Having seen the country’s major political pillars festering under the hands of the elite – the presidential office, Congress and the electoral system in particular – the bourgeois election will serve as an opportunity for broadening the masses’ political consciousness about genuine people’s governance and establishing real democratic institutions. By the Policy Study, Publication and…
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The Bishops – Missing the Historical Moment
The tendency to counterpoise “prayer” and “protest” served the ends of Malacanang to diffuse, diminish and blunt the political impact of the broadly-supported action against con-ass, Cha-cha and, verily, against the Arroyo regime itself. By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com It took some effort to sustain enthusiasm for the “prayer rally” originally called by…
U.S. and Latin America: Overview for 2006, Perspectives for 2007
The New Year does not promise ‘more of the same’: it will start with a major US military escalation in the Middle East but it will likely end with a greater military debacle, ensuring deepening political crises and increased economic instability both in the Middle East, the US and Latin America. By James Petras Posted…
After the Con-Ass Debacle, the Elections
Having seen the country’s major political pillars festering under the hands of the elite – the presidential office, Congress and the electoral system in particular – the bourgeois election will serve as an opportunity for broadening the masses’ political consciousness about genuine people’s governance and establishing real democratic institutions. By the Policy Study, Publication and…
The Bishops – Missing the Historical Moment
The tendency to counterpoise “prayer” and “protest” served the ends of Malacanang to diffuse, diminish and blunt the political impact of the broadly-supported action against con-ass, Cha-cha and, verily, against the Arroyo regime itself. By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat It took some effort to sustain enthusiasm for the “prayer rally” originally called by…
After the Con-Ass Debacle, the Elections
Having seen the country’s major political pillars festering under the hands of the elite – the presidential office, Congress and the electoral system in particular – the bourgeois election will serve as an opportunity for broadening the masses’ political consciousness about genuine people’s governance and establishing real democratic institutions. By the Policy Study, Publication and…
Pancreas
NI ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat Sa pagitan ng itaas ng gitna ng sikmura, at pinapaligiran ng tiyan, maliit na bituka, atay at pantog, matatagpuan ang pancreas. Mahalaga ang pancreas dahil una, ito ang lumilikha ng pancreatic juices na lagakan ng importanteng enzymes para matunaw ang pagkain, at ikalawa, ito ang lumilikha din ng ilang hormones, kasama…
Rights Groups Warn vs Prolonging Arroyo Regime
To commemorate the 58th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, human rights groups held a mobilization Dec. 8 to call for justice for the victims of political killings and enforced disappearances under the Arroyo regime, as well as to oppose the moves to amend or revise the Constitution through a…
Only 27 ‘High-ranking’ Elective Officials Convicted in 27 Years
Despite thousands of cases filed with the Ombudsman and a lesser number elevated to the Sandiganbayan (anti-graft court) in 27 years, only two governors, one vice-governor, 23 mayors and one vice mayor or a total of 27 high-ranking elective officials were found guilty of graft and corruption. BY Bulatlat.com Despite thousands of cases filed with…
American Rights Lawyer Deported by Philippine Airport Authorities
By Bulatlat.com Philippine immigration authorities denied the travel rights of an American human rights lawyer by deporting him immediately back to the United States upon arrival at the international on Dec. 6. A news dispatch sent from Washington, DC by Rachel Lovis of the International Labor Rights Fund (ILRC) to Bulatlat said Brian Campbell, staff…
Arroyo Called Off ASEAN Summit Due to Storm of Protests, Activists Say
It’s the storm of protests against ASEAN and Con-Ass and not Typhoon Seniang that led to the postponement of the summit, cause-oriented groups in Cebu say. By Emily Vital Bulatlat.com CEBU CITY – Organizers of counter-ASEAN conferences here believe that the real reason behind the postponement of the regional association’s summit of leaders is not…