At the least provocation, but especially on two occasions every year, many Filipinos — not all of them young — lament the state of Philippine society. They cite the poverty that continues to haunt millions of Filipinos, the crimes and the impunity that have become part of their lives, the limited employment opportunities, the uncertainties…
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Criticizing those in government — and he might as well have been referring to certain sectors of the media too — who have been campaigning against the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law, President Benigno S.C. Aquino III, described them as “enemies of peace” in his speech…
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…
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Here is another day in the hard, maddening life of a commuter. Yesterday, I left our office at about 4:30 in the afternoon. Usually, I’ll be home by around 6:30 to 7 p.m. if I take the MRT (counting slow traffic). I live in southern Metromanila but…
So who are the real heroes of Edsa? The workers, the urban poor, the farmers, the members of the basic sectors who flooded the streets in the waning days of the Marcos dictatorship and demanded that Marcos step down.
Ni RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA Bulatlat.com Magandang gabi, Pilipinas Dumaan ang araw na walang demolisyon Ngunit nagsunog na naman Ng mga barong-barong Sa gilid ng Trinoma Kanina. Samantala Walang katigil-tigil ang paninisi Ng mga burgis sa mahihirap. Kawawang mga yagit, walang pang-Facebook Para maipagtanggol ang sarili. Di ko mawari bakit Kung paanong nauwi sa murang cellphone…
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Posted 4:23 p.m. March 15, 2007 “We don’t want them dead.” This is what the wives of four political activists accused of murder said when asked in a press conference earlier this afternoon whether they would advise their husbands to surface at this time. “All extrajudicial killings started with fabricated…
Filipinos waited 300 years before they wielded their bolos in 1896, then waited another 90 years to revolt against a dictatorship in 1986, and are still waiting now, 111 years later. By Rosalinda N. Olsen Contributed to Bulatlat After more than 300 years of oppression from the Spanish colonial masters, the Filipinos launched the “Philippine…
THE May 10 elections had certain unique characteristics. Overall, however, they were no different from past Philippine elections. By LUIS V. TEODORO POLITICAL ANALYST, CENTER FOR PEOPLE EMPOWERMENT AND GOVERNANCE Posted by Bulatlat.com