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.
NI OLIVER CARLOS Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 35, October 7-13, 2007 Hindi ako si Narcissus na bida sa isang alamat. Wala sa akin ang kakisigan o kagandahan upang sambahin… pakatitigan ang sariling anyo sa harap ng pinagtining na tubig-batis. Hindi marapat....
Noong nakaraang Linggo (Oktubre 7), nagkaroon ng dahilan para muling magsaya tayong lahat dahil sa pagkapanalo ni Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao sa laban niya kay Marco Antonio Barrera. Ang kanyang tagumpay ay tagumpay natin, partikular ng mahihirap. Para sa nakararaming...
The Court of Appeals has clarified that for anyone to play a prominent role on behalf of any revolutionary political party or movement in general or in abstracto is no proof of criminal wrongdoing. Direct concrete evidence is necessary to prove any criminal act....
The implementation of the writ of amparo which takes effect Oct 24 gives hope to families of about 200 victims of enforced disappearances. A test case is that of activist-agriculturist Jonas Burgos who was abducted allegedly by state agents on April 28. By Dabet...
It’s now almost two years since December 22, 2005 when the government declared with finality that the land in Hacienda Luisita should be distributed to the farm workers. Meanwhile, the Cojuangco family has not stopped in its effort to sabotage land distribution. BY...
Ifugao remains under a state of calamity after typhoon ‘Hana’ wreaked havoc in the province claiming nine lives, including three children, last week. BY ROBIE HALIP Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 35, October 7-13, 2007 LAGAWE, Ifugao – Ifugao...
Much controversy has surrounded the Arroyo administration's recent proposal to build a national broadband network (NBN) in tandem with a Chinese firm. Reports of corruption are rife; accusations are exchanged between the Philippine President Gloria Arroyo's very...
CHEd chairman and former NEDA director-general Romulo Neri, soft-spoken and frail of build, hardly comes across as one who could cause an uproar. But he has created quite a stir by confirming, in a Senate inquiry, reports that he had been offered a bribe by Comelec...
Even congressmen allied with the administration think Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Benjamin Abalos is “just a hair away” from getting impeached, but acknowledge that the beleaguered official might just have time in his favor. BY ACE ALEGRE Contributed...
China is looking at the Philippines to meet its domestic food and energy requirements even as the Chinese economy is being restructured into an enormous assembly hub of manufactured goods for the American, Japanese and European markets. BY ARNOLD PADILLA IBON...
Aside from the controversial US$330 million ZTE broadband deal, other Chinese loans to the Philippines are similarly marred by corruption and onerous loan agreements. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 34, September 30-October 6, 2007 Aside from...
The mall has become some sort of refuge: inside the mall, the surroundings are brightly lit giving the impression that the sun is shining the whole day; it is clean, there are no garbage littering the streets; it is cool; there are trees; the toilet flushes; the...
From fair-haired boy to whipping boy, from a position of influence to becoming a disgrace – such is the fate of Commissions on Elections (Comelec) Chair Benjamin Abalos Sr. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 34, September 30 – October 6, 2007 From...
The political stakes involved in the NBN fiasco are high that administration officials and their allies may just likely bury it. BY THE POLICY STUDY, PUBLICATION, AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM (PSPA) CENTER FOR PEOPLE EMPOWERMENT IN GOVERNANCE (CENPEG) ANALYSIS Posted by...
It is ironic, indeed, that the Arroyo administration, which seemed to have successfully upheld the rule of law and, by doing so, sent a strong signal that it is serious in fighting corruption, is now being regarded as if it were the one on trial. But, according to...
Ni Danilo Arao Konteksto/Pinoy Weekly Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 34, September 30-October 6, 2007 Hindi ko na po kayo masyadong nakikita dahil may sarili na akong pamilya, bukod pa sa malayo na ang bahay namin sa tinitirhan po ninyo. Pero tandang tanda ko...
For three Ilocos peasant leaders recently freed after what they described as fabricated charges against them were dismissed, their struggle is far from over. BY ROD TAJON HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 34, September 30-October...
While staging a lightning rally at the foot of the Chino Roces Bridge, also known as the Mendiola Bridge last Sept 26, doctors and other health workers led by Health Action for Human Rights (HAHR) were violently dispersed by police, who also arrested one of the...
Who could have imagined that native sugarcane wine would become a trigger for a Ilocos-wide revolt, which bicentennial we are commemorating this month? And why is it that all we have got to show for it, after 200 years, are 14 paintings that only few ordinary...
or as long as there are people interested in the local folk artists' crafts, the pottery industry will continue to sustain Vigan potters as well as the ordinary burnay laborer. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 34, September...
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