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AT GROUND LEVEL

SATUR OCAMPO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Negotiated peace, not ‘all-out-war’

Throughout his first two years in Malacañang, President Marcos Jr. has stayed silent on the issue of continuing the GRP-NDFP peace talks, which his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, had resumed in 2016 and then backed away from in 2019.

‘Weaponizing’ anti-terror laws against dev’t workers

Like fishermen struggling in the waters of the open sea after the capsizing of their boats, human rights workers are crying out to be rescued from the Philippine government’s apparent determination to stop them from carry out their legitimate, and necessary, work.

Deadly Reaper drones operating from Phl airbase

Now operating from Basa Air Base in Floridablanca, Pampanga are MQ-9A Reaper drones from the United States military. Employed primarily by the US Marine Corps for collecting military intelligence, the unmanned aircraft are used secondarily (but even more troublingly) to strike against “dynamic execution targets.”

BALIK-TANAW

PROMOTION OF CHURCH PEOPLE’S RESPONSE

Balik-Tanaw | Christ-like love

As I make this reflection, let me share my aspirations for peace and global challenges. It is our understanding and knowledge about the 193 nations that signed the Charter of the United Nations Organization (UN). It has been 8 decades now that we have the development of friendly relations among nations and the attainment of international cooperation in solving all of the major problems that afflict humanity. Another important objective of UN is ensuring the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms in all nations.

Balik-Tanaw | The dawn of belief and rising up from the evils of injustice

On a sweltering Holy Wednesday morning, under the cruel scorching heat of the sun, this was sacred time indeed to present a creative portrayal of the Passion and Death of Jesus on the streets of Manila.  It was not your traditional Way of the Cross.  It had a disturbing message.   Its feel, unsettling.  Its purpose, to confound the watcher. It was another way of presenting the Filipino people’s suffering. This multi-sectoral gathering represented by laborers, teachers, health workers, the urban poor community leaders and members and other lay church workers have given space for a presentation of a profound “people’s interpretation” of the Gospel’s telling of the Passion and Death of Jesus.  The “Kalbaryo ng Maralita”  (Calvary of the Impoverished and Marginalized) is a new way for deeply reflecting on the Filipino people’s situation.

Balik-Tanaw | A time for renewal and justice

As we approach Holy Week, the readings for this Sunday invite us to reflect on renewal and justice. In our country, where the wounds from extrajudicial killings (EJK) are still fresh and legal events continue to stir strong emotions, these readings remind us of the importance of both justice and hope.

BALIKSAYSAY

FRANCIS GEALOGO

Kapangyarihan, kabuhayan at kalusugan

Hindi malinaw ang pagbibigay ng impormasyon at sistema ng komunikasyon sa mga taong maaaring magkasakit kaya lumawak ang maraming maling impormasyon ukol sa ginagawa ng pamahalaan. Walang pagsasaalang-alang sa kabuhayan ng mga tao sakaling magkaroon ng malawakang kwarantenas sa mga naaapektuhang lugar.

Si Lorena Barros at ang Pandaigdigang Araw ng mga Kababaihan

Sa pamumuno ni Lorena Barros, inilunsad ng MAKIBAKA ang maraming protesta laban sa kahirapan at para sa demokratisasyon ng lipunan. Tiningnan nilang hindi pa malaya ang sambayanan at dominante pa rin ang mga dayuhan at mayayaman sa lipunan. Higit pa roon, binigyang diin niil na hindi magiging ganap ang kalayaan hangga’t hindi pa napalalaya ang lipunan.

Babae sa babae

Malinaw sa ganitong pahayag na kung nanaisin, makikita talaga ng historyador ang mga kababaihan; maisusulat ang kanilang mga pahayag sa sariling pananalitang kanilang ginamit; maipapahayag ang tinig ng pakikisangkot, at malilinaw na hindi tinitingnan ang pagkilos na nakalimita lamang sa mga usaping pribado at pambahay, kundi mga usaping publiko at pambayan.

BLOODRUSH

SARAH RAYMUNDO

Blood Rush | Kerima muralized

For the Filipino masses, especially the farmers, Kerima Lorena Tariman is a hero. No amount of terrorist-tagging can erase that.

FIRST PERSON

BULATLAT CONTRIBUTORS

Buryong

Malaking sanhi ng pagkaburyong ay ang mabagal na takbo ng kaso sa bansa na may kinalaman sa bulok na hustisya. Kadalasan naghihintay ng anim na buwan para sa paglilitis at lagi itong hindi natutuloy. Marami sa mga nakakulong ay inosente at sinampahan ng gawa-gawang kaso subalit walang sapat na kakayanan para makakuha ng tulong ligal.

