By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS Counterpunch The election that was supposed to be too close to call turned out not to be so close after all. In my opinion, Obama won for two reasons: (1) Obama is non-threatening and inclusive, whereas Romney exuded a “us vs. them” impression...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – They belong to different political parties but they share common advocacies. This is the basis of the Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan (Makabayan) for endorsing five Senatorial candidates, Satur Ocampo, president of...
By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The 1st Pulang Bagani Company of the Merardo Arce Command of the New People’s Army in Southern Mindanao (1ST PBC-NPA) denied earlier reports that the four army soldiers killed in Paquibato District on Sunday,...
By Artemio A. Dumlao Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY (November 7, 2012) – Intelligence agents reportedly took “captive” for two days now the son of underground Cordillera Peoples Democratic Front (CPDF) spokesperson Simon Naogsan. Grayson Naogsan was arrested by men who...
Man story: Rape, cases of violence against women on the rise – Gabriela Retired professor Vilma Gonzales of the local Network of Women raised her doubts over the country’s international ranking in gender relations as “sexual abuses, rape, among others still abound...
By RITCHE T. SALGADO
President Benigno Aquino III’s excuse that cases of human rights violations being brought before it are mere “leftist propaganda’ is not only lame, it is dangerous as threats against human rights defenders intensify.
How the empire changed its face, but not its nature By NICK TURSE Tomdispatch.com They looked like a gang of geriatric giants. Clad in smart casual attire -- dress shirts, sweaters, and jeans -- and incongruous blue hospital booties, they strode around “the world,”...
By PAUL STREET Z Communications | News Analysis Truthout.com A solid majority of Americans has long told pollsters that the wealthy few and their giant corporations and financial institutions exercise too much power in “the world’s most celebrated democracy”[1] the...
Indignation mounts over massacre of anti-mining family (Text and photos by JHUN DANTES / Bulatlat.com)
By JOAN GARCIA Bulatlat.com The Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) has always been upfront about their stand with regards the issues that plague the marginalized in the country. In living true to their historical roots, the IFI remains to be involved in seeking...
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise Business World The Philippines Solidarity Network of Aotearoa (New Zealand) put President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino on the spot when they raised questions about his administration’s human rights record and the continuing reign of...
Youth groups urge public to sign petition against AO 31 (Photo by Chad Balangon / Bulatlat.com)
Ni Abet Umil Bulatlat.com Umagang kay gandang sila’y nagpaunlak Na maging bisita ng Punto Por Punto: Sina Walden Bello’t Vencer Crisostomo Na makapanayam para magliwanag. Tungkol sa party list na magsisitakbo, Sunod na eleksyon agad ay pumaspas, Ulit na paglahok...
By MARK PERE MADRONA
“The FOI bill can be a powerful tool in empowering people. People should always assert their right to information.” – Rep. Lorenzo Tañada III
By ANTON DULCE http://radulce.wordpress.com/ MANILA -- 2007: Akbayan, a partylist[1] group which claims to be ‘leftist’, calls for the disqualification of around 14 partylist groups, Citing their organizational and financial links with the administration of...
By TERENCE KRISHNA V. LOPEZ Bulatlat.com It was in 2010, in front of an afternoon crowd at the “Concert at the Park presents Talahib People’s Music” in Luneta. Racquel de Loyola was belting out the Igorot chant “dong-dong ay, saliddumay/ saliddumay, dong-dong ay” a...
A plane takes off while another is being serviced on the ground at the Hong Kong International Airport, one of the busiest air hubs in the world. Photo by POM CAHILOG-VILLANUEVA...
By TERENCE KRISHNA V. LOPEZ Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Starting in November, progressive cultural organization Sinagbayan restages its original production “Pitong Sundang: mga sayaw sa lupa at pakikibaka,” (Seven Bolos: Dances for land and the struggle) a dance theater...
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