As 2008 nears its end, many Filipinos conclude that their dire plight got unbearably worse this year. More and more urban poor families speak with anguish about their impoverished state while adamantly stressing the need for “radical change”. BY JEFFREY OCAMPO...
An interfaith group deemed as a positive step the release of a video footage of a prisoner of war (POW) held by the New People’s Army (NPA). BY DAVAO TODAY Posted by(Bulatlat.com) The Interfaith Movement for Peace and the Release of Cammayo and Tumol (IMPACT)...
Just how important was the memorandum of agreement on ancestral domain (MOA-AD) to the Moro people? BY GRACE S. UDDIN Davao Today Posted by(Bulatlat.com) DAVAO CITY—Just how important was the memorandum of agreement on ancestral domain (MOA-AD) to the Moro people?...
"Fascism will never come to America as fascism. It will come as 100 percent Americanism." Huey Long “When fascism come to America, it will be wrapped in the flag, carrying a cross” Sinclair Lewis BY DR. HALUK GERGER INTERNATIONAL Posted by Bulatlat After the Second...
As with any event that pushes history forward, when you click the play button over and over to watch Muntanzer al-Zaidi mumble something in Arabic that we now know meant "This is a farewell kiss from the Iraqi people, you dog!," the question inevitably arises - Why...
An independent regional non-government organization said the Philippine government lacks the political will to solve the human rights problems of the country.
When Iraq's violence escalates, President Obama better not be caught on his heels when he's blamed for losing Bush's "win." By Ben Lando AlterNet INTERNATIONAL Posted by Bulalat After four hours stuck in Baghdad traffic, I was close enough to get out of the car and...
In the midst of rampant human rights violations in the country allegedly perpetrated by the state’s armed forces and intelligence agencies, human rights groups and advocates lament that the government is not making any move towards resolving them. The media, they...
The year 2008 was supposed to have marked a milestone in the 11-year history of on-and-off peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Yet this year, the dream of peace in Mindanao has only become more elusive....
In his uggayam, or traditional chant, Ama Julio Longan, 68, of the Taloctoc sub-tribe of Kalinga urged his audience in a human rights rally to join mabtad, where Cordillera communities and groups are urged to collectively act in searching for James Balao, an...
Overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in Hong Kong held a picket protest in front of the Philippine Consulate General office to denounce renewed moves to amend the 1987 Philippine Constitution. BY BULATLAT MIGRANT WATCH Overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in Hong Kong held a...
The distressful plight of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) became the highlight of a gathering of families at the Itogon Training Center at Bua, in Barangay (village) Tuding here, as the event focused on five Benguet OFW families. BY LYN V. RAMO MIGRANT WATCH...
The probability that the Arroyo government would survive another year and complete a six-year term may be getting higher as we approach 2009; but its concern is no longer limited to staying in power till 2010. With the numerous unresolved issues hounding it, it...
BY AXEL PINPIN Former Political Detainee Indang, Cavite DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatat I was released from prison almost in time for the expiration of the government’s Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) that paved a crossroad to the majority of...
BY THE INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS ALLIANCE Posted by Bulatlat Neo-liberal globalization has forced us to migrate and become commodities for sale by sending countries and cheap laborers for the receiving ones. Now, as neoliberal policies induced another global...
Some strawberry farmers in Itogon, Benguet hope to get a boost in the yield this season with the recent introduction of the predator mites. These predator mites prey on the spider mites that eat a whole bunch of leaves and flowers within a day. BY LYN V. RAMO...
Heto ang aking sampung obserbasyon sa kulturang popular ng 2008. Hindi ito syentifiko, simpleng natukoy na kalakaran sa isang phenomenon na nasa syudad, karanasang tumbok ang indibidual na kasiyahan kahit pa para sa kita naman talaga ito ng negosyo, ang pagsantabi...
Hagunot muli ang bus. Tumawag ang konduktor: “Timog na! ‘Yung mga Timog diyan, alisto na! Kilos-kilos! Galaw-galaw!,” aniya. Napansin niyang malapit na sa GMA. Tinuktok niya ang mga balas sa itaas. Alisto ang drayber. Tumabi. Dali-dali siyang bumaba, habang...
Have our peasants shown the same delightful faces during harvests since the war years ended? Is the same reason to celebrate a bountiful harvest still found in their hearts? BY LORIE ANN A. CASCARO CULTURE Davao Today Posted by Bulatlat Davao City—Ten years after a...
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