May mga awit na dumadaan at umaalis. May mga awit na namamahay at nananatili. Lahat ng awit ay nag-uugat, sumasanga at kinakailangang maglaho. AKDA NI ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO Bulatlat Ang awit, nilalamlam na parang bola ng makapuno na nilalaro sa bibig. Hindi kinakagat o nginunguya, hinahayaang matunaw ang tamis. Unti-unti dahil kay bilis ng sandali.…

Kailangan nating isaisip na hindi mahalaga ang presyo ng isang regalo, kundi ang pag-alala sa mga reregaluhan. Dapat na mawala ang komersiyalismong nakakabit sa selebrasyon ng Pasko, partikular ang pagsukat ng halaga ng isang tao sa ating buhay depende sa presyo ng regalong nakalaan sa kanya. NI DANILO ARAÑA ARAO KONTEKSTO/PINOY WEEKLY Inilathala ng Bulatlat…

BY PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON Chief Political Consultant National Democratic Front of the Philippines DEMOCRATIC SPACE Vol. VII, No. 46, December 23, 2007 – January 5, 2008 It is understandable why there is no ceasefire between the armed forces of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and those of the National Democratic…

Presidential Assistant Thomas Killip said that the commercial farming of Arabica coffee in the region is viable due to its temperate climate and natural conditions. He believes that the region’s potential in the coffee industry may transform the Cordillera as the Arabica coffee capital of the country but that entails the active participation of all…

Tigaon, Camarines Sur – Residents in some villages of this town found an alternative way of using trees in their crafts without “balding” the forests. What they only need is the bark that is used in making products from flip-flops, native bags to home decors and Christmas ornaments. BY EL INTERINO Bulatlat Vol. VII, No.…

Being stuck at the terminal is a far harsher fate confronting poverty-stricken commuters than what one might readily assume. The commuter’s affair with traffic structures both the spatial and temporal dimensions of his/her movement. BY FRANK LLOYD TIONGSON Philippine Collegian Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 46, December 23, 2007 – January 5, 2008 While…

For the care of those with sensory-impairment, we can turn to the very words Helen once wrote: “The public must learn that the blind or deaf man is neither genius nor a freak nor an idiot. He has a mind that can be educated, a hand which can be trained, ambitions which it is right…

Although youth protests may function as catalysts of change, “any action by the youth without the support of masses is futile. It is the necessary discipline for the alignment of all forces in the society.’ In Philippine society, these forces include the peasants and workers. BY ALAYSA TAGUMPAY E. ESCANDOR AND PAULINE GIDGET R. ESTELLA…

When the SMDRP was first launched, the government promised to transform the garbage dump into a paradise, with adequate housing, jobs, and livelihood training. The current condition of Smokey Mountain indicates otherwise. The promised jobs have not materialized, and the housing is substandard and costly. BY LARISSA MAE SUAREZ Philippine Collegian Posted by Bulatlat Vol.…

The year 2007 is a record high in terms of the number of journalists killed worldwide and Iraq ranks as “the most dangerous place for journalists” while the Philippines is running in fifth, said the Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign monitoring system (the PEC Ticking Clock). BY ACE ALEGRE Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 46,…

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo had given kudos to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Department of National Defense (DND) for a job well done in waging war against the “communist insurgents.” This, even though as late as 2006, government was pointing to the communist-led New People’s Army (NPA) as a “major threat to…