BY THE PHILIPPINE ECUMENICAL PEACE PLATFORM DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat The Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform condemns in the strongest terms the brutal murder of Rebelyn Pitao, 20-yr old daughter of Leoncio Pitao, aka “Ka Parago”, a known ranking leader...
PAHAYAG NG CONGRESS OF TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS FOR NATIONALISM AND DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC SPACE Inilathala ng Bulatlat Isa na namang sibilyan ang pinatay ng rehimeng US-Arroyo. Marso 4, Lunsod ng Davao, takipsilim, isang puting van ang humarang sa traysikel na...
A Joint Public Statement For Open, Transparent, and Participatory 2010 Elections March 18, 2009 Quezon City, Philippines The people’s trust and confidence in the electoral system must be brought back in the May 2010 automated polls – the first automated national...
Those who easily condemn Nicole forget what she has been up against in pursuing the rape case against US Marine L/Cpl. Daniel Smith. BY CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise / Business World The headline of a widely circulated broadsheet screams, “Nicole recants,...
A planned municipality-wide forum on mining scheduled on March 15 in Abra town was denied permission by barangay (village) officials. BY ALDWIN QUITASOL REGIONS Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BANGUED, Abra (400 kms north of Manila) - The Kakailian Salakniban...
POSTED BY BULATLAT COMBUSTION By Katrina Macapagal “It is not the policy of the military to involve the family or children of the rebels in our fight. We are open for investigation and we will cooperate with any investigation regarding this.” -- Maj. Gen. Raymundo...
NI NOEL SALES BARCELONA Inilathala ng Bulatlat Huwag mong isiping laging mabait ang Diyos. Nagiging mabalasik din Siya lalo na’t napopoot. Napopoot Siya sa mandaraya, kawatan at nang-aapi. Namumuhi Siya sa mga pinuno at saserdoteng walang silbi. Naghihimagsik Siya...
Public schools in the country are not ready to teach indigenous customs and traditions, according to a retired school official. However, informal schools called the School for Living Traditions are being conducted to teach the youth about the indigenous practices...
Sa syudad ng malls, ang masaker ay hindi sa labas kundi sa loob ng malls. Mga patay na buhay na walang kasawaang naglalakad, namimili, nagpapaligaw sa gitnang uring fantasya. Dito sa malls, iniiwan sa pinto ang labi ng anumang materialidad ng abang uring...
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat The women’s group GABRIELA this morning staged a rally at the Court of Appeals earlier today to demand that the guilty verdict on US Marine L/Cpl. Daniel Smith be affirmed. Members of the women’s group said the recent...
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat "Nicole", the Subic rape victim, has left for the US and terminated the services of her lawyer Evalyn Ursua. Ursua herself announced this in a forum launching the Junk VFA Movement earlier today in Quezon City, where she spoke...
Bamboo is not just a material for fences, houses or pigpens. Its traditional uses have been stretched to include other non-conventional ones, from toothpicks to barbecue sticks. Now the bamboo is catching special attention. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted...
NI ROMMEL PIPOY LINATOC* Inilathala ng Bulatlat Sa payak na liwanag, isinilang ang lahat Walang nilalang na namili kung saan siya isisiwalat Ang halaga ng hininga na sa iyo’y nagmulat Binasbasan ng pag-asa, pinatayog ng pangarap Upang malanghap, ang kaaya-ayang...
NI TERENCE KRISHNA V. LOPEZ Inilathala ng Bulatlat Kay Rebelyn at sa ating lahat na isinilang sa gitna ng digma Pinaslang kang walang laban, Nilamog ang katawan mong walang lakas, Ikaw na ang tanging sala’y Naging anak ng digmaang Mula sa iyong libing Ay mag-aanak...
NI RAUL FUNILAS Inilathala ng Bulatlat Pag-aagawan ng liwanag at dilim Na nagbabadya ng dapithapo’y Gumagayak ang aking pagtatanod. Sa atang na tungkuli’y mabubuhay ako’t mamamatay. Wala akong hiling na handog, papuri o papugay, Hindi ako tutugot hanggang sa...
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat A Filipino youth group based in the Netherlands has condemned the abduction, torture and killing of 20-year-old schoolteacher Rebelyn Pitao, daughter of New People's Army (NPA) commander Leoncio Pitao (alias Parago Sandoval)....
Filipino Women March Against VFA
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BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat A lawyers' group has demanded the automatic relief of the highest-ranking military and police officers in areas where extrajudicial killings take place. The National Union of People's Lawyers made this call on the heels of the...
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat QUEZON CITY – Members of the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU or May 1st Movement) trooped earlier today to the office of the Social Security System (SSS) here to protest SSS chief Romulo Neri’s declaration last week that the agency...
Seven newly released memos from the Bush Justice Department reveal a concerted strategy to cloak the president with power to override the Constitution. The memos provide "legal" rationales for the president to suspend freedom of speech and press; order warrantless...
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