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Day: September 28, 2013
The Pork
Ni ARLAN CAMBA Bulatlat.com Kikilos tayong iisa sa garalgal na boses ng pagbabago iisang tinig tayo; bumulong man o sumigaw, tumili ng impit o bahaw madidikdik sa utak didikit sa balat sasaksak sa kaluluwa ang atungal ng mga pagtutol ng pagkaulol; sa naglalaway na pangil na lumapa sa leeg, sa dibdib sa sikmura, sa hita,…
Malampaya fund used to buy ‘expensive, discarded’ Coast Guard boats from US
“Don’t our officials feel betrayed? We are being bullied by China, we go to the US for help. In return, they sold us junk materials at a very high price, only to find out that US is also talking to China about possible mutual defense arrangements.” – Bayan Muna Rep.
Children’s group calls for peace in Zamboanga
MANILA – “We want peace.” This is the call of children as the war in Zamboanga continues and casualties are increasing. Children and child’s rights organizations gathered in a peace and solidarity action on Friday, Sept. 27 at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani grounds. They carried banners bearing calls such as “Genuine peace in Mindanao,…
The poet is a guerrilla
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld The guerrilla is like a poet Keen to the rustle of leaves The break of twigs The ripples of the river The smell of fire And the ashes of departure. — Jose Maria Sison, 1968 Sari and Kiri Dalena’s ground-breaking film, The Guerilla is a Poet, takes its inspiration…
“The authoritarian gene”
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Filipinos hailed the fall of the Marcos dictatorship 27 years ago, 14 years after the imposition of martial law on Sept. 21, 1972, as marking the end of a historical anomaly. Prior to Presidential Proclamation 1081, had not the Philippines been a democracy, and was it not…
Probe on Aquino’s P10 billion housing fund urged
“Where are the funds for the poor?” – Kadamay
On hallowed ground
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA