Lumads of Surigao: Home at Last
Day: September 6, 2009
Threat Remains as Displaced Lumads Return to Defaced Homes, Damaged Crops
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
The Manobos of Surigao del Sur may be back home for now, but they still face the threats of militarization – even as they also have to contend with the burden of rebuilding their ravaged homes, schools, and livelihoods. View slideshow
Politikal na Filmmaking
Ni ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO Kulturang Popular Kultura Bulatlat.com MANILA — Sa kasaysayan ng pagsisimula at pag-unlad, ang pelikula ay isang politikal na media. Politikal dahil malinaw ang mga kolonyal, komersyal at neokolonyal na interest sa pagtataguyod ng filmmaking sa bansa. Na siyang magiging paraan ng pagpapahiwatig ng gitnang uri at maka-estadong politisisasyon ng karanasan, na…
News in Pictures: Youths Pledge to Vote
Kabataan partylist leads the launching in Davao City last week of Panata 2010 (Pledge 2010), a nationwide campaign to convince young people to register for the upcoming May elections. (Photo by Barry Ohaylan / davaotoday.com)
In Cebu, Teachers Struggle to Teach and Survive Despite Violations of Their Rights
By RITCHE T. SALGADO
Public school teachers in Cebu not only have to contend with low pay and backbreaking work – they are forced to make do in their classrooms, in many instances spending their own money on their students’ needs. Worse, the Department of Education frowns upon these teachers’ efforts to organize themselves and improve their plight.
Communist Leader in Cagayan de Oro Jail Being Treated Well
By MACARIO PACANA Bulatlat.com CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — After almost a month since his arrest, Alfredo Mapano finally broke his silence, saying he will face the eight criminal cases filed against him. In an interview, Mapano, allegedly a regular member of the central committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines, appeared healthy…
10 Years of VFA Worsened Abuse of Filipino Women, Children by US Troops — Gabriela
By MARYA SALAMAT
“It is the experience of every nation that wherever there is a concentration of American soldiers for a prolonged period of time, exploitation and abuse of the local people ensued,” said Emmi de Jesus, secretary-general of Gabriela, the women’s group.
Apart from Layoffs, Higher Drug Prices Feared in Pfizer Buyout of Wyeth
MANILA — Apart from the threat of massive retrenchment, global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer’s buyout of rival Wyeth would also result in higher drug prices as the giant firm would further control the drug industry. This was the contention of Wyeth workers and the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), who recently held their seventh picket-protest at Wyeth’s…
23 OFWs in Jeddah Seek Repatriation Due to Abuse
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Twenty-three overseas Filipino workers who have been working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for only three to six months want to be repatriated after their employer based in Riyadh failed to give them the salary stipulated in their contract and because of the poor, unhealthy facility…