Philippine government to heed the warnings of the world's leading agricultural scientists that industrial agricultural practices and...
Ang bugtong o palaisipan ang pinakapaborito kong porma ng tula: maigsi ngunit mabagsik. Kung ang mga bugtong noo’y alinsunod sa animistikong tradisyon (paniniwala sa mga ispiritung naninirahan sa kalikasan), ang mga historikal na karanasan ng bansa ang magdudulot...
While admitting he has been living miserably for months now, National Broadband Network (NBN) scam star witness Engr. Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada says he has come to terms with his and his family's situation now. BY ACE ALEGRE Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 11,...
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 11, April 20-26, 2008 The 44-man team led by Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, who also chairs the Presidential Human Rights Committee (PHRC), to present the Philippine National Report (PNR)...
Sa blogging, ang naunang makapanghimok ng pinakamalaking publiko, ang lupon ng virtual na kalahok (kaya nga may counter ang blogs) ang siyang hari. Belated ang reaksyon ng Filipino lover, at maging ang pagpapalawak na tinutumbok ng chikatime blog. Gayunpaman, ang...
NI MARK ANGELES Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 10, April 13-19, 2008 Niyayakap natin ang matandang puno ng mangga. Lahat tayo, nag-aatang ng ating mga kamay. Sa ilalim ng malalabay nitong mga sanga sabay-sabay tayong umuusal ng pulang awit. Unti-unting...
Madilim ang kalsada sa Manila dahil nasa interes ito ng may hawak ng kapangyarihan. Sila ang nagtatago sa dilim nang sa gayon ay maipagpatuloy ang sistematikong pangungurakot at pandarambong sa kaban ng bayan. At kung manaka-nakang mailawan ang kalsada, ang mga...
Two important events concerning human rights are taking place namely, the SC deliberations on the motion for reconsideration filed by the Senate regarding the issue of executive privilege, and the Universal Periodic Review of the human rights record of the Arroyo...
They paid fixers operating around the Philippine consulate to be able to go back home but were in stead made to live under a bridge. They asked the assistance of the Consulate but were taken to the Saudi police. They endured cramped cells with very little food and...
Randall Echanis, of the militant peasant organization the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, is not the only political prisoner of the Arroyo regime. There are currently 240 prisoners in detention by the count of Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainee Laban sa Detensyon at para...
They were victims of illegal recruitment, having been sent to UAE with mere visit visas and forced to work for 10 to 20 hours a day for a fraction of the salaries promised to them. Worse, three of the 10 victims were even charged by their employers and arrested by...
Migrante called on senators to help expose the deplorable conditions of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in deportation centers and jails in the Middle East. BY BULATLAT MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 10, April 13-19, 2008 Migrante called on senators to help...
The resumption of peace talks and the implementation of a human rights accord signed by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines would help lay down the basis for peace, a human rights group in the...
As government troops launched attacks against suspected rebel strongholds, armed clashes between government troops and NPA guerillas intensified during the last three weeks resulting in casualties on both sides, and the killing of a teenager by soldiers. BY ACE...
Rice in this province may not be scarce, but residents said, its price has also gone up amid the impending global rice crisis. But unlike in other urban areas, however, there are no people lining up for government-subsidized rice. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dipatch...
It must be stated forthrightly that what is truly needed is to change the entire unsound system of politics in this country and much of the inequitable socio-economic set-up that goes with it. To accomplish this, it is not enough to remove a corrupt, immoral and...
Computer Professionals’ Union’s (CPU) Ricardo Bahague Jr. encouraged students and other sectors to support Free and Open Source Softwares (FOSS) during a forum the Information Technology Society conducted Tuesday at the University of the Cordilleras (UC). BY MIRIAM...
BY R. QUIBILAN DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 10, April 13-19, 2008 (New York, NEW YORK) Last month, the municipal government of Nueva Valencia in the Philippine island province of Guimaras passed a resolution opposing the proposed mining...
For those who do not know, Teachers Camp, the Baguio icon built by American Thomasites April 6, 1908 is now 100 years old. BY ACE ALEGRE Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 10, April 13-19, 2008 BAGUIO CITY (246 kms. North of Manila) – For those who...
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