Salungguhit: Not So Fast!
Not So Fast!
Bulatlat Contributors | Apr 24, 2010
American Kleptocracy: How Fears of Socialism and Fascism Hide Naked Theft
American Kleptocracy: How Fears of Socialism and Fascism Hide Naked Theft
By William J. Astore TomDispatch.com/Truthout?International Posted by Bulatlat.com Kleptocracy -- now, there's a word I was taught to associate with corrupt and exploitative governments that steal ruthlessly and relentlessly from the people. It's a word, in fact,...
Morales: ‘The Central Enemy of Mother Earth is Capitalism’
Morales: ‘The Central Enemy of Mother Earth is Capitalism’
Bolivian President Blames Capitalism for Global Warming By ENVIRONMENT NEWS SERVICE Commondreams.org International Posted by Bulatlat.com COCHABAMBA, Bolivia - Bolivian President Evo Morales said capitalism is to blame for global warming and the accelerated...
Exposing and Resisting Empire and War Media in the Age of Obama
Exposing and Resisting Empire and War Media in the Age of Obama
By Paul Street Z Net International Posted by Bulatlat.com We are today* one week and two days out from the forty-second anniversary of the execution of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a killing that took place exactly one year – almost down to the hour – after his...
News in Pictures: Groups Troop to Ampatuan Mansion in Davao, Condemn Continuing Injustice and Whitewash
News in Pictures: Groups Troop to Ampatuan Mansion in Davao, Condemn Continuing Injustice and Whitewash
DAVAO CITY -- The Alliance Against Impunity in Mindanao, Kalinaw Mindanao, Sisters Association in Mindanao and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan led the people's outrage in Davao City over Acting Justice Secretary Alberto Agra's callous decision to drop charges against the two of the suspected perpetrators of the Ampatuan Massacre. The protest was part of the commemoration of the 5th month of the Ampatuan Massacre.
Twisted 8 ½: The History of Human Technology
Twisted 8 ½: The History of Human Technology
By JENNIFER CHAN Bulatlat.com If in the aftermath of an apocalypse, the world has been reborn and a group of new citizens wants to find out what kind of technology pre-apocalypse humans lived on, I daresay that Jessica Zafra’s latest Twisted installment, Twisted 8...
Groups Hold Jericho March Against Threats of Failure of Elections, Military Takeover
Groups Hold Jericho March Against Threats of Failure of Elections, Military Takeover
By PAULINE GIDGET ESTELLA
In the bible, the Israelites marched seven times to bring down the walls of Jericho. The protesters did the same to call the attention of the Comelec.
Giving Classics Their Well-Deserved Twist
Giving Classics Their Well-Deserved Twist
By JENNIFER CHAN Bulatlat.com Can you imagine reading about zombies and all sorts of sea monsters in the middle of a Jane Austen novel? Or do you expect to read about Animal (the talking ones) rights and other political brouhaha on the journey to Emerald City?...
Temporary Suspension of Job Orders, a Partial Victory for Victims of Annasban
Temporary Suspension of Job Orders, a Partial Victory for Victims of Annasban
BY JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Batch by batch, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were deployed by Annasban were repatriated. And since then, they have been knocking on the doors of different government agencies to seek redress for their plight. But they were always given the runaround by government agencies that were non-committal and seemingly apathetic, until Monday April 12, 2010.
KMU Asked Meralco to Stop Collecting Additional Fees, Give Rebates to Consumers Now
KMU Asked Meralco to Stop Collecting Additional Fees, Give Rebates to Consumers Now
Bulatlat.com Labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU or May First Movement) yesterday asked the power distributor Meralco to stop imposing additional power rates and instead refund around P7 billion (or more than US$157m) overcharges that it had collected from over 4...
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Pretender
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Pretender
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise/Business World Posted by Bulatlat.com Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino's entire appeal to the Filipino people to elect him President of the Republic, from television ads to live and press statements to written platform, rests on a...
Hacienda Luisita Farmers, Students March to Noynoy’s Home to Demand Justice
Hacienda Luisita Farmers, Students March to Noynoy’s Home to Demand Justice
By PAULINE GIDGET R. ESTELLA
Farmers assert that the Cojuangco-Aquino clan has exploited the “overextended” temporary restraining order used by the Supreme Court, enjoining the Presidential Agrarian Reform Council and former Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser Pangandaman from distributing Hacienda Luisita lands to farm worker beneficiaries.
The Life of Selfless Struggle of a Desaparecido
The Life of Selfless Struggle of a Desaparecido
Families and friends of Rogelio Calubad, a consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) who was abducted with his son three months ago, commemorated with songs and speeches, on the occasion of his birthday, his self-less dedication and...
Escalante Massacre Remembered, Militants Say ‘De Facto Martial Rule’ Exists
Escalante Massacre Remembered, Militants Say ‘De Facto Martial Rule’ Exists
Protesters commemorated the massacre of 20 activists and wounding of tens of others in Escalate town during Martial Law. Twenty-one years after the massacre, the military perpetrators in the killing remain unpunished, while the massacre survivors and the families...
Tata Pido: Staying Alive, Struggling On
Tata Pido: Staying Alive, Struggling On
Veteran fisherfolk activist Peter “Tata Pido” Gonzalez survived Martial Law without being touched by government soldiers. It is only under the current regime that he had his near-brush with death. He survived an attempt on his life but continues to fight, saying we...
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