2009 | Page 18 of 288

Priest Who Advocated Human Rights, Peasant Activist Murdered in Eastern Visayas

By RONALYN V. OLEA
The murders of peasant activist Romulo Mendova and Father Cecilio Lucero, both of Eastern Visayas, have been blamed on the military’s Oplan Bantay Laya. In the case of Lucero, he had been publicly denounced by President Arroyo as “that communist priest,” according to the NDF. It is said that he was the first priest to have been murdered in Samar since Catholicism was introduced in the province 400 years ago.

Ronalyn V. Olea | Sep 7, 2009

Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares

Bayan Muna Representative Neri Javier Colmenares is a long-time human rights lawyer, constitutionalist and expert on international humanitarian law. He was among the youngest political detainees during martial law. Prior to joining the legal profesion, he was a...

Bulatlat Staff | Sep 7, 2009

Slideshow: Home at Last

Lumads of Surigao: Home at Last

Bulatlat Staff | Sep 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

Alexander Martin Remollino | Sep 6, 2009

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...

Rolando Tolentino | Sep 6, 2009

Bulatlat Live: Webcast Interview with Gabriela Rep. Luz Ilagan

Bulatlat Staff | Aug 28, 2009

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 /...

Bulatlat Staff | Sep 6, 2009

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.

Bulatlat Staff | Sep 6, 2009

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...

Bulatlat Staff | Sep 6, 2009

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.

Marya Salamat | Sep 6, 2009

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...

Marya Salamat | Sep 6, 2009

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...

Janess Ann J. Ellao | Sep 6, 2009

Afghanistan for Dummies

By RAY MCGOVERN truthout International Posted by (Bulatlat.com) I'm going to ask for my money back. I've seen this Afghanistan movie before. The first time, Vietnam was in the title. As in an early scene from the Vietnam version, U.S. military officials are...

Bulatlat Contributors | Sep 5, 2009

‘Bakwits’ Stay at Evacuation Centers Despite Suspensions of Hostilities Between Gov’t Forces, MILF

By SITTIE SUNDANG Bulatlat.com DATU PIANG, Maguindanao- Internally displaced persons (IDPs) or “bakwits” have chosen to stay at the evacuation centers despite declarations of a suspension of offensive military operations (Somo) and a suspension of military actions...

Bulatlat Contributors | Sep 5, 2009

AFP Spreads Intrigues Vs Campaigns for Missing Activists – CPDF

By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch (Bulatlat.com) BAGUIO CITY (246 kms north of Manila) ? The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Philippine National Police(PNP and government officials are spreading misinformation that missing activist James Balao is...

Northern Dispatch | Sep 5, 2009

Really Sick Work

By PATRICK APEL-MULLER Truthout International Posted by Bulatlat.com It was to take 21 employee suicides from February 2008 before the management of France Télécom would agree to assess the full scale of the dramas that play out within its walls. Now management...

Janess Ann J. Ellao | Sep 5, 2009

Arroyo Placed Philippines in Company of War-Torn, Aid-Dependent Countries

By REP. NERI JAVIER COLMENARES Bayan Muna Posted by (Bulatlat.com) We congratulate President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for placing the Philippines in the blighted company of war-torn, aid-dependent countries like Sudan and Somalia. The Philippine Daily Inquirer...

Bulatlat Contributors | Sep 5, 2009

Divining His Future?

Bulatlat Contributors | Sep 5, 2009

Living in a Culture of Cruelty: Democracy as Spectacle

By HENRY A. GIROUX Truthout | Perspective Posted by Bulatlat.com Under the Bush administration, a seeping, sometimes galloping, authoritarianism began to reach into every vestige of the culture, giving free rein to those anti-democratic forces in which religious,...

Bulatlat Contributors | Sep 5, 2009

Residents of Benguet Town Stop Mining Firm’s Drilling, Sampling Activities

By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAKUN, Benguet (336 kms north of Manila) ? Community members of Barangay (village) Gambang, Bakun reaffirmed their anti-mining stand and their vow to protect their homes from large-scale exploitation of...

Northern Dispatch | Sep 5, 2009

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Priest Who Advocated Human Rights, Peasant Activist Murdered in Eastern Visayas

Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares

Slideshow: Home at Last

Threat Remains as Displaced Lumads Return to Defaced Homes, Damaged Crops

Politikal na Filmmaking

Bulatlat Live: Webcast Interview with Gabriela Rep. Luz Ilagan

News in Pictures: Youths Pledge to Vote

In Cebu, Teachers Struggle to Teach and Survive Despite Violations of Their Rights

Communist Leader in Cagayan de Oro Jail Being Treated Well

10 Years of VFA Worsened Abuse of Filipino Women, Children by US Troops — Gabriela

Apart from Layoffs, Higher Drug Prices Feared in Pfizer Buyout of Wyeth

23 OFWs in Jeddah Seek Repatriation Due to Abuse

Afghanistan for Dummies

‘Bakwits’ Stay at Evacuation Centers Despite Suspensions of Hostilities Between Gov’t Forces, MILF

AFP Spreads Intrigues Vs Campaigns for Missing Activists – CPDF

Really Sick Work

Arroyo Placed Philippines in Company of War-Torn, Aid-Dependent Countries

Divining His Future?

Living in a Culture of Cruelty: Democracy as Spectacle

Residents of Benguet Town Stop Mining Firm’s Drilling, Sampling Activities

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