Ni RON MAGBUHOS Hinahanap ko sa mga dahong nananalamin sa araw ang iyong larawan, sa tangang mga piraso nito’y pilit na inaaninag ang bawat kahulugan ng iyong pakikipag-diinang kamay sa Masa, bawat talakayan, bawat martsa, hinahabing paunti-unti sa pag-asang ito ay magtuturo ng iyong kinaroroonan. Inilalarawan tila ng mga ugat ng punong ito ang iyong…
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TEXT AND PHOTOS BY ACE ALEGRE
GPH’s ‘back to zero’ retrogression in peace proposal to MILF could ruin talks
By MARYA SALAMAT
Mohagher Iqbal, chairman of MILF peace panel, said a “heaven and earth” gap exists between the GPH proposed peace settlement and the draft compact submitted by the MILF last February.
Torture survivor appeals to UN, urges Aquino to bring perpetrators to justice
By RONALYN V. OLEA
While victims and their families continue to suffer, torturers walk free. So how can I be at ease in the world when human rights violations and torture exist? – Melissa Roxas
Tuwid ang daan
Ni Tam Ling Tuwid ang daan. May dilaw na tali ang bawat tanglaw Ngunit lasing at susuray-suray ang dumaraan, Tila hindi alam ang patutunguhan. Tuwid ang daan, Ngunit sa dami ng bako’y hindi ka makadadaan Matarik at papabagsak ang iyong lalakaran, Mag-ingat at sa isang mali mo’y Sa kumunoy ng kahirapan ka rin malalaglag. Tuwid…
DOTC Sec Mar Roxas backs MRT fare hikes, increasing penalties, PPPs
By MARYA SALAMAT
Mar Roxas’ proposed budget slashed by 38-percent the government subsidy on MRT for 2012—from P6.9 billion ($162.7 million) to P4.29-billion ($101.15 million), despite reports of annual increases in passenger load.
Bulatlat Live: NDFP talks about updates on the peace talks
Video courtesy of KODAO PRODUCTIONS and COMPUTER PROFESSIONALS UNION
NDFP panel’s Luis Jalandoni and Coni Ledesma talk about updates on the postponed peace talks between the Government of the Philippines and NDFP.
Tipping the scale
ByDr. Giovanni Tapang Prometheus Bound / Manila Times Public opinion, in theory, is the sum of all the views, attitudes and beliefs of a community on a particular topic. How society views an issue is important in politics, elections and in other spheres such as culture, fashion and the arts. Typically, through interaction and communication,…
News in Pictures: Protest vs. oil overpricing
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY Gregorio B. “Jhun” Dantes Jr.
Street Shooter: Chicken in trouble
A rooster unwittingly waits for its turn on the spit in this row of barbecue stands along a busy city street. (Cagayan De Oro City)
Photo of the Week: Framed!
BAGUIO CITY – A “basurero” (garbage picker) at the Irisan dumpsite here is framed from a rain-trickled side mirror of a pick-up truck. Garbage picking here is still a huge business and livelihood. Photo by Artemio A. Dumlao (Bulatlat.com)