Category: Commentary

Madilim ang kalsada sa Manila dahil nasa interes ito ng may hawak ng kapangyarihan. Sila ang nagtatago sa dilim nang sa gayon ay maipagpatuloy ang sistematikong pangungurakot at pandarambong sa kaban ng bayan. At kung manaka-nakang mailawan ang kalsada, ang mga lumpen ay binibigyan ng pagkakataong nakawin ang ilang mahahalagang kableng maibebenta. NI ROLAND TOLENTINO…

It must be stated forthrightly that what is truly needed is to change the entire unsound system of politics in this country and much of the inequitable socio-economic set-up that goes with it. To accomplish this, it is not enough to remove a corrupt, immoral and despotic leader; the problems of Philippine society are more…

The root of the problem that led to the rice crisis, rural backwardness, cannot be solved by sporadic solutions and releases of funds. It would necessitate a reversal of the economic programs and priorities of the government. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No.9, April 6-12, 2008 Supposedly, if the Arroyo government is to…

Para sa mga magulang ng mga nagsipagtapos, higit pa sa gintong medalya ang kanilang gantimpala, lalo na kung ang mga anak nila’y tutulong sa pag-unlad hindi lang ng pamilya kundi ng buong bansa. NI DANILO ARAÑA ARAO Konteksto / Pinoy Weekly Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 9, April 6-12, 2008 May dalawang commencement exercises…

Ang karanasang Starbucks at gitnang uri ay nagsasaad ng bagong auratiko o ang pakiwari na ginawa ang lugar para sa iyo lamang: lugar na pwedeng pagtrabahuan ng notebook computers (may wi-fi card na pwedeng bilhin para sa Internet), pwedeng pag-aralan bitbit ang makakapal na librong binabasa at minememorya (parang haven ng mga estudyanteng sawa na…

The Supreme Court decision upholding the right of CHED Sec. Romulo Neri and Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to invoke executive privilege did not serve the cause of justice and truth. It helped conceal a crime, added to the cracks in the institutions of government, and left the nation more deeply divided. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS Bulatlat…

There is real danger that rice will soon become a very scarce commodity beginning with the market stalls but eventually, from the dining table of tens of millions of poor Filipinos. This is not to say that this staple food has not become scarce before and is even now beyond the reach of a scandalously…