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.
She left school before she started her second year in college to join the New People’s Army in Aurora province. Sayrin fondly calls this as her long trip to her new school – the school of life in the countryside. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 34,...
NI KAYAN LIWARI Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 34, September 30-October 6, 2007 (pasintabi sa mga pinakamasahol na burukrata-kapitalistang nag-uunahang humalik sa kanilang paanan. akin ang unang pagpupugay.) akala ko ako'y makata ngunit ngayon, napakatabang...
NI OLIVER CARLOS Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 34, September 30-October 6, 2007 Umiiyak ang lupa. Tumatangis. Bumabalong… ang pulang luha ng paghibik. May pagsamo’t panambitan ang mga bitak ng palayan; na naging libingan… Sa dibdib niya’y sumisibol…...
NI ROMMEL PIPOY LINATOC* Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 34, September 30-October 6, 2007 Amoy-bagong-bago ang maletang pinili Bughaw ang kulay, may dilaw na palamuti Pinaganda ang kalooban ng telang pula Tinahi ang bawat sulok ng sinulid na puti Inilagay nang...
An exhibit, dubbed Aeta’s Trail at the Zoobic Safari entertains visitors with a grand show of native dances and war rituals. But behind the contrived performances lies a deeper story: one of continuing abuse against a marginalized culture that has faced oppression...
The minimum wage in the CEZ is pegged at P272 ($6.03 at an exchange rate of $1=P45.04) barely providing for the family’s basic needs even if both husband and wife works; workers labor under extreme conditions such as working non-stop for 48 hours, not being allowed...
For mining companies, Nueva Vizcaya is just another gold mine. But for women whose children were nourished from its valleys and rivers, the fight against large-scale mining is a fight for life. BY LISA ITO Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 34, September 30-October 6, 2007 Her...
Though clueless about the status of her case, Marilou Ranario, the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) sentenced to death in Kuwait is still full of hope she could pass this test of her life. BY AUBREY MAKILAN MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 34, September...
Marilou Ranario, 35, is known to many as a person with a kind heart and a lending hand. But witnesses to her good deeds are saddened that despite her kindness, she seemed to be helpless behind bars and is languishing in death row in a foreign land. BY AUBREY...
The relatives of victims of forced disappearance have seen a flash of hope with the Supreme Court’s recent approval of the rules for the writ of amparo. The writ of amparo orders military and police officials to produce or actively search for victims of enforced...
BY JHONG DELA CRUZ Bulatlat PHOTO ESSAY Vol. VII, No. 34, September 30-October 6, 2007 1. At first sight, one would not believe this is part of the world-known island of Boracay, in the southern Philippine province of Aklan. Inside this island-resort are thriving...
In a landmark decision last September 18, a Philippine court has ordered a preliminary injunction stopping the government’s approval of a genetically modified rice in the country. BY GREENPEACE Posted by Bulatlat Democratic Space Vol. VII, No. 33, September 23-29,...
NI RAUL FUNILAS Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 33, September 23-29, 2007 Ang ama daw nila ay may disiplinang Ipina-iiral sa kanyang pamilya, Titing pagkasala’y grabeng magparusa – Lahat nang kapitan, inihaharumba. Sa haplit ng lupit na lintik ang sakit, Kaya...
House Resolution No. 245 directs the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education to investigate the effects of the recent increase in tuition and other fees at the country’s premier state university. BY AUBREY MAKILAN Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 33, September...
A leader of the National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW) has raised concern over reported plans by the U.S. to impose penalties on all sugar exports from the Philippines should the Arroyo government fail to address a complaint initiated a few months back by the...
Two men who lived in different times and who died in the hands of state agents under fascist regimes were remembered and honored Sept. 20 at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani. BY EMILY VITAL Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 33, September 23-29, 2007 Two men who lived in different...
Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo’s name cropped up in a corruption scandal once again. It has barely been a week since the Sandiganbayan found Joseph Estrada guilty of plunder and a scandal has erupted again involving the husband of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. BY...
A Zamboanga-based reporter of the Philippine Daily Inquirer was reportedly banned from covering military operations in Mindanao. A columnist of the Philippine Star meanwhile received death threats due to his exposé of an anomalous government contract. BY ACE ALEGRE...
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is not yet off the hook. She may have to face her day of reckoning as a private citizen or even before her term ends in 2010. BY THE CENTER FOR PEOPLE EMPOWERMENT IN GOVERNANCE (CENPEG) Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 33, September 23-29,...
The roots of the Moro rebellion can be traced to as far back as the American occupation, when the colonizers prevented the Moro people’s democratic participation in local administration. The American colonizers also crafted policies and programs that sequestered...
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