Slideshow: After ‘Ondoy,’ Grief
Slideshow: After 'Ondoy,' Grief
Bulatlat Staff | Sep 30, 2009
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Various Groups Launch ‘Ondoy’ Relief Operations
Various Groups Launch ‘Ondoy’ Relief Operations
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
Aid operations went into full swing two days after “Ondoy” devastated Metro Manila and other parts of the northern Philippines as various organizations started distributing relief goods to calamity victims.
We Lost Everything in a Day
We Lost Everything in a Day
By NERVE MACASPAC Bulatlat.com The total number of fatalities from tropical storm “Ondoy" (international name: Ketsana) that submerged some areas in Central Luzon and Calabarzon in mud and water may already be close to 200. The National Disaster Coordinating...
Benjie Oliveros | Name Recall, The Folly in Philippine Elections
Benjie Oliveros | Name Recall, The Folly in Philippine Elections
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com What’s in a name? A lot, if we are talking about Philippine politics and elections. That is why candidates do commercials, ‘infomercials’, post their faces in billboards, posters and streamers, sing, dance, and do just about...
Samakalawa (The Day After Tomorrow)
Samakalawa (The Day After Tomorrow)
Ni ROLAND TOLENTINO Kulturang Popular Kultura Bulatlat.com Magiging historikal na araw ang Setyembre 26, 2009. Ito ang araw na lumubog ang Metro Manila at karatig-lugar. Ang araw na pinagmistulang lawa ng tubig at putik ang Marikina at Quezon City. Ito ang...
Slideshow: In Marikina, ‘Ondoy’ Wreaks Havoc
Slideshow: In Marikina, ‘Ondoy’ Wreaks Havoc
In Marikina, 'Ondoy' Wreaks Havoc
Bulatlat Special Coverage: Storm “Ondoy”
Bulatlat Special Coverage: Storm “Ondoy”
Storm "Ondoy" Batters Manila, Nearby...
Arroyo Regime’s Failure to Protect OFWs Pushes Migrante to Seek Party-List Seat
Arroyo Regime’s Failure to Protect OFWs Pushes Migrante to Seek Party-List Seat
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Migrante International promotes the rights of migrant workers, exposes anomalies in the government and has been very vocal in its stand against the intensifying labor-export policy of the regime. Through the Migrante Sectoral Party, Migrante promises to provide OFWs the protection that they deserve.
Surveillance on Jun Cruz Reyes: ‘Attacks on Writers Are Attacks on the People’
Surveillance on Jun Cruz Reyes: ‘Attacks on Writers Are Attacks on the People’
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
Long before National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera discovered that the military had been watching him, Jun Cruz Reyes, an award-winning writer, has been the subject of surveillance and harassment that began in 2006.
(Video) Martial Law Under Arroyo: Clear and Present Danger
(Video) Martial Law Under Arroyo: Clear and Present Danger
Survivors See Signs of Arroyo Doing a Marcos
For Calling Them Lazy and ‘KSP,’ Poor Filipinos Strike Back at Noli de Castro
For Calling Them Lazy and ‘KSP,’ Poor Filipinos Strike Back at Noli de Castro
“Maybe they are lazy. Tell them they are lazy. They should pay their loans. I will demand their payment or else I will drive them away, no matter who they are,” Vice President Noli de Castro replied when asked why poor Filipinos cannot pay their rent on time.
In Surigao and Caraga Region, a Brutal Push for Investments
In Surigao and Caraga Region, a Brutal Push for Investments
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
Far from a counter-insurgency operation, the massive militarization and dislocation of communities in Surigao del Sur and the Caraga region had more to do with protecting business interests, primarily mining and energy investments. Although there is nothing particularly new in all this, the Arroyo regime had actually taken the extra step to ensure that the military would act as veritable security guards of these companies.
Victims of Martial Law See in Arroyo a Tyrant Worse Than Marcos
Victims of Martial Law See in Arroyo a Tyrant Worse Than Marcos
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
On the 37th anniversary of the declaration of martial law, activists and victims of the brutality of military rule drew parallels between the Marcos dictatorship and the Arroyo regime. “The bad dream known as martial law has become an absolute nightmare under Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo!” one of them said. View slideshow
Slideshow: Muslims in Mindanao Mark End of Ramadan
Slideshow: Muslims in Mindanao Mark End of Ramadan
Muslims in Mindanao Mark End of Ramadan
Bulatlat Live: Martial Law in the Philippines — 37 Years Later
Bulatlat Live: Martial Law in the Philippines — 37 Years Later
Martial Law in the Philippines: 37 Years...
Bulatlat Live: Webcast Interview with Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares
Bulatlat Live: Webcast Interview with Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares
Powered by Ustream Live webcast/interview with Bayan Rep. Neri Colmenares on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 10 a.m. (Manila time). Readers can ask questions and submit comments through the Cover It Live box at right. Read a profile of Rep. Colmenares Check out previous...
Bishop, Nuns View Recent Killing of Priest, Others as Worse Than During Martial Law
Bishop, Nuns View Recent Killing of Priest, Others as Worse Than During Martial Law
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The murder earlier this month of a Catholic priest, Father Cecilio Lucero, has enraged leaders of the Catholic Church. “I can not stomach what Malacañang is doing,” said recently retired Lingayen Archbishop Oscar Cruz of the extrajudicial killings in the Philippines. “It seems they do not fear God.”
Kin, Colleagues Continue Search for James Balao
Kin, Colleagues Continue Search for James Balao
By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY -- The 17th of this month marks one year since James Balao, Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) founding member was abducted by suspected military agents. The Cordillera Human Rights Alliance...
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