In the wake of the US elections and the outsized support of Israeli political capital by a far-right government in Washington, the Palestinians also expressed worry about their legal status in the Philippines, a close US and Israeli ally. As it stands, they do not have official asylum status, despite making pleas to government officials and the Department of Justice.
Journalists in Cagayan de Oro grilled and insulted a young man arrested on suspicion that he robbed a taxi driver. But the insults had more to do with two unrelated facts: that the suspect was a Muslim and a homosexual. By HERBIE S. GOMEZ Bulatlat.com CAGAYAN DE...
“Mrs. President, we want to go back to our homes so that we can study well and support you. We have suffered enough.” This is just one of the messages scribbled in home-made cards that Mindanao’s child evacuees hope would get the attention of the new...
Cordillera-based organizations denounced the agreements on anti-terrorism and agriculture made at the 12th ASEAN Summit in Cebu. BY PAM ANICETO AND KIM QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Reposted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246 kms from Manila) – Cordillera-based...
The presence of a socialist country in East Asia has been a threat to U.S. economic hegemony in the region although it has also served as a magnet that would justify U.S. military supremacy in the guise of “preserving democracy and free market.” By BOBBY TUAZON...
NI E. SAN JUAN, JR. Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 14, May 11-17, 2008 Katawa-tawa, tila lumalala habang nagkakapatong-patong ang mga taon sa pawis at liwaliw…. Di ko pa rin makuhang manahimik, maghalukipkip…. Hindi naman nakababagot ang lungsod na ito,...