Randall Echanis, of the militant peasant organization the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, is not the only political prisoner of the Arroyo regime. There are currently 240 prisoners in detention by the count of Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainee Laban sa Detensyon at para sa Amnestiya (SELDA), an organization dedicated to helping political prisoners. BY LARISSA MAE…
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Fecal Politics
The translation of feces from an abject source of embarrassment into a potential weapon of vengeance is perhaps the most telling instance of a kind of rebellion: the refashioning of the body from an object of captivity into an agent of its own liberation. Drawing upon its resources, the body fights back in ways difficult…
Ang Preso sa Pakikipagpunyagi
Ni Rey Tamayo, Jr. Inilathala ng Bulatlat Bagama’t malaya bilanggo ang isip Sa bangis ng takot na mula sa hukay; Ang hapong katawan ngayo’y ginigipit. O’ kasalanan ba maging taga-akay? Ng tunay na batas pilit pinapatay; Bagama’t malaya bilanggo ang isip. Sa minsang pagsigaw, paghingi ng gabay Ang naging kapalit hapdi n’ya ring latay; Ang…
NPA Dies in Manila Prison
A New People’s Army rebel died Oct. 21 while detained at the Maximum Security Compound of the National Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa after suffering from severe diarrhea and mental disturbance. By DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat.com A New People’s Army rebel died Oct. 21 while detained at the Maximum Security Compound of the National Bilibid Prison in…