By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com Congressional hearings are held “in aid of legislation,” and the leading members of the Senate committee on public information and mass media, and the committee on public services, made it clear last Tuesday that they did not call the heads of the news sections…
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Luis V. Teodoro | Leaving
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com The fall-out from the killing of eight tourists from Hong Kong and Canada last August 23 could include a spike in discrimination and even violence against Overseas Filipino Workers in Hong Kong and other parts of China. There are also fears that whatever efforts…
Slideshow: A Day for Solidarity and Justice
‘A Day for Solidarity and Justice’
Hostage-Taking at Spektakulo ng Krisis ng Estado
Ni Roland Tolentino Bulatlat.com Ano ang nagtulak sa isang dating pulis, may medalya ng kabayanihan, na mag-hotage-taking at pumatay at mapatay sa kamay ng dati niyang kahanay? Inulat ng mga nakalayang hinostage na si Rolando Mendoza ay mabait naman sa pakikitungo sa kanila. Maging ang komunidad ni Mendoza ay binigyan ito ng hero’s welcome nang…
Salungguhit: Ineptness
Ineptness
Benjie Oliveros | Who Is to Blame for the Ineptness and Vulnerabilities Exposed by Hostage-Taking Incident?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com It is shocking how a single hostage-taking incident has shook the country and exposed its problems and vulnerabilities, as well as the ineptness of government and police officials. The late Senior Police Inspector Rolando Mendoza merely wanted to clear his name of corruption charges – by using unarguably condemnable means…