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Luis V. Teodoro | The Truth Interred

Luis V. Teodoro | The Truth Interred

Equally troublesome is the media tendency to speculate on Reyes’ state of mind, his reasons for his apparent suicide, and even who’s to blame for it (as the weekend approached, the Senate was turning into the villain responsible). While nothing much can be gained from it, the cost of this mindlessness is to bury under tons of verbal garbage the need to get to the bottom of the corruption metastasizing in an institution that claims national security as its exclusive mandate. By LUIS V. TEODORO / bulatlat.com

| Feb 11, 2011

Egypt’s Long Road Ahead

Egypt’s Long Road Ahead

By EUGENE ROBINSON Truthdig Posted by Bulatlat.com Hosni Mubarak’s iron rule crumbles but will not go gently. He still believes himself president of Egypt, although Egypt does not. The revolutionaries of Tahrir Square still have work to do to dislodge him—and then...

| Feb 11, 2011

Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Faking Peace Advocacy

Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Faking Peace Advocacy

The government and the AFP have consistently harped on the line that the “insurgency” is the obstacle to development, to wit: "If only the armed rebels stop fighting the government and lay down their arms, there will be peace and development in our country". This kind of thinking is totally blind to the real roots of the armed conflict and is incapable of appreciating, much less grasping, the need to address these roots in order to achieve a just and lasting peace. By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO / bulatlat.com

| Feb 11, 2011

The Lost Boys of Baseco

The Lost Boys of Baseco

By JENNIFER CHAN Bulatlat.com Bakal Boys (Children Metal Divers), directed by Ralston Jover, is a documentary-drama about young boys who dive into the sea to scavenge for metal scraps. For the average Filipino, such a story is nothing new. However, Jover, along...

| Feb 9, 2011

News in Pictures: Fire Razes Community along Agham Road

News in Pictures: Fire Razes Community along Agham Road


On February 7, 2011, at around 10:00 p.m., an estimated 5,000 families lost their homes when a fire hit Brgy. Central in Agham Road, Quezon City. The fire lasted until 3:00 a.m. of February 8. The said community was subject to demolition operations in October last year to make way for the Quezon City Business District Project. (Photos by Tudla Productions / bulatlat.com)

| Feb 8, 2011

Residents, Small-Scale Miners Act to Stop Encroachment of Large Mining Firms

Residents, Small-Scale Miners Act to Stop Encroachment of Large Mining Firms

By CHERYLL D. FIEL
Residents of Pantukan, a coastal town in Compostela Valley province, are locked in battle against two large-scale mining companies attempting to wrest full control of the area’s mineral resources. They also bewail the unfair advantage the government gives to these companies at the expense of small-scale miners.

| Feb 6, 2011

News in Pictures: A Year Since Gregan’s Death, Groups Continue to Demand Justice and Accountability

News in Pictures: A Year Since Gregan’s Death, Groups Continue to Demand Justice and Accountability


Marking the first year since the death of Gregan Cardeño, a Filipino who died inside Camp Ranao in Marawi City while working as an interpreter for the US troops, various groups held a memorial rally on Wednesday to demand justice and to hold those behind the incident accountable. (Photo courtesy of Patriotiko Mindanao / bulatlat.com)

| Feb 3, 2011

For the Egyptian Mother

For the Egyptian Mother

By RICHARD R. GAPPI Bulatlat.com The road is speaking in tongues and even the crevices of the city whisper; moaning the pain which the power-hungry leader has suppressed for years. When I saw you kissed an anti-riot police, a branch of tree suddenly spread its...

| Feb 2, 2011

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