Elections or Not? More and more politicians are thrusting themselves into the limelight in what is turning out to be a frantic run-up to the 2010 elections. (By Flon Faurillo)
If defenders of human rights are the ones being attacked by state security forces, can a country still boast of being under a democracy? Since 2001 until March this year, human rights group Karapatan revealed that 420 human rights defenders have been killed and 66...
Being alone is a fate worse than death. Yes, a day of not seeing someone may be a torturing experience, but one wonders aloud, how does it feel not to see a loved one for a year, not knowing where to find the person you’re missing, and all that’s left are memories...
BY ARNOLD PADILLA Contributor Bulatlat Part 2 of a two-part series As Filipino workers marked Labor Day last May 1, about 400 from their ranks are being displaced daily as fallout of the global economic crisis. By the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DoLE) own...
Some children of slain journalists still do not understand why their father or mother was killed. Others have come to accept the situation and have learned to be proud of what their parents did. BY RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat Dennis Rev Vigo, 15, seems to be like any...
As the Philippine National Police (PNP) exonerated the military from the murder of Rebelyn Pitao, the New People's Army (NPA) carried out what it calls 'revolutionary' punishment against four alleged perpetrators. BY RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat The Philippine National...
Environmental degradation and health risks are what residents of San Mateo would have to face on a daily basis once garbage trucks start dumping trash from nearby cities in the landfill at Barangay Guinayang, San Mateo, Rizal. BY GLAIZA MAY G. MUZONES AND JANESS...
Right now, Anakpawis Rep. Joel Maglunsod’s office is not the usual air-conditioned one that can be found inside one of the buildings at the House of Representatives compound. Rather, it consists of a bamboo desk, made for him by farmers who also have carpentry...
The 90th birth anniversary, and 10th death anniversary this year of the nationalist scholar and former colleague, the late Professor Renato Constantino, is being commemorated amidst perhaps the most serious global crisis of capitalism since the Great Depression of...
This article reviews how the Asian Development Bank has resulted in the indebtedness and underdevelopment of countries in the Asia-Pacific region. BY IBON FEATURES Posted by Bulatlat In a two-day people’s opinion tribunal held in Bali, Indonesia on May 2 and 3, the...
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's move to put up a P25-million reward fund to solve political killings has been criticized as a “desperate attempt” of her regime to show that she is doing something to address the problem. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch...
In his follow-up report to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Prof. Philip Alston, the UN's special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, said the Philippine government has not eliminated extrajudicial killings from its counterinsurgency operations.
The world is worried about the progress of the Philippine government’s compliance on human rights, this, despite President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s offer to raise P25 million as reward for witnesses to testify in order to solve the 1,013 cases of extrajudicial killings under her administration.
De Facto Entourage. When boxer Manny Pacquiao returned to the Philippines after winning his bout with England’s Ricky Hatton, he was accompanied by a de facto entourage of politicians who did not have to be with him in Las Vegas. (By Flon Faurillo/Bulatlat.com)
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labor Office (ILO) warned the governments of the world over the cost of occupational-related diseases and injuries. BY NOEL SALES BARCELONA Correspondent LABOR WATCH Bulatlat Annually, 1.1 million people die...
An uphill battle has begun to save Northern Luzon’s watersheds as they face further deterioration. BY ACE ALEGRE Contributor Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246 kms north of Manila) – An uphill battle has begun to save Northern Luzon’s watersheds as they face further...
Gitnang uri ang panuntunan ng Lakan ng Parokya. Pinagkagastusan ang fantasy costume na dwende, zombie, tