National Artist for Literature Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera and literary critic Dr. Elmer Ordoñez, talked about their experiences with Sison in the ’60s and ’70s. Kabataan Rep. Raymond Palatino discussed how Sison’s life has taught and inspired the youth to take on the struggle for national democracy. By RONALYN V. OLEA / bulatlat.com
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Kabataan Partylist Calls For Simplicity in Graduation Rites
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — The only partylist group representing the youth and students sector in Congress wants graduates-to-be and their parents to be spared from paying for college rings, graduation balls and yearbooks. Simplicity, it said, should be practiced this coming graduation season. “Schools should not add burden to our parents…
Local Filipino Musicians Welcome Passage of Tax Exemption Bill
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — “A victory for the Filipino music industry.” This is what Bayan Muna Representative Teddy Casiño said in the aftermath of the passage of House Bill No. 3787 at the committee level. The House Ways and Means Committee recently approved the said bill, which Casiño sponsored, titled “Local…
Government Employees Hold Relief Project for QC Fire Victims, Oppose QC-CBD Project
Leaders and affiliate unions of the Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (Courage) recently held relief operations to help with victims of the fire that razed the homes of approximately 1,000 families in Barangay Central, Quezon City last week.
NPA in Davao Frees Army Sergeant
The New People’s Army in Southern Mindanao released today a sergeant in the Philippine Army after it cleared him of “counter-revolutionary” activities, the guerrilla group said in a statement.
CARP Lands in Tarlac City Being Claimed by Corporations
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
A farmers’ group believes that this is a case of landgrabbing and speculation in anticipation of and preparation for the construction of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEx). The group said that as the market value of lands around the superhighways are expected to skyrocket, business firms are trying to takeover farmlands even if it meant displacing farmers.
Laguna Lake Groups Reject $10-M Loan from World Bank
Community groups working with the fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) and the Save Laguna Lake Movement (SLLM) have reacted in the negative to reports that the Aquino government has accepted a $ 10-million loan from World Bank in connection with Laguna Lake rehabilitation project.
Central Luzon Farmers Troop to Congress to Back GARB
Central Luzon farmers on Feb. 16 trooped to the House of Representatives to attend the Committee on Agrarian Reform’s public hearing of House Bill 374 or Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill (GARB).
Environmental Group Says Cancelled Mining Applications Not Enough to Save Palawan
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — The cancellation of mining applications is not enough to save Palawan from environmental destruction. This was the stand of activist environmental group Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment in reaction to Pres. Benigno Aquino III’s recent announcement that the government will cancel more than 300 mining applications…
Residents Demand Dismantling of Bioethanol Farms in Bohol
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Community residents in Bohol recently petitioned the local government to dismantle 23 bioethanol farms previously cultivated in 23 coastal towns of the province. Led by the fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), residents last Tuesday urged Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto to take final…
Questions Left Unanswered for Thousands of Fire Victims in Quezon City
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — The small alley that leads to the community of urban poor dwellers along Agham Road in Quezon City was filled with ashes soaked in water. From being a congested and heavily populated area, all that was left of their community were cemented walls as fire razed most…