NI E. SAN JUAN, JR. Inilathala ng Bulatlat Tulog na, bunsong sinta, sayang lang ang luha mo Ang ina mo’y malayo’t sumugod na sa dilim Hanap mo’y dating tamis sinisipsip hinihigop Meme na, bungangang humihikbi’t nakanganga Kundi’y isisilid ka sa gusit kapalit mo’y...
By PAULINE GIDGET ESTELLA Bulatlat.com For Kabataan Partylist (Kabataan), the first important thing to do when the 15th Congress opens in July is to derail President Gloria Arroyo’s bid for the House speakership. Kabataan, which currently represents the youth...
By JENNIFER CHAN Bulatlat.com I have never played Prince of Persia. Not on MS-DOS, Sega, Dreamcast or even PS2. However, that didn’t stop me from watching the recently released movie version of it. And that shouldn’t stop the rest of you from doing so either. After...
News Release May 31, 2010 'Genuine progressive movement in Thai necessary' The Philippines’ militant labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno strongly condemns the political repression and human rights violations committed by the Abhisit Vejajiva regime in Thailand against...
News Release May 31, 2010 The militant group COURAGE, the national center of government employees representing some 300,000 members, today dares presumed President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to go beyond his rhetoric and make good on his campaign promise of...
By GRACE S. UDDIN Davao Today Posted by Bulatlat.com BOSTON, DAVAO ORIENTAL— Police Officer 3 Alan Dapitanon said he was very nervous when guerillas of the New People’s Army (NPA) held them at gunpoint in the checkpoint the NPA mounted in Pasian village in Monkayo,...
By CHERYLL D. FIEL Davao Today Posted by Bulatlat.com DAVAO CITY – Over a week after the May 10 polls, another activist was killed by still unidentified gunmen in Panabo City. Jim Galez, a member of the regional secretariat of party-list group Bayan Muna, was...
By ANNE EDNALYN V. DE LA CRUZ Bulatlat.com Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Peace Panel Chairperson Mohagher Iqbal denied allegations that his group was involved in election-related violence in Lanao del Sur last May 10. “We denounce the allegation as entirely...
To date, the Ampatuan massacre is still the worst political killing in the country with the most number of journalists/media practitioners killed in a single event. By JENNY S. DE VENECIA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Justice has been elusive for the families of the...
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Will the incoming administration take the bold steps needed to ensure land distribution and enhance agricultural production? Will the president-apparent promote measures in favor of building and strengthening local industries?
By SARAH NEWMAN Alternet International Posted by Bulatlat.com The production of palm oil, the common ingredient in an astounding number of products, is causing deforestation, global warming emissions and a loss of biodiversity. The aisles of any American grocery...
The Gulf disaster is only unusual for being so near the US. Elsewhere, Big Oil rarely cleans up its mess. By JOHN VIDAL Commondreams.org International Posted by Bulatlat.com Big Oil is holding its breath. BP's shares are in steep decline after the debacle in the...
By RAMZY BAROUD Truthout International Posted by Bulatlat.com Clad in his usual attire of a colorful, striped robe, Afghan President Hamid Karzai appeared more like an emperor as he began his fourth day in Washington. Accompanying him on a somber visit to the...
By GILL H. BOEHRINGER Bulatlat.com For many millions of Filipinos May 10 was a historic watershed. They voted for Noynoy Aquino, and the Aquino legacy as they understood it. Believing that corruption is the major problem that needs to be tackled by their next...
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise/Business World Posted by Bulatlat.com Technology has always been a double-bladed tool. In the right hands and wielded properly, it is like a magic wand that can make everyday living easier, work lighter, production faster and...
By ANNIE RUTH SABANGAN and JUSTINE ESPINA-LETARGO Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism Posted By Bulatlat.com FARMER Jose Rodito Angeles did not know that he had a right to own the land he has been tilling for ages until someone from a non-government...
By MALOU MANGAHAS Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism Posted By Bulatlat.com TODAY starts a series of mass actions by journalists, workers, students, professionals, business and church leaders, and civil-society groups in their vigorous final push for...
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