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In her recent State of the Nation Address, President Arroyo claimed to have created eight million jobs, or an average of a million jobs per year in the past eight years. But where exactly did this figure come from? A closer look at the government’s own data yields a statistical distortion.
Groups Mourn Choices for National Artists
By NOELLE JIANG Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Asia and the Pacific Democratic Space Posted by (Bulatlat.com) The Rice Crisis of 2008 saw rice stocks at their lowest in 30 years and rice prices increase by up to 40 per cent. While agrochemical transnational...
A Study in Contrasts, The sea of humanity that accompanied former President Cory Aquino on her journey to her final resting place attests to her popularity – something she was able to earn because though she had her own faults as a leader, in the end she stood by the people in their fight against tyranny. (By Flon Faurillo)
By RITCHE T. SALGADO Culture (Bulatlat.com) The lighting was subdued, the atmosphere somber; in front was a makeshift altar filled with wreaths and candles. A prayer was offered and then one by one, guests gave their eulogy to an accolade that for decades has...
By MIKE WHITNEY Counterpunch International Posted by Bulatlat We're making this way too complicated. It's simple really. The Fed has only one tool at its disposal; to create more money. Typically, the way the Fed adds to the money supply is by lowering interest...
By SARAH ROBINSON Truthout/The Campaign for America’s Future International Posted by Bulatlat There are dangerous currents running through America's politics and the way we confront them is crucial. All through the dark years of the Bush Administration,...
By DAHR JAMAIL and JASON COPPOLA Truthout Posted by Bulatlat Award-winning journalist and Associate Editor of the Nation Institute's tomdispatch.com Nick Turse writes in his book "The Complex: How the Military Invades Our Everyday Lives": "As a product of the 1980s...
By RITCHE T. SALGADO (Bulatlat.com) CEBU CITY --- Engineer Vic Obando, his wife and three daughters wake up every morning knowing that every second of their life, they are breathing in toxic chemicals that may cause a myriad of illnesses. Coal Ash disposal site....
By RITCHE T. SALGADO (Bulatlat.com) CEBU CITY -- Three thousand households from urban poor and rural communities are expected to benefit from the re-conceptualization of the only fair trade shop in Cebu. The People’s Fair Trade Shop along Osmeña Blvd. in Cebu City...
Though there had been some controversy in past conferments of the National Artist Award, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's blatant political accommodation this year tainted the much-revered cultural institution, according to dissenting artists. View slideshow of protest
Not Quite Le Cirque. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her party spent nearly one million pesos on dinner during their recent visit to New York, ordering such items as caviar and expensive wine. In the meantime, poor Filipinos -- like this little girl having lunch, or what passes for it, in Isla Puting Bato, a slum area in Manila -- have to make do with what they have, which is often not enough. (By Ayi Muallam)
Ni RAUL FUNILAS Inilathala ng Bulatlat Ang huling tunog ng tambuli Ay badya ng matagalang paghimbing Sa sinapupunan ng Panginoon. Sundalo kang hindi tumunog Ang panganib at buga ng tinggang apoy Sa digmaan ng katotohanan. Ang kislap ng butil ng Rosaryo Ang bumulag...
Ni RICHARD R. GAPPI Inilathala ng Bulatlat ''We told Mom that we are so guilty that we're letting her suffer a lot. That is why we've decided that we'll let her join dad (Ninoy),'' Kris Aquino recalled. The day after, the former president told them that she saw her...
While Cory Aquino restored democratic institutions and became a symbol of integrity in governance, her regime remained beholden, if not hostaged, by the military and Washington. This resulted in massive human-rights abuses that were even worse in terms of number of victims than those committed so far under the Arroyo regime.
The Left’s engagement with Cory had been both pleasant and acrimonious at certain stages. While they linked arms with her on a number of causes, there were also issues on which leftists found themselves at odds with the late president.
By CAROL PAGADUAN-PARAULLO Streetwise / Business World Posted by Bulatlat In death as in life, former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino continues to be a political phenomenon. The Aquino family themselves had not anticipated the people’s outpouring of love, adulation...
Behind the massive outpouring of mourners for Cory Aquino and the reliving of People Power is the fervent desire among Filipinos to have “that good feeling again.”
Cory Aquino has secured her place in history as a fighter of tyranny. If Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will not learn from the life and struggles of Cory Aquino, she will be relegated to the dustbins of history.
Press statement The Ecumenical Movement for Justice and Peace together with the Ecumenical Mission for Peace and Development support the demand of the Lumad people in Surigao del Sur for the immediate pull out of the 58th Infantry Battalion from their communities...
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