A six-year span of time could make a child out of an infant after he or she is able to crawl, stand, walk, run, read, write and even tie shoe laces. However, the nearly six-year-old campaign for justice for the killing of Diosdado "Ka Fort" Fortuna has long been taking baby steps when a flawed report almost pushed the campaign back to square one.
by KRIZZIA DALE A. VILLAFLOR Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Last week, I had the great privilege of attending a lecture of columnist, journalist and college professor Luis V. Teodoro on alternative journalism. Prof. Teodoro recently retired from teaching journalism in...
By JOAN GARCIA
Their history of resistance against the plunder of their resources is as rich as their mountains.
Sidebar: Cordillera elders form pact against mining, militarization
By Karen Greenberg Alternet Osama bin Laden's death removes the single focal point that has dominated American foreign affairs – and much of American politics at home – for a decade. And certainly, the United States and the world can breathe a sigh of relief that a...
Does the killing of al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden represent ultimate justice, or even an end to the “unfinished business” of 9/11? By Phyllis Bennis Alternet (Amman, Jordan) U.S. agents killed bin Laden in Pakistan, apparently without cooperation from the...
By Zachary Roth Reposted by Bulatlat.com The killing of Osama bin Laden has reignited a heated political debate over the value of "enhanced interrogation techniques"--what many call torture--in the fight against terrorism. The harsh techniques were authorized under...
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise | BusinessWorld Osama bin Laden, the elusive head of the Al Qaeda, is dead. The Obama administration thumps its breast as it announces this feat, which reads like an action-thriller movie with US Navy SEALS and CIA-led...
By SATUR C. OCAMPO At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Infectious was the enthusiastic response of the student audiences in the Mindanao State University’s Marawi and Iligan campuses that I addressed in separate forums last Monday and Tuesday. Topic: the resumed...
Labor Day 2011: A day of outrage
By PATRICIA REY LARA
Marissa Cristobal, mother of Benbon Cristobal, one of the victims of the Eton residences accident, could only hope for the best for her family. She admits that she still has not recovered from the death of her eldest son.
Children's Boodle Fight
By JONELLE MARIN
"By joining federations outside of the company, we learn from workers of other companies and we are able to understand these problems."
By Ace Alegre Bulatlat.com TABUK CITY, Kalinga (April 4, 2011) – The curiosity of this scientist who never stops “wandering” for answers is now making wonders. For endlessly answering whys, Kalinga native Corazon Kub-ao Ryan, 52, a Gawad Saka national awardee in...
The Senakulo in Angeles City
Progressive groups, led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-National Capital Region (Bayan-NCR) and urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap-Ncr (Kadamay-NCR), today staged a lighting rally at the Cintra Metro Manila Tollways Corporation (CMMTC) head office in Parañaque City to protest the looming implementation of the new Skyway toll increase. (Photos by Gregorio B. Dantes Jr. / bulatlat.com)
Leftist ex-officer vs Fujimori in Peru runoff by Frank Bajak Associated Press Writer LIMA, Peru – An anti-establishment military man who promises to redistribute Peru's wealth won the most votes in Sunday's presidential election and will face the daughter of...
By SATUR C. OCAMPO At Ground Level | The Philippine Star The Armed Forces of the Philippines has shot up in notoriety as the most corrupt government agency in the public’s perception, per the Pulse Asia survey last month, in light of the top-level, long-running...
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise | BusinessWorld The upcoming impeachment trial of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez should bestir everyone who wishes to hold Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to account for all the harm and wrongdoing that she was responsible for during...
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