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Bulatlat Contributors | Dec 4, 2010
Luis V. Teodoro | Unkindest Cut
Luis V. Teodoro | Unkindest Cut
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com They’re called state universities and colleges (SUCs) -- part of a public educational system that’s supposed to enable those who either can’t afford to pay the huge fees most private schools...
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Education Blues
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Education Blues
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise | BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com The adage that Filipino families put top priority on education – after basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter – is often held up as an example of traditional values that we can be...
Tula: Tatlong Bagong Tula Para Sa Morong 43
Tula: Tatlong Bagong Tula Para Sa Morong 43
I. Rehas Isang karsel ang dibdib; kulungan itong binibisita ng kanyang istetoskop upang tukuyin ang sakit ng kasukasuan at nakalagdang kirot sa ubod ng kalamnan. Bawat lapat at diin, kasabay nang malalim na buntung-hininga, ay maingat na paghimaymay sa s/ugat ng...
Filipinos to Shoulder Php 44 Billion in CCT Loan Repayment
Filipinos to Shoulder Php 44 Billion in CCT Loan Repayment
Research group IBON calls on lawmakers deliberating on the budget for the controversial Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program to look into the resulting additional debt burden that Filipinos will shoulder to repay the program’s loans. Depending on interest rate...
Two Dismissed Broadcasters of Bombo Radyo Davao File Labor Case vs Employers at NLRC XI
Two Dismissed Broadcasters of Bombo Radyo Davao File Labor Case vs Employers at NLRC XI
BY Cheryll D. Fiel Davao Today Posted by Bulatlat.com DAVAO CITY – Two former Bombo Radyo Davao broadcasters Dennis Lazo and Arthur Borneo filed a complaint of illegal dismissal before the National Labor Relations Commission regional officer here last Wednesday...
NPA Frees Captive Soldier
NPA Frees Captive Soldier
BY Cheryll D. Fiel Davao Today Posted by Bulatlat.com COMPOSTELA VALLEY --- The New People’s Army (NPA) released last Sunday November 28 a soldier they seized at a check point in Sitio Mabatas, Barangay Upper Ulip in Monkayo town, Compostela Valley province....
Kuliglig sa Lungsod
Kuliglig sa Lungsod
Ni VIJAE ALQUISOLA 1 Ginising ng tinig ng mga kuliglig yaring aking balahibo sa batok, braso’t binti kagabi, nais ko sana silang hanapin. Subalit paano, gayong tanging tainga ang sa kanila’y nakakikita rito sa matuwid na kalsada ng lungsod? Humarurot ang aking...
NoKor Says November 23 Incident Self Defense Measure
NoKor Says November 23 Incident Self Defense Measure
International Posted by Bulatlat.com Pyongyang, November 24 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry Wednesday issued the following statement: As already reported by the Supreme Command of the KPA, the revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK on Nov. 23...
How to Schedule a War: The Incredible Shrinking Withdrawal Date
How to Schedule a War: The Incredible Shrinking Withdrawal Date
By TOM ENGELHARDT Tomdispatch International Posted by Bulatlat.com Going, going, gone! You can almost hear the announcer’s voice throbbing with excitement, only we’re not talking about home runs here, but about the disappearing date on which, for the United States...
News in Pictures: Thousands Flock to Ampatuan, Maguindanao, to Pay Tribute, Demand Justice for Victims of Massacre
News in Pictures: Thousands Flock to Ampatuan, Maguindanao, to Pay Tribute, Demand Justice for Victims of Massacre
AMPATUAN, Maguindanao -- Marking the first year since the massacre of 58 people in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao, thousands troop to Sitio Masalay, Barangay Salman, to pay tribute and demand justice for the victims. The families of the victims offered flowers, candles and prayers and demand for the speedy resolution of the case. The families were joined by various human-rights and media groups led by Alliance Against Impunity in Mindanao, InPeace Mindanao, Union of Peoples' Lawyers in Mindanao, National Union of Peoples' Lawyers and National Union of Journalists of the Philippines.
Leonard Co: Scientist for the People
Leonard Co: Scientist for the People
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Leonardo Co wrote two very important books: on medicinal plants and the forest trees of Palanan. He could speak fluent Filipino, English, Mandarin, and Latin. He could sing, play classical Chinese music with his harmonica, and make people laugh with his antics. But most of all, he dedicated his life in the service of the people.
Sidebar: Groups Say Impunity in Human Rights Violations Resulted in the Killing of Renowned Botanist
Mano Mano: Manila’s Young Masters of Drawing at Blanc Compound
Mano Mano: Manila’s Young Masters of Drawing at Blanc Compound
By TERENCE KRISHNA V. LOPEZ Bulatlat.com It features two men who use powerful hands to come up with knock-out results but, it is not a fist fight. Opened last Tuesday, November 16 and will run until the end of this month, Mano mano is a two-man exhibit that brings...
Soneto Para Sa Makatang Makabayan
Soneto Para Sa Makatang Makabayan
Ni RON DE VERA kung wika ang sandata at tugmaan ang digma gawan ng sarswela ang aping magsasaka ikuwento ang buhay ng nasa selda at ipagbalagtasan ang tunay na paglaya kung lapis ang sandata at nasa papel ang digma sumulat ng tula para sa mga nawawala gawan ng...
White House Says Child Soldiers Are Ok, If They Fight Terrorists
White House Says Child Soldiers Are Ok, If They Fight Terrorists
The Obama administration just decided to leave countless kids stranded on some of the world’s bloodiest battlegrounds. By MICHELLE CHEN Alternet International Posted by Bulatlat.com The phenomenon of child soldiers, like genocide, slavery and torture, seems like...
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