MANILA - Progressive groups led by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) protested at the United States embassy along Roxas Boulevard on July 4, Filipino-American Friendship Day. "There's no friendly relations between US and the Philippines. The only relationship...
“It is a huge suffering for the fishermen, especially for their families. If you have no money and your pots are empty, what will happen to you?”
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld By declaring that Benigno Aquino III should stop persecuting his political enemies while coddling his allies, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. has invited comparisons with his own father’s record -- to his own...
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star This week the P14.12-trillion Philippine banking system was the subject of news reports in two contrasting lights. On the one hand, Philippine banks — particularly the big universal and commercial banks —...
Batang paslit tuwang tuwa sa pagsungkit Nitong aratiles na likas ang tamis Mumunting mga prutas dulot ay pag-asa Gutom ng musmos naibsang bahagya Isang kaligayahan na makabalibag’ ng sineguelas Manamis-namis na may asim, kapag nalasahan Titipunin sa sisidlan ng...
A campaign committee calls for the release of peace consultant Adelberto Silva, Sharon Cabusao and Isidro de Lima, and for the resumption of talks between the Government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld The much awaited papal encyclical on climate change and the environment that was finally released by the Vatican last week was also much dreaded in conservative circles within the Catholic Church as well as outside...
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star “Mindanao is no longer home for the Higaonons, for the B’laans, Ata Manobos and other indigenous people. Their leaders are either killed by the military and paramilitary groups or slapped with trumped-up...
“Are these electoral candidates part of the rainbow? Are they going to stand up for LGBT rights as human rights and not as special rights?”
“It is because of poverty that they do not have enough capacity to purchase materials and equipment to ensure their safety in times of disaster.”
“We are here today to show that after nine years, the calls of UP students and other sectors to surface Karen, Sherlyn and all the other victims of human rights violations, are not stopping.”
By CHRISTINE ANNE T. CABANATAN Bulatlat.com MRT? Tila yata ito ay Ma-Perwisyong Rumaragasang Tren At ito ay nagbabadyang isang konsumisyon Ang suliraning ito ay hindi buhat sa isang ilusyon Nagtaas ang pasahe at ito ay naging mistulang bagahe Serbisyong natatamo ay...
“Respect our sovereignty and right to national self-determination.”
By BETTINA CATLI Bulatlat.com When I first heard that we were to attend an urban poor situationer, my first thought was, what is there to talk about? In my head, it was pretty clear what the situation was. I was remembering the crooked and dilapidated shanties,...
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has denied receiving any “offer” from Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to run as the latter’s vice-presidential candidate in 2016. But Marcos did tell the media that any team that has a...
Last June 12, members of progressive groups held a protest action in front of the Chinese and US embassy. "We will not be caught in the claws of the Dragon nor the Eagle,” Bayan said in its statement.
The house is now a historical institution and one of the shrines of the Katipunan and the Revolution of 1896.
Independence day marchers stand against bullying, and celebrate modern-day Filipino courage against foreign aggression.
By CHRISTINE ANNE T. CABANATAN Bulatlat.com Ilang taon na ang lumipas, nang tayo ay sakupin Ngunit bakit tila nais yata nila itong ulitin? ‘Kakapal ng mga mukha, di na nahiya Anong akala n’yo sa amin, mga utak-biya? Pati ang West Philippine Sea, nais nyo pang...
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