Ni ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO Kulturang Popular Kultura Bulatlat.com Ang sonata ay isang musical form na matingkad ang harmonic at tematikong organisasyon: may simula, pag-unlad at sintesis. Doble ang katingkaran ng oranisasyon nito, kung isasama pa ang pagkumpas ng orkestra, o ang orkestrasyon (operasyonalisasyon) ng sonata. Kaya ang taunang State of the Nation Address (SONA), lalo…
Category: State of the Nation Address
Arroyo’s Legacy: Damaged Political Institutions, ‘Distorted and Disintegrating’ Economy
When Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo delivers what is supposed to be her last State of the Nation Address this Monday, she will probably claim that she has accomplished what she said she had set out to do in 2001 and 2004. To her critics, however, the past nine years have been “the reign of Gollum.”
Youths Give Arroyo Failing Grade
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, progressive youth groups said, should be kicked out of school because she got a failing mark. More than a thousand participants to the Pa-Siyam, a concert rally held at the Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila July 24, which was dubbed as the grand youth…
Doctors ‘Diagnose’ Arroyo: Sick, Unfit to Rule
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA — Even for lowly jobs, Filipino are required to submit proofs of clean bill of health to show that they are fit. What more for the job of president of the Philippines? In a press conference Saturday, leaders of organizations of doctors, nurses and health workers reported the result of…
Benjie Oliveros | Outdoing Marcos
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com MANILA — It is the State of the Nation Address once again. The true state of the country is again the subject of debates. Surely, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo would boast about the economic growth and its supposed success in shielding the economy from the impact of the world economic and…
What’s Cooking in Malacañang? GWaPa Tries a Dash of Deception, an Ounce of Repression
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA — In a cooking demo that elicited chuckles from market-goers and participating activists themselves, the Gabriela Women’s Party (GWaPa) showed Wednesday in front of Nepa-Q Market on Edsa, in Cubao, Quezon City, to cook Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s “favorite dishes.” Topping her menu are dishes called Con Ass Express, Menudo sa Sinangag…
Sona 2009: “Arroyo’s Presidency Is an Extended, Cruel Joke”
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA — “Support Con-Ass. Cha-Cha is good for you. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a good president. Send it to 20 of your friends and within two days, you will lose all of your friends,” said a text joke read by lawyer Remigio Saladero in a forum held by progressive labor activists and…
News in Pictures: Pre-Sona Protests
Progressive groups under the banner of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan stage a pre-State of the Nation Address (Sona) protest on Tandang Sora corner Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on Monday. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is scheduled to deliver her last Sona on July 27. (Photos by Ronalyn V. Olea / bulatlat.com)
‘Gathering Storm’ Awaits Arroyo in Last Months in Office and Beyond
A troubled economy, widespread joblessness, human-rights violations, corruption, and political maneuverings are whipping public discontent against Arroyo, warns Ibon Foundation.
Students to Walk Out of Their Classes to Fight Cha-Cha
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Students from all over the country are set to walk out of their classrooms tomorrow, July 10, to protest the moves by the Arroyo regime to amend the Constitution. The national walkout-protest against charter-change will be led by Kabataan Partylist and the Kabataan Kontra Cha-Cha and to…
Benjie Oliveros | Arroyo Regime Is Readying All Options
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat MANILA — First, they made sure that House Resolution 1109 was passed before Congress went into recess. The attendance during the voting was one of the highest in the history of the Lower House. There were reports that after the voting, there was a long queue of legislators leading to…