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Scandalous Impunity

Scandalous Impunity

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat MANILA -- The United Nations (UN), including its committees and commissions, is not known for straightforward and precise assessments and statements. Its reports and statements are usually couched in diplomatic language. This is...

Victims of Harassment Suits Fight Back

Victims of Harassment Suits Fight Back

The Arroyo government and its allies have been harassing their critics -- political activists, human-rights advocates, journalists, government employees, workers, teachers, environmentalists, lawyers, to name some -- with court cases that range from the frivolous to the absurd. Now, these victims of political persecution have banded together to fight back.

The VFA-Balikatan Mess

The VFA-Balikatan Mess

BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS Bulatlat Vanessa and Gadian provide two more reasons why the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) should be abrogated and the Balikatan joint US-Philippine military exercises be stopped. Vanessa is a 22-year-old student who recently came out...

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)

Pawikans Rescued

Pawikans Rescued


Pawikans Rescued. The releasing of pawikans (marine turtles) at the pawikan hatchery in barangay (village) Old Poblacion in Maitum, Sarangani is one of the events during the Bangsi Festival held on Jan. 25 and 26.(Photo by MAITUM INFORMATION OFFICE/Bulatlat.com)
Council Of EU Fails to Present Any Concrete Evidence of Any Specific Act of Terrorism Against Prof. Jose Maria Sison

Council Of EU Fails to Present Any Concrete Evidence of Any Specific Act of Terrorism Against Prof. Jose Maria Sison

Council Of EU Fails to Present Any Concrete Evidence of Any Specific Act of Terrorism Against Prof. Jose Maria Sison BY THE INTERNATIONAL DEFEND COMMITTEE DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by (Bulatlat.com) The oral procedure in the case of Prof. Jose Maria Sison against the...

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)

Survey Says…!

Survey Says…!

The Arroyo government is running out of excuses as one survey after another shows the deteriorating state of the economy and the quality of life of the Filipino people. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS Bulatlat.com Vol. VIII, No. 27, August 10-16, 2008 The Arroyo...

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