Impending Breakdown?
Save as PDFBenjie Oliveros | Mar 18, 2007
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Elections or Not?
Elections or Not?
Elections or Not? More and more politicians are thrusting themselves into the limelight in what is turning out to be a frantic run-up to the 2010 elections. (By Flon Faurillo)
Who Will Shoot the Ball?
Who Will Shoot the Ball?
Who Will Shoot the Ball? Reps. Mikey Arroyo, Luis Villafuerte, and Prospero Nograles are passing the Charter change ball around among each other as each avoids taking the flak for pushing the much-opposed move. They dilly-dally on the measure, while conscious that what is important for them is to be able to shoot the ball before the 2010 presidential elections.
(By Flon Faurillo/Bulatlat.com)
Rape of Philippine Sovereignty
Rape of Philippine Sovereignty
Rape of Philippine Sovereignty. The recent surfacing of a Filipino who claimed she was raped by a US Marine, so soon after the overturning of Lance Corporal Daniel Smith’s conviction by the Court of Appeals, shows that for so long as the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) is in force and the Balikatan military exercises are being held, there will be more victims of rape and other forms of sexual aggression by US soldiers. (By Flon Faurillo/Bulatlat.com)
De Facto Entourage
De Facto Entourage
De Facto Entourage. When boxer Manny Pacquiao returned to the Philippines after winning his bout with England’s Ricky Hatton, he was accompanied by a de facto entourage of politicians who did not have to be with him in Las Vegas. (By Flon Faurillo/Bulatlat.com)
Obstructing the Truth
Obstructing the Truth. The recent reopening of the Senate investigations on the controversial National Broadband Network (NBN) deal the Philippine government and China’s ZTE Corp. (By Flon Faurillo/bulatlat.com)
Obstructing the Truth
Obstructing the Truth. The recent reopening of the Senate investigations on the controversial National Broadband Network (NBN) deal the Philippine government and China’s ZTE Corp. (By Flon Faurillo/bulatlat.com)
Truth and Consequence
Truth and Consequence. If politics were a game, perhaps “Truth and Consequence” would be its name. The ouster of Rep. Jose de Venecia, Jr. as House Speaker clearly shows that he is not anymore on the “good side” of the powers-that-be.(By Flon Faurillo/Bulatlat.com)
Truth and Consequence
Truth and Consequence. If politics were a game, perhaps “Truth and Consequence” would be its name. The ouster of Rep. Jose de Venecia, Jr. as House Speaker clearly shows that he is not anymore on the “good side” of the powers-that-be.(By Flon Faurillo/Bulatlat.com)
Drowning Out Justice
Drowning Out Justice
When Jonas Burgos’s relatives and friends trooped to Camp Aguinaldo last April 28 to mark the second anniversary of his disappearance, their prayers and speeches were drowned out with loud and lewd music. (BY FLON FAURILLO/Bulatlat.com)
Congressman Palparan
Retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan, Jr.’s accession to the House of Representatives as the nominee of the “party-list” group Bantay will mean congressional representation for a group that has nothing but contempt for human rights. (By Flon Faurillo/Bulatlat.com)
Congressman Palparan
Retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan, Jr.’s accession to the House of Representatives as the nominee of the “party-list” group Bantay will mean congressional representation for a group that has nothing but contempt for human rights. (By Flon Faurillo/Bulatlat.com)
Salungguhit: Cloak of Secrecy, Act of Treachery
The negotiations on the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MoA-AD) between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has rightly raised suspicions on the government’s sincerity in forging peace in Mindanao. (Photo by Flon Faurillo)
Salungguhit: Cloak of Secrecy, Act of Treachery
The negotiations on the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MoA-AD) between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has rightly raised suspicions on the government’s sincerity in forging peace in Mindanao. (Photo by Flon Faurillo)
The Cha-Cha Shield
The Cha-Cha Shield. Continuously beleaguered by a flurry of issues against her government. (By Flon Faurillo/bulatlat.com)
The Cha-Cha Shield
The Cha-Cha Shield. Continuously beleaguered by a flurry of issues against her government. (By Flon Faurillo/bulatlat.com)
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