Scaring the pork away
Halloween vs pork
Bulatlat Contributors | Oct 31, 2013
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Sanctimonious
Sanctimonious
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat Perspective Social media was bustling yesterday as soon as Malacañang requested broadcast media networks for airtime between 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. so that President Benigno Aquino III could address the Filipino people. The anticipation...
A rag child’s flickering dream
A rag child’s flickering dream
The real disaster in our country is neither the flood-inducing typhoons that sink our cities under murky waters nor the earthquakes that crumble our homes. In the end, the real disaster here is the poverty that ruins lives.
Granting of bail to alleged mastermind in Olalia-Alay-ay murder outrageous – labor group
Granting of bail to alleged mastermind in Olalia-Alay-ay murder outrageous – labor group
“[Judge Ma. Consejo] Ignalaga’s act paves the way for the acquittal of Kapunan and the clearing of the names of people who were higher than him in the Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM) chain of command, people who masterminded the murder of our comrades Olalia and Alay-ay.”
Todos Los Gastos
Todos Los Gastos
ni MARK ANGELES Bulatlat.com Maluwag ang bulsa ng mga dinastiya’t burukrata kapitalista (mistula). Kasi pala: bukal ang masang butas ang bulsa. Kinalburong pasensiya! Lipos na! Said na! Sky’s The Limit (author’s rough English version) Dynasties and bureaucrat...
Burgos family slams military for paying bail of alleged rights violator
Burgos family slams military for paying bail of alleged rights violator
"[Major Harry] Baliaga is even fortunate. He was given the right to bail, the right to defend himself. These are the same rights they denied to Jonas.” – Mrs. Edita Burgos
NPA taxation a reality, just pay them – Duterte
NPA taxation a reality, just pay them – Duterte
“It’s a matter others want to avoid. But it’s a reality that has to be talked openly, since the NPA is more active now in Region 11, notwithstanding the statements from the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines).” -- Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte
NPA declares ‘POW’ status for captured village officials, militiamen
NPA declares ‘POW’ status for captured village officials, militiamen
The NPA named the five “prisoners of war” as Barangay captain Lito Andalique, kagawad Marvin Bantuasan, Crisanto Piodos, and Balaba Andalique, and Cafgu tribal member Pepe Subla.
8 ways WikiLeaks cables about a tiny country like Iceland expose the dark depths of American Empire
8 ways WikiLeaks cables about a tiny country like Iceland expose the dark depths of American Empire
A Chelsea Manning-leaked cable showed how Iceland asked the U.S. to stop European "bullying," just the first of a deluge of revelations detailing how America throws around its weight.
Food stamp outage highlights problems with privatization of public services
Food stamp outage highlights problems with privatization of public services
The US government shutdown was not to blame for the crashing of the food stamp program for poor families in 17 states on October 12, just the latest in a long line of snafus by private contractors hired by government.
Bonuses of PhilHealth officials shock members
Bonuses of PhilHealth officials shock members
“I have been living with goiter for 23 years. I could not use my PhilHealth card because I have to shell out money first for the laboratory tests before I can undergo an operation. Then I heard about the bonuses. It is really enraging.” – Nida Enedero, PhilHealth member
Corruption portrayed as monsters, ghosts
Corruption portrayed as monsters, ghosts
“The protest action is meant to call on the people to persevere in the fight against the monsters of corruption.” – Artista Kontra Korupsyon
Migrants’ group in Canada calls for better protection for migrant workers
Migrants’ group in Canada calls for better protection for migrant workers
“Migrant workers are particularly vulnerable as they are easily intimidated because of their unfamiliarity with the local place and culture.” Migrante-Alberta
Pope Francis
Pope Francis
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld A gust of fresh air is sweeping through the centuries-old, grandiose but encrusted and musty environs of Vatican City with the arrival of a new Pope elected just seven months ago. Pope Francis, or the former...
His own man
His own man
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld The claim that it’s not Benigno Aquino III who really wants to keep the pork barrel system intact, either by renaming it or by insisting that discretionary funds are not part of it, is straight out of the Marcos...
Erring big US banks settle cases through fines
Erring big US banks settle cases through fines
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Coincidental with the cliff-hanging negotiations in Washington, which ended on October 17 with the Obama administration defeating the House of Representatives in their standoff on funding the federal...
Progressive groups to mobilize for People’s Initiative against pork
Progressive groups to mobilize for People’s Initiative against pork
“The people should unsheathe and use this power to make laws whenever their elected representatives default in the performance of their sacred duty to enact laws to promote the general interest, or worse, whenever they betray the public trust.” – former chief justice Reynato Puno
Information Fatigue
Information Fatigue
QUESTION EVERYTHING Mong Palatino Bulatlat.com If journalism is history in a hurry, can we describe social media as the hurrying of history? Because of mobile Internet, events are ‘instantiated’ in our timelines and webpages. We constantly access the Internet not...
Court orders arrest of Army major linked to Jonas Burgos’s abduction
Court orders arrest of Army major linked to Jonas Burgos’s abduction
"This is good news. I just hope the developments will continue." – Mrs. Edita Burgos, mother of Jonas
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