Letter to the Editor 16 June 2010 It has been a historical fact that in the country, appointments made by the president is a form of paying political debts, more than a recognition of a person’s capacity to serve the people in a field. We wonder why the PDI...
By TERENCE KRISHNA V. LOPEZ Bulatlat.com At the recent 15th French Film Festival screened at the Shangri-la Cineplex, Brillante Mendoza's award-wining full-length movie 'Lola' (grandma) was one of the highlights. This is Mendoza’s obra after his “Kinatay”, which...
By ROSELLE VALERIO Liberation International Posted by Bulatlat.com 1. Noynoy Aquino seems to play the teflon game and ignore what you say against him. But he lets others hit you and make ad hominem attacks against you. Are you not afraid of taking on someone like...
By SONNY AFRICA
The disturbing divergence between the fortunes of a few and the welfare of the many is the most troubling legacy that the Arroyo presidency leaves behind– and among the greatest challenges that the incoming administration has to confront to deliver any real change.
By BEVERLY BELL Commondreams.org International Posted by Bulatlat.com Doudou Pierre is on the coordinating committee of the National Haitian Network for Food Sovereignty and Food Security (RENHASSA). He is also a member of the International Coordinating Committee...
By AMY GOODMAN Commondreams.org International Posted by Bulatlat.com They called it “Operation Sea Breeze.” Despite the pleasant-sounding name, Israel’s violent commando raid on a flotilla of humanitarian aid ships, which left nine civilians dead, has sparked...
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today Posted by Bulatlat.com DAVAO CITY — On May 4, farmer Bernie Marciano, was visited by soldiers from the 39th Infantry Battalion and 72nd Infantry Battalion. “They were looking for me,” Marciano, 30, said, referring to the...
By PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON Chief Political Consultant NDFP Negotiating Panel I believe that the new reactionary regime headed by Noynoy Aquino is mendaciously and immorally founded on at least three things: first, false election through pre-programming by the...
By CJ KUIZON Davao Today Posted by Bulatlat.com DAVAO CITY—Philippine Army soldiers landed on the shores of Hijo beach in Madaum, Tagum City on the first Friday of June, ferried by Navy ships straight from Luzon. These soldiers from the 84th Infantry Battalion (IB)...
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise/Business World Posted by Bulatlat.com The story could have come right out of an American-made suspense thriller with the mysterious death of a nondescript fellow followed by a suspicious cover-up by government officials and the...
Illegal Activity Violates Nuremberg Code and Could Open Door to Prosecution By PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Cambridge, MA-- In the most comprehensive investigation to date of health professionals' involvement in the CIA's "enhanced" interrogation program (EIP),...
By ANNE EDNALYN V. DE LA CRUZ
Poll Violations, Irregularities, Violence in Lanao Special Elections
The very same reasons that caused a failure of elections in Lanao del Sur remain unresolved even with the June 3 special elections.
By JENNIFER CHAN Bulatlat.com I know there are a lot of negative reviews about Sex and the City 2 out there but here's one that isn't. Despite what other people say about SATC not having a plot, I think otherwise. When I entered the theater, I was prepared to see...
By ANNE EDNALYN V. DE LA CRUZ
"Agriculture must be given sufficient budget in order to improve irrigation facilities, provide credit support, build the necessary infrastructure, and distribute the lands to farmers," Anakpawis Rep. Rafael Mariano said.
By PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON International League of Peoples' Struggle International Posted by Bulatlat.com In the strongest terms, we the International League of Peoples' Struggle condemn as a crime against humanity the barbaric attack by the Israeli navy on the...
By ANNE EDNALYN V. DE LA CRUZ Bulatlat.com With the hardships and difficulties that The Catalyst, the official student publication of Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) has gone through – such as the resignation of its Editor-in-Chief (EIC), the three...
The argument that outsiders should not be allowed to criticize countries is being used more and more to thwart human rights campaigns By JOHANN HARI Commondreams.org Posted by Bulatlat.com Should you shut up about human rights abuses because they are happening far...
By TOM ENGELHARDT Posted by Bulatlat.com History, or the future (however you want to look at it), has a funny way of rearing up and biting leaders who think they know what they're doing. Take Barack Obama. Only weeks before the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in...
By IBON FOUNDATION
‘Election privatization’ is a phenomenon that is feared even in the most advanced countries as undermining an important democratic exercise such as the national elections.
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