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Treading the same path
Tags: EDSA People Power
Amid EDSA People Power commemoration, is another one in the offing?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective This year’s EDSA people power celebration is turning out to be a very polarized one, despite the Duterte administration’s attempt to downgrade it. Two events have heightened the polarization: the retraction of former Davao police officer Arthur Lascañas who is now claiming that the Davao Death Squad did exist and…
The coup against EDSA
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Only by coincidence are reports of a brewing coup plot circulating on the eve of the 29th anniversary of the EDSA 1 People Power uprising. The usual suspects behind coup attempts may find it convenient to link their conspiracy to the overthrow of the Marcos regime in…
Learning with, from workers | The Church’s Response
The progressive workers movement was historically one of the most consistent in leading protests and strikes against the Marcos dictatorship.
Bulatlat: A Decade of Incisive, Progressive Journalism
Today, Feb. 7, Bulatlat marks its 10th anniversary. While we have every reason to celebrate this occasion, it is important to point out that the conditions that we set out to chronicle a decade ago that were, in fact, our raison d’être — economic backwardness, human-rights abuses, landlessness, political persecution, corruption, to name a few — still persist. That said, here’s to the next 10 years — and beyond!
Read managing editor Benjie Oliveros’s piece on the 10 years of Bulatlat
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Edsa Myths (Part II)
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise Posted by Bulatlat.com Was Edsa I a failure? Ferdinand Marcos Jr., heir to the Dictator Marcos’ ill-gotten wealth and discredited political legacy, says so. According to him, there has been no change: poverty only worsened, there are no basic services for the people and subsequent governments were not able to clean…
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | EDSA Myths (Part I)
by CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise/Business World Posted by Bulatlat.com A ruling president shunning people power and a presidential aspirant eagerly laying claim to it. Neither one can be expected to explain to the people what Edsa was all about, what was achieved and what could not be achieved. And what is its continuing relevance to our…
Benjie Oliveros | The Gains and Promise of the People Power Uprising at Edsa
The ruling elite and one segment of the middle class would want to make the people believe that one person could fulfill the unfinished tasks of Edsa 1 to lull the Filipino masses into complacency and dependence. In fact, they do not want another people power uprising to take place, reasoning that it would shake the political order. And that is where the problem lies.
The Need for Genuine Change
A new group has been formed not only to serve as watchdog in the 2010 elections but also to push for genuine change beyond 2010. BY RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat A new group has been formed not only to serve as watchdog in the 2010 elections but also to push for genuine change beyond 2010.…
Filipino Migrant Groups Condemn ‘Brutal’ Anti-VFA Rally Dispersal; Call for More EDSAs to Gain Genuine Freedom
Filipino migrant organizations in the United States and Canada condemned what they called the “brutal” treatment of activists marching to the US Embassy in Manila on Feb. 25. BY AUBREY MAKILAN-DELA CRUZ MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Filipino migrant organizations in the United States and Canada condemned what they called the “brutal” treatment of activists marching to…
On the 3rd anniversary of People Power 2: Militants Decry Militarization, Arroyo’s ‘Treachery’
Militants who helped sweep Joseph Estrada out of power and install Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo into the presidency marched toward Edsa Shrine to mark the third anniversary of People Power 2 Jan. 20. Blocked by contingents of police, they rallied in front of Camp Aguinaldo to decry the growing fascism and militarization under the present administration. By…