Ayaw nating maging jologs pero ito na ang karumal-dumal na nagawa sa atin ng rehimeng Arroyo. Lumilingon ang marami sa atin sa kaliwa’t kanan at nag-iisip kung paano makakalamang sa kapwa gayong ang pambansang pangulo na sukdulang nakakalamang sa lahat ay hindi napapansin. NI ROLAND TOLENTINO KULTURANG POPULAR KULTURA Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 25, July…
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‘Arroyo, No. 1 Violator of Children’s Rights’ – NGO
“An empty kaing, an empty balikbayan box, an obsolete school book and a worn-out, blood- stained sack represented the empty stomachs, the worsening state of education and state-sponsored violence that Filipino children are experiencing today.” BY BULATLAT Volume VIII, Number 25, July 27-August 2, 2008 A non-government organization branded Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the number…
PGMA, Garcia Accountable for GSIS Bankruptcy
The militant federation of public sector unions, the Confederation for the Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (Courage), says it was mismanagement and corruption that depleted the Government Service Insurance System’s (GSIS) funds. Courage added that it is not only Winston Garcia, GSIS president and general manager, who must be held accountable, but Mrs.…
Alarming
Too many things have been happening recently that triggers the alarm bells of corruption. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS Vol. VIII, No. 24, July 20-26, 2008 Too many things have been happening recently that triggers the alarm bells of corruption. Former Commission on Higher Education Chair Romulo Neri was transferred to head the Social Security System…
The Corruptionary Will Make You Laugh Till It Hurts
If corruption is the enemy, then how do we fight it? For the guys at the CenPEG or Center for People Empowerment in Governance, the first step is to know your enemy. And to arm us with this knowledge, they published the “Corruptionary,” a 207-page volume of terms that all refer to the many interesting…
The Potent Difference
What the Supreme Court eventually chooses to do will certainly be determined not only by what takes place in the judicial arena. The hard-earned lesson for us in countless battles against anti-people state policies, malfeasance in office and intractable abuse of authority: the people cannot simply rely on Congress, even with a marginally oppositionist Senate,…
Are Foreign Loan Agreements Not International Agreements?
There should be no more secret negotiations for foreign loans that only contribute to our nation’s impoverishment and human underdevelopment. In some Latin American countries, they do not allow foreign loan negotiations in the hands of unaccountable finance officials who are dreaming of eventually joining the World Bank or International Monetary Fund as economists. In…
Groups Appeal to SC: Reverse Neri Decision, Uphold the People’s Right to Know
No less than Chief Justice Reynato Puno received the open letter handed over by various anti-Arroyo groups when they held a caravan to Baguio last April 15. Bayan Chair Dr. Carol Araullo expressed hope that there is a chance for their petition to be heard. ”The SC majority that decided the Neri petition could have…
Lozada: I Chose to be in Trouble So Others Would Have Peace
While admitting he has been living miserably for months now, National Broadband Network (NBN) scam star witness Engr. Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada says he has come to terms with his and his family’s situation now. BY ACE ALEGRE Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 11, April 20-26, 2008 BAGUIO CITY (246 kms north of Manila) –…
The New People Power: Oust Arroyo, Change the System!
It must be stated forthrightly that what is truly needed is to change the entire unsound system of politics in this country and much of the inequitable socio-economic set-up that goes with it. To accomplish this, it is not enough to remove a corrupt, immoral and despotic leader; the problems of Philippine society are more…
Only-in-the-Philippines Syndrome
Ang only-in-the-Philippines ay katangian at kaganapang maaring mangyari lamang sa loob ng espasyo ng bansa. Ito ay social action o ginagawa ng kolektibo sa ilang sektor, pero hindi buong lipunan ang kalahok. Panlipunan ang sinasaad nito, o may sinasabi sa mababang kalidad at pagturing ng mga pwersa sa lipunan kaya nagaganap ang penomenon: mga umaakyat…