Salungguhit: Desperation
Desperation
Bulatlat Contributors | Mar 26, 2011
Prime gov’t properties in Baguio turning into private hands
Prime gov’t properties in Baguio turning into private hands
By ACE ALEGRE Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY (March 23, 2011) -- Vital and prime government properties in Baguio City are turning into private hands, a trend that “alarms” the city government. This as the City Legal Office is set to file adverse claims over portions of...
Negros Rights Advocates Launch “Free Rogina Quilop Movement”
Negros Rights Advocates Launch “Free Rogina Quilop Movement”
By KARL G. OMBION
“ Rogina’s name only came out in the 5th amended warrant of arrest, together with Romulo Bitoon who was arrested April 5, 2010, three other names, and other John Does; and that the warrant of arrest served to her last March 3 only contained hers and Romulo Bitoon.”
Mindanao People’s Peace Agenda, Reflective of People’s Aspirations – NDFP peace panel
Mindanao People’s Peace Agenda, Reflective of People’s Aspirations – NDFP peace panel
By D.L. Mondelo Bulatlat Correspondent ULTRECHT, The Netherlands – “The National Democratic Front of the Philippines is very appreciative of the persistent and painstaking efforts of the ‘Sowing the Seeds of Peace’ (Mindanao Movement for a Just and Lasting Peace).”...
Footnote to Japan: March 11, 2011 (II)
Footnote to Japan: March 11, 2011 (II)
By RICHARD R. GAPPI Is this the crossroad of biting cold ...and teetering nuclear explosion? A street leading, perhaps, to the end that shivers and cuts across the horizon: unsteady worn-out and about to throw its weight to the other side as swift as the fox? Is...
Talababa sa Japan: Marso 11, 2011 (III)
Talababa sa Japan: Marso 11, 2011 (III)
Ni RICHARD R. GAPPI Buhangin. Kung saan sinisinsin ang mga butil na ipinadpad ng hangin. ... Muhon sa lupa at dagat. Singlambot ng yapak, lagda sa bigat at lawak ng apak; kawayang nahuhutok sa pihit at hubog ng palad. Sa gabi, likaw na bituka ng buwan. Sa araw,...
Salungguhit: Year of Living Dangerously
Salungguhit: Year of Living Dangerously
Year of Living Dangerously
Wikileaks: Cables Show Japan was Warned about Nuclear Plant Safety
Wikileaks: Cables Show Japan was Warned about Nuclear Plant Safety
By THEUNIS BATES AOL News Reposted by Bulatlat.com The Japanese government has said it is doing all it can to contain the crisis at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, which was critically damaged in last week's earthquake. But according to U.S. diplomatic...
Marxian Critique of the Neoliberal Economic Agenda
Marxian Critique of the Neoliberal Economic Agenda
By PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON Reposted by Bulatlat.com Thank you for inviting me to speak on the Marxian critique of the neoliberal economic agenda. 1. Let me begin by reviewing briefly with you basic concepts in the Marxist critique of the capitalist political...
Satur C. Ocampo | The Moro Land Problem
Satur C. Ocampo | The Moro Land Problem
In response to the calls by the GPH and the NDFP panels for consultations with, and participation of, various sectors in the peace process, Mindanao peace advocates and people’s organizations met in mid-February in Davao City. They drew up and approved a Mindanao people’s peace agenda for submission to the two negotiating panels. The agenda was presented at the Marawi and Iligan forums. (By Satur C. Ocampo / bulatlat.com)
Ifugao: Home of the Famous Rice Terraces and the NPA
Ifugao: Home of the Famous Rice Terraces and the NPA
The region where the 2,000 year old famous Rice Terrages can be found have new residents, only they're not of the usual kind. The New People's Army (NPA) is reportedly flourishing in Ifugao, and its members have grown steadily through the last few years when previously there were practically none. (By Ace Alegre / bulatlat.com)
Pandanggo sa Apoy
Pandanggo sa Apoy
Ni MARK ANGELES Bulatlat.com Sa harap ng unos sigalot giyera kadalasan mga ina anak at pinsang babae ang mga naiiwan tulad ng sa Giyerang Peloponnesian, isang digmaang nagtagal ng tatlong dekada, nagluwal ng mga duwag at bayani ang pinakamahabang tangisan at...
The Birth of the People’s Party
The Birth of the People’s Party
Are we finally seeing average Americans stand up and demand a fair shake in an economy now grotesquely tilted toward the wealthy and the privileged? Are Americans beginning to awake to the fact that our economy now delivers a larger share of total income to the very top than at any time in living memory? That big corporations are making more money and creating more jobs abroad than in the United States? (By Robert Reich / Reader Supported News)
America Is NOT Broke
America Is NOT Broke
America ain't broke! The only thing that's broke is the moral compass of the rulers. And we aim to fix that compass and steer the ship ourselves from now on. (By Michael Moore / Reader Supported News)
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | A Woman’s Liberation
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | A Woman’s Liberation
At the March 8 rally, as I waited to deliver my speech to the thousands of women gathered at some distance from the Presidential Palace, I could not help but reflect on my own sojourn as a woman, from a carefree middle-class upbringing to one defined by the social and political struggles and upheavals of my generation. (By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo / bulatlat.com)
Luis V. Teodoro | Iraq Redux
Luis V. Teodoro | Iraq Redux
The violence and brutality of Gaddafi's rule, and the absence of progress during the 41 years he’s been in power, are making the case for the rebels. His erstwhile friends in Europe would gladly turn against him -- but not before they’ve seen to it that someone pliable, and preferably less daffy, could take his place, the better to assure the West continuing access to Libyan oil. (By Luis V. Teodoro / bulatlat.com)
News in Pictures: Green Lanterns for Environmental Justice
News in Pictures: Green Lanterns for Environmental Justice
Environmental activists, indigenous peoples' leaders and human-rights advocates today lighted green lanterns to pay tribute to the 39 environmental defenders and martyrs who were victims of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances. The activity, held in Bulwagang Nicanor Delos Santos in Quezon City, coincided with the commemoration of the 2nd year since the brutal killing of anti-mining and environmental activist Eliezer “Boy” Billanes in Koronadal City on March 9, 2009. (Photos courtesy of Kalikasan-PNE / bulatlat.com)
Special Report: Visayan Groups Push For Community-Oriented Renewable Energy
Special Report: Visayan Groups Push For Community-Oriented Renewable Energy
By KARL G. OMBION
Finding it difficult to cope with the spike in prices of oil and rates of electricity? These NGOs have been working with their partner communities in developing renewable energy sources to power their needs and their development.
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