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By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Human Rights Watch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY ? Human rights advocates together with the family of a missing activist staged a rally at the Igorot Park here as part of the observance of the International day of the...
By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (256 kms north of Manila) ? Members and conveners of the Benguet Mining Alert Network (BMAAN) have recently celebrated their organization’s first anniversary by reviewing its goals and...
By WENDY ATUBAN Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246 kms north of Manila) ? While bio-piracy looms as a continuing threat to indigenous communities, an official of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPO Philippines) – the lead...
By ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY – While the city government lined up pompous activities for its centennial celebration on September 1, a descendant of an Ibaloi clan said it is also a centennial of injustice for her clan and...
By ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Cabugao town of Ilocos Sur is my newly-discovered lovely place. A coastal town west of the South China Sea, it is not only gifted with beautiful scenic spots like the Salomague Island. It is also rich with...
Blackwater is said to be the main private security company in charge of protecting the US staff in Iraq during the George W. Bush administration. Reportedly, its aggressive tactics were criticized on different occasions. The most serious case occurred on September,...
The 2002 Balikatan Terms of Reference may have given rise to the initial combat involvement of US forces in Mindanao, according to the umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan. Various news sources have pointed out that reports of US involvement in actual combat...
By FIDEL CASTRO RUZ International Posted by (Bulatlat.com) I was amazed to read the wire services issued during the weekend about the US domestic policy, evidencing a systematic decline in President Barack Obama’s influence. His surprising electoral victory had not...
By JASON LEOPOLD Truthout/Perspective International Posted by (Bulatlat.com) Among the treasure trove of documents released on Monday related to the CIA's detention and torture program is a 20-page background paper that, for the first time, describes in...
By MARK WEISBROT The Guardian International Posted by (Bulatlat.com) Americans are famous for not paying much attention to the rest of the world, and it is often said that foreign wars are the way that we learn geography. But most often it is not the people who...
The Writing on the Street
By CAROL PAGADUAN-PARAULLO Streetwise / Business World Posted by Bulatlat Navy Lieutenant First Grade Nancy Gadian stirred a hornet’s nest when she accused retired Lt. General Eugenio Cedo and other senior officers of corrupt misuse of Balikatan funds in 2007....
Sherlyn and Karen -- Desaparecidos
Ni PAPA OSMUBAL Inilathala ng Bulatlat Mangiyak-ngiyak na itinirik ang mga kandila na inutang lang sa kapitbahay na nagpapa-5-6 Pinabasbas pa ang mga ito sa pari na kasinglusog ng elepante na kanang-kamay daw ng Obispo Taimtim na dalangin niya ang magkahanapbuhay o...
Youths and students rally in Manila protest the wars the Arroyo regime has launched against indigenous peoples and the Muslim minority and its inability to provide basic and good education. (Photo Janess Ann J. Ellao /...
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Under the bill, no justification can be offered that would allow torture and other inhuman punishments. Those who torture will be penalized as principals, as well as their superiors in the military, police or law enforcement establishments who ordered it.
By BENJIE OLIVEROS
The presence of US troops exemplifies and strengthens US domination of the Philippines. When the Philippines was named as “the coordinating country” of the US in its dealings with the Asean, it meant that Manila could be counted on to promote US interests not only in the country but in the whole region.
'Comfort Women' Still Fight for Justice
The CHR fact-finding mission is in response to a resolution approved by the provincial government of Surigao del Sur asking the CHR to look into the alleged abuses by the military against Lumads. Progressive groups will hold a parallel solidarity mission to the province.
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