Peace bus
By KILAB MULTIMEDIA
Bulatlat Contributors | Jul 19, 2016
A lot remains to be seen, done about SCS row ruling
A lot remains to be seen, done about SCS row ruling
On July 12, as expected, the UN Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled to uphold the Philippines’ maritime rights in the South China Sea and dashed (no pun intended) – as having no legal basis – China’s “nine-dash-line” sovereignty claim over nearly all of the sea....
Great leap backward
Great leap backward
The series of killings of individuals who were supposedly trading in illegal drugs or who were drug users (we have only the Philippine National Police’s word for it) has “extrajudicial” written all over it in the sense of these killings’ being planned and...
Workers’ Agenda | ‘Regularize contractuals, ensure benefits’
Workers’ Agenda | ‘Regularize contractuals, ensure benefits’
“We are hopeful today that we can attain the change we have longed for.”
Filipinos rejoice as Ph wins in maritime dispute vs China
Filipinos rejoice as Ph wins in maritime dispute vs China
As the country cheered the UN tribunal ruling, progressive groups amplified their call for Filipinos to defend Philippine sovereignty, both against China and the US.
Fisherfolk, farmers in Cavite town ask Duterte to stop looming demolition
Fisherfolk, farmers in Cavite town ask Duterte to stop looming demolition
“We were happy then. We had food on the table. We were earning modestly and can send our children to school. We lived without fear and anxiety.”
On the Fringes | You failed to kill them
On the Fringes | You failed to kill them
Political detainees are behind bars because they dared to go against the status quo.
US anti-war leader applauds Duterte for ‘speaking the truth’ about Mindanao crisis
US anti-war leader applauds Duterte for ‘speaking the truth’ about Mindanao crisis
“Thank you, President Duterte, for having the courage to tell the truth.”
Progressive and conservative
Progressive and conservative
It’s not so much his liberal use of profanity that separates Rodrigo R. Duterte from his predecessors, but the residency in his person of both progressive and conservative tendencies. No other Philippine president can be so described. Benigno S. C. Aquino III, for...
Self-restraint must prevail over South China Sea row
Self-restraint must prevail over South China Sea row
Both by its extensive propaganda blitz and by conducting military drills in the Paracels, China seeks to impress upon the world its resolve to assert sovereignty over almost all of the South China Sea – no matter how the UN Permanent Court of Arbitration will...
Finding Rody
Finding Rody
I had a dream several weeks ago. It wasn’t surreal; in fact it felt quite real. In my dream I was writing my column and the words, sentences, and paragraphs flowed logically, clearly and easily. When I woke up, I still remembered what I had “written” and its title...
Itigil, viajero, itugma ang iyong kalendaryo sa ‘Bayan ng Hapis’
Itigil, viajero, itugma ang iyong kalendaryo sa ‘Bayan ng Hapis’
Ni E. SAN JUAN, JR. Bawat umaga binibilang ng militanteng Alan Jazmines kung ilang linggo, buwan, taon na siya nakapiit at kailan maitutuwid ang baluktot na kalakaran Abo na lamang ang apoy kagabi sa kampo sa Sierra Madre ngunit may titis pang umuusok,...
On the Fringes: The life of a ‘compo’ journalist
On the Fringes: The life of a ‘compo’ journalist
What are the ups and downs of covering the front lines of protests?
Mindanao farmers still await gov’t relief aid
Mindanao farmers still await gov’t relief aid
Even the 15,000 sacks of rice pledged as humanitarian aid by President Rodrigo Duterte when he was still Davao City mayor have yet to be fully distributed.
Youth groups slam US on Fil-Am friendship day
Youth groups slam US on Fil-Am friendship day
“The relationship between the US and the Philippines is far from being friendly.”
To a Father Overseas (Seven years have passed)
To a Father Overseas (Seven years have passed)
By JUBERT CABREZOS From the moment I cried in the airport, Seven years have passed But I still cry that you're not home. I am forced to learn a little about basketball Without you. Seven years have passed And mama was still trying to be a father While cooking our...
Aquino’s legacy | Urban poor group decries continued demolition
Aquino’s legacy | Urban poor group decries continued demolition
Urban poor groups are calling for a stop to the demolition of informal settler communities, and to hold former President Benigno Aquino III accountable for the destruction and violence.
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