A well-known Catholic bishop, party-list leader and others agree that a transition council should replace President Macapagal-Arroyo, whose ouster is being sought by more and more Filipinos. By Art Allad-iw Northern Dispatch Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY – A Catholic bishop believes that there is a breakdown in the government as manifested by the present crisis in…
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Oust-GMA to End Mining Liberalization, Conference Declares
A national conference on mining held recently concluded that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo serves as an instrument of corruption and plunder by foreign mining corporations and declared her ouster as an urgent agenda. BY FELICISIMO H. MANALANSAN, JR. Bulatlat.com For participants to the Second People’s Mining Conference, realizing the ouster of the Macapagal-Arroyo government is not…
Tracking `Gloriagate’ Scandal: The First Two Weeks
The following is a chronology of events on the allegedly wiretapped conversations between President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and former Election Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano. The author presented this at the forum titled “Gloriagate Tapes: What the Public Should Know” last June 24 at the University of the Philippines Faculty Center. By DANILO ARAÑA ARAO Bulatlat.com June 6:…
How and What If?
On the taped conversations, the legitimacy of the GMA presidency, and the validity of the laws signed by GMA The controversy generated by the surfacing of CDs containing taped conversations allegedly between President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and former Election Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano has provoked a debate on whether the presidency of Malacañang’s current occupant is legitimate…
Time for a Change
The current presidential crisis may be a threat to Macapagal-Arroyo but it is also an opportunity for the nation to wrestle with the fundamental question on what is the best solution. By Bobby Tuazon Bulatlat.com Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo faces the biggest threat to her presidency and how she is able to handle this will determine whether…
Gloria’s Prayer and Other Jokes
Filipinos have been known for their sense of humor even in times of crisis. Bulatlat thanks the readers who have sent the following jokes. By Bulatlat Bulatlat.com Gloria’s Prayer Gambling Lord’s Who art in Jueteng Hakot be thy name Thy kickback come Thy wealth be done in Malacañang As it is in Pampanga! Amin yan!…
Justice Chief Should Probe Wiretapping – Law Professor
A professor of law at the University of the Philippines said that Justice Secretary Raul Gonzales should investigate the taped conversation allegedly involving President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). This, said Marvic Leonen in an interview with Bulatlat, is because Gonzales himself had admitted that there is such a…
‘Mobile-izing’ for Arroyo’s Ouster
Despite stringent government regulations that ban the airing of the supposed wiretapped conversations between President Macapagal-Arroyo and Election Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano, progressive groups are finding more ways to circulate the content of the controversial tapes. All for the sake of truth. By Carl Marc Ramota Bulatlat.com President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s ouster might just be right at…
Statistical Trick Makes 1.9 Million Jobless Disappear
Malacañang resorted to statistical trickery to declare on June 15: “Unemployment rate drops to 8.3 percent.” But a closer look at the numbers shows that the jobs situation in the country is more dismal than ever. BY SANDRA NICOLAS Bulatlat.com There is, it seems, no end to the half-truths emanating from Malacañang. Amidst serious allegations…
Under Probe: The Lepanto Workers’ Demand for Just Wages and Benefits
“Tunggal dumawat tayo ti nayon a sweldo, ibaga da a bassit ti mapaspastrek a ganansiya ken maluglugi da pay” (Whenever we ask for just wage increases, the company tells us that it is not earning, that business is not good). Striking mine workers have all the more reason to demand for a wage increase and…
Lepanto Accused of Blocking Medical Mission
Militarization heightens as Dole orders return-to-work A medical mission was prevented by the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company (LCMCo) from delivering health services to the more than 1,000 striking workers and their families. This, however, proves to be the least of the union’s concern as military and police presence is increased in the area. They anticipate…