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.
Addressing the impact of the lowering peso value requires more than the mitigating measures government has so far implemented, including the hedge fund set up by the DBP, and Malacañang’s fiscal stimulus program BY SONNY AFRICA IBON Features Posted by Bulatlat Vol....
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines [CBCP] is affirming its commitment to support Filipino farmers through the holding of the Second National Rural Congress [NRC II], but a battle ground between pro and anti CARP advocates appears to have emerged in...
The son of Randall Echanis, deputy secretary general of the militant peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP orPeasant Movement of the Philippines), has sought the help of Senate President Manuel Villar and House Speaker Jose de Venecia to facilitate...
Although the ordinance allows women temporary reprieve in the workplace, it does not seek to reduce women’s multiple burden at home. In fact, Ibuyan pointed out that the ordinance will help working women serve their families better. BY MARILOU M. AGUIRRE Davao...
Outraged by the “inhuman” treatment of workers in a Compostela Valley banana plantation, a Japanese pastor promises himself to stop eating bananas. BY GERMELINA A. LACORTE Davao Today Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 1, February 3-9, 2008 Outraged by the “inhuman”...
Real movement in the peace talks is possible only if both parties–especially the GRP–can find “a way forward,” MILF Negotiating Panel chairman Mohagher Iqbal said. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 1, February 3-6, 2008 The peace negotiations...
May mga awit na dumadaan at umaalis. May mga awit na namamahay at nananatili. Lahat ng awit ay nag-uugat, sumasanga at kinakailangang maglaho. AKDA NI ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO Bulatlat Ang awit, nilalamlam na parang bola ng makapuno na nilalaro sa bibig. Hindi...
BY BULATLAT November 29, 2007 - 9:14 p.m. Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno announced that a curfew has been imposed from 12 midnight to 5:00 a.m. tonight in the National Capital Region as well as Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog. The last time curfew was...
BY AUBREY MAKILAN Bulatlat November 27, 2007 - 9:05 p.m. Tears flowed with the rain as almost everyone at the picket in front of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) cried, and some even wailed after learning from news reports that the Kuwaiti Court of Cassation...
BY BULATLAT November 29, 2007 - 7:04 p.m. Totally disregarding human rights, police forces arrested former vice president Teofisto Guingona, Bp. Julio Labayen, Fr. Robert Reyes, former UP president Dodong Nemenzo and media people covering the stand-off at Manila...
BY BULATLAT November 29, 2007 - 5:44 p.m. Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, Brig. Gen. Danny Lim announced in a press conference with former vice president Teofisto Guingona, their lawyers and supporters that they decided to leave Manila Peninsula peacefully. Earlier tear...
BY BULATLAT November 29, 2007 - 4:29 p.m. As police Special Weapons and Tactics Group (SWAT) surround the Manila Peninsula Hotel, snipers from surrounding buildings fire warning shots and Marines with armed personnel carriers start moving in....
BY BULATLAT November 29, 2007 - 4:10 p.m. Troops with tanks and armed personnel carriers and police officers have been massing up around the Manila Peninsula where Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim have been holding out after walking out of the...
By Dabet Castañeda HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH BULATLAT VOL. VII, No. 42, November 25- December 1, 2007 One year and five months after their abduction, a witness testified that he had actually seen and talked to Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño, the two scholars of the...
BY AUBREY MAKILAN Bulatlat November 26, 2007 - 5:27 p.m. “Bantay Hatol” was formally launched on November 26, a day before the promulgation of the decision of the Kuwaiti Supreme Court on the case of Marilou Ranario, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Kuwait who...
By Dabet Castañeda HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH BULATLAT VOL. VII, No. 42, November 25- December 1, 2007 One year and five months after their abduction, a witness testified that he had actually seen and talked to Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño, the two scholars of the...
Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez tried to make himself look like a patriot by pointing fingers at the World Bank over its suspension of the release of $33 million dollars which comprise part of a $232-million loan for road projects. “We cannot allow ourselves to be...
Young school boys in La Trinidad, Benguet, donning traditional Igorot garb learn the rigors of tying a handwoven tribal head band. This craft might be already a thing of the past because these head garments are now only worn during traditional festivals and not...
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