Regular soldiers are sent to Metro Manila to help secure military facilities and Malacanang in times of red alert. For the first time since martial law, however, at least 40 soldiers are now holed up in Pandacan and villagers are puzzled what they are there for. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat.com PANDACAN, Manila – Chief Inspector…
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Canadian Envoy Tells Arroyo to Listen to Appeals on Killings
The Canadian ambassador has asked President Arroyo to listen to international appeals for a stop to the political killings in the Philippines, reminding her that his country’s aid is tied to “good governance.” Bulatlat.com Expressing concern over the reported spate of political killings in the Philippines, the Canadian ambassador to Manila has asked the Arroyo…
‘Only Soldiers Were in Our Village That Day’
When Mylene and Raymond Golloso (then 13 and 6 years old, respectively) were killed by armed men on May 7, 2004 in their own home in Bulan, Sorsogon, no other armed group was in the village except seven Army soldiers and two members of the paramilitary Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU). BY ALEXANDER MARTIN…
Visayan Farmers, Landlords say CARP a Failure; Urge Overhaul
In Region 6, farmers and landowners agree on one thing: The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program has been a failure. Farmers and their organizations point to the absence of real land distribution, while landowners cite the lack of support services for them and for agrarian reform beneficiaries. BY KARL G. OMBION Bulatlat.com BACOLOD CITY — “More…
Moog na Prinsipyo
NI RADO CERVO Inilathala ng Bulatlat Ang moog sa bundok ay di matitinag kung bawat prinsipyo’y ating iyayakap nang buo’t mahigpit sa katawang kaltab ng labanang hindi kailanman mapupuknat sa mahal kong bayang sintang Pilipinas. Inilathala ng(Bulatlat.com)
Magpapatuloy ang Kahapon
NI RAUL FUNILAS Inilathala ng Bulatlat Hindi ito ang wakas ng aking kahapon. Naputol man ang sanga ko ay mayroong uusbong Na palumpong at muling tilanghad ang pagbangon Sa mga layuning dapat pang ipagpatuloy. At kung ang nabakling sanga’y magsungay sa sapa Ng hindi nadilig ni minsan ng patak na dagta, Huwag yayapakan o kaya…
How did I Spend My First Interrogation Night?
NI AXEL PINPIN Inilathala ng Bulatlat Madilim. Alangang mapusyaw na abuhin at itim. Madilim. Madilim na madilim ang dulot ng piring. Tumutulo ang aking uhog sa sangsang ng amoy ng tinta Ng dyaryong ‘pinantakip at ipinulupot sa aking mukha At saka waring pinalitadahan ng pagkit ng teyp Na siyang tuluyang gumapi sa nalalabing ilaw. Malamig.…
Trivia ‘bout Diff’rent Universities, Colleges in RP (Walang Pikunan. Joke Joke Joke Lang!)
NI ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat Mahirap Lahat Sa UP, mahirap ang Math. Sa Ateneo, mahirap ang English. Sa La Salle, mahirap ang parking. Sa Assumption, mahirap ang walang pera. Sa UST, mahirap umuwi kapag baha. Sa St. Scho, mahirap sumakay sa LRT. Sa San Beda, mahirap maging lalaki. Sa bayan, mahirap ang buhay. Where To Go…
Shared Perspectives
The works in Perspektiba attest to the growing discontent and clamor among the visual arts community against the assaults on human rights under the Arroyo administration. By Lisa Ito Bulatlat Up in arms over the assassinations of activists and civilians under the Arroyo administration, visual and performance artists have joined hands to organize Tutok Karapatan,…
Radio Plugs to Educate Women on Their Rights, End Violence
Women’s groups are resorting to more creative forms of getting their message across. There are currently radio plugs that seek to shed light on various issues confronting women today. BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN Bulatlat Liz Almoro, Willie Revillame’s wife, is said to be undergoing therapy for battered wife syndrome. Almoro recently filed for the annulment…
Furor Over JPEPA: Will Davao’s Banana Workers Benefit From It?
A controversial bilateral trade agreement between the Philippines and Japan promises enormous economic opportunities for Filipinos, among them agricultural producers such as the banana workers and growers in the Davao regions. That, at least, is the Arroyo administration’s line. What they’re not telling the public is that, apart from the environmental hazards it poses, the…