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.
BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 36, October 14-20, 2007 Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have experienced “hell” in host countries could very well identify with the plight of Marilou Ranario and other fellow OFWs who have resorted to...
Maltreated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and relatives of other migrant workers joined various organizations and individuals gathered on Oct. 10, on World Day against Death Penalty, to intensify the campaign to save Marilou Ranario and all OFWs on death row...
A government which is not serious in implementing a genuine agrarian reform program with a weak law such as the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988 is a recipe for more feudal exploitation and peasant unrest. A government which is not serious in agrarian...
This paper is an initial study of the writ of amparo, which has yet to become effective. Considering that the Supreme Court has not yet decided on any case involving the writ, it is unclear how certain provisions will be interpreted by the Court. BY NERI JAVIER...
The lot of the peasantry should be the prime measure of the health of the economy. BY CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise/Business World Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 36, October 14-20, 2007 The Arroyo regime has less than three years to go before its term ends in...
BY THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR FILIPINO CONCERNS (NAFCON)* DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 36, October 14-20, 2007 The National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON) strongly takes the position that ABC's one-paragraph "apology" for the racial...
“He is a law-abiding citizen. He has done nothing wrong. He does not deserve to be treated like this. He should be released immediately and unconditionally.” This was the statement of Windel Bolinget of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA), a colleague of Jose...
The clock struck twelve. The brothers snuck out of a safehouse in Pangasinan where they were allegedly detained by elements from the 24th Infantry Battalion and hurried towards the highway. Unlike their previous attempt to flee, this time they succeeded. Raymond...
Even as he is still elated over his latest victory in the Dutch courts, NDFP chief political consultant and ILPS chairman Jose Maria Sison is calling on all supporters of the GRP-NDFP peace negotiations to protest what he described as the “unjust actions” by the...
Members of the Filipino community across Canada expressed grief and outrage over the death of another Filipina live-in caregiver Jocelyn Dulnuan, 27 years old, saying that the “murder” is not an “isolated case.” BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VII,...
The telling tale is reflected in the gunning down of, Bucay town councilor Nito Sales in broad daylight at around 10 a.m. Friday. The victim, a former policeman, is yet the latest in the statistics of the ‘Killing Fields’ after gunmen killed a female clerk of court...
The killing of Arman Marin by an employee of the Sibuyan Nickel Properties Development Corporation, said the Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (PNE), is the latest in a series of deaths related to the Arroyo administration's mining projects. Kalikasan...
They have stolen the vote; they are stealing taxpayers’ money; they have been stealing the lives of those whose only sin is to work for the common good; and they continue stealing what is left of our national pride. If we let them get away with it, the shame will...
For Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, a 15-year-old child is old enough to discern what is right from wrong and, as such, should be held accountable for his actions. BY CHERYLL D. FIEL Davao Today Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 35, October 7-13, 2007 DAVAO CITY —...
“It is difficult for our brothers and sisters in the war-torn areas of Basilan to observe one of the important pillars of Islam when the guns and bombs of the Philippine Army are aimed at them,” said Amirah Ali Lidasan, national president of the Suara Bangsamoro...
The local government of Ilocos Sur, the country’s tobacco capital, is seeking for a closer look at the problems hounding the industry especially with regards its competitiveness with other producers around the world, as well as its financial viability. BY ACE...
For the foreign student, learning English is only a means to an end. The option to learn English enhances his/her chances of landing a high-end job in his/her homeland. For the Filipino, on the other hand, mastery of the English language becomes essential for...
A man paddles as his guests watch over the coral garden of Tuka Marine Park in Kiamba, Sarangani. The park has four white-sand coves with thick forest cover, and diverse marine life – what more can you ask for? BY SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE Contributed to...
Sixteen provincial officials, employees and a private lawyer in Mountain Province, including Gov. Maximo Dalog have been charged with 33 counts of estafa through falsification of public and commercial documents stemming from an alleged anomalous procurement of a...
The recent resignation of Benjamin Abalos from his post as Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman was meant to take the steam off the controversy surrounding the anomalous National Broadband Network (NBN) deal between the Philippine government and China’s ZTE...
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