Please forgive me, Professor Teodoro

Time has a way of teaching you the lessons you missed when they were first taught to you, right? I've found myself staring out of windows a few times, wondering what went wrong and what I could have done differently and how else I could communicate what I think people need to understand. In the few years since our democracy started to decline, I've been in a constant rage, wanting to both embrace and destroy this heathen generation that can't seem to recognize its own good.

First Person | Sleepless for weeks

Buying a P2.4-million minibus is definitely not an option for Papa; his jeeps' income are just enough to sustain the family's daily needs. "Saan ako kukuha ng pera? Uutang? Maintenance pa lang niyan, lugi na ako," he says. Even so, no bank would provide him such loan at his age.

KALIBUTAN

KALIKASAN-PEOPLE’S NETWORK FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

The state of the Philippine environment*

"...[t]hese potentials are being challenged by different environmentally destructive projects and interventions and intensified extraction of natural and mineral resources. Our sovereignty over our natural resources is being bastardized. "

KONTEKSTO

DANILO ARAO

Konteksto | Balita

Itinatakda ng mga nasa kapangyarihan ang nilalaman kahit na posibleng ipaglaban ng mga patnugot ang nararapat sa paghuhubog ng opinyong pampubliko.

Konteksto | Dinastiya

Kahit kailan, hindi matutugunan ng panukalang batas nina Dy at Marcos ang problema sa dinastiyang kontrol sa pambansa’t lokal na pamamahala. Magpapatuloy ang dominasyon ng iilang pamilya sa ehekutibo’t lehislatura. Magpapatuloy ang pagpapahirap sa mamamayan.

Konteksto | Sangkot

Para sa mga kakampi ng pamilyang Duterte, malaking bagay ang mga sinabi ni Co kahit na sa ngayo’y wala pang ebidensyang ibinibigay sa mga paratang. Kung paniniwalaan ang ilang hyperpartisan vloggers, si Co ay “bayani” dahil sa diumanong matapang na paglalahad ng katotohanan.

LAB NOTES

Advocates of Science and Technology for the People

Lab Notes | DENR is tone deaf to the plight of fisherfolk in Cavite

The fisherfolk themselves fear that they will lose their livelihood. Why is DENR invalidating this concern? Reclaiming the coasts of Cavite to make way for big business will involve not only the demolition of illegal structures but even those owned by licensed owners. Eventually, the fisherfolk will be at the disadvantage.

Lab Notes | Mangroves 101: Why we need to #SaveTaliptip

Once the aerotropolis is built, the hazards of the storm surfaces and high tide would be more pronounced - especially since we’re in the Philippines, a country hit by tens of typhoons a year. And this will only get worse as storms get more violent and sea levels rise due to climate change - and in fact, destroying mangrove trees release tons of carbon dioxide due stored in their soils.

OPINION

BULATLAT EDITORS

A sunbeam in your hand

For all his faults and frailties, those who knew him up close, and personal, regarded Behn with profound, palpable affection and respect.  Such was the magnitude of his life that his funeral became a political rally.

ON THE FRINGES

BULATLAT STAFF

We cried a River

As a mother myself, I cannot begin to fathom how Andrea felt, and how Reina feels now. I have been struggling to find the right words. But there are, simply, no words enough to aptly describe the pain, the rage, the emptiness, and despair.

Journalism is such a radical thing

Eventually, the things we learn and write about lead us to ask the questions “So what?” and “For whom?” Without fail, genuine disciples of journalism would ask themselves the questions “If not for public good, what for? If not for the people, why?”

Impeaching the world’s greatest professional wrestler

Naturally, Trump has elevated the discourse yet again. From distilling current events he is now creating it as US President. Now, he’s not just using the power of capitalism to wrestle; he’s the world’s champion of the global imperialist system.

QUESTION EVERYTHING

MONG PALATINO

Relentless resistance against APEC

The "shutdown APEC" protests in San Francisco, California gathered more than a thousand people who shared testimonies about how APEC impoverished a generation, displaced Indigenous peoples, and undermined the rights of workers.

My experience as a folding biker and bimodal commuter in Metro Manila

The fun of biking is undercut by the constant reminder that our roads are unsafe. Major thoroughfares may have bike lanes but this is wishful thinking in most secondary roads. Bike lanes are merely a slim extension of existing roads where potholes, manholes, and even open drainages are often located. It is used too as an emergency lane and frequently “patronized” by motorcycle riders.

Question Everything | Ship of State

The protest of Masinloc fishers highlighted the lack of attention given to ordinary people as officials relish their token role in the geopolitical ‘game of thrones’ in the Asia-Pacific. On one hand, they are bullied by oversized Chinese vessels in our own territory; but they are also barred from fishing during Balikatan war games. Dynamite fishing has been outlawed yet US troops used a missile to blow up a warship in Zambales.

ROOT ACCESS

COMPUTER PROFESSIONALS UNION

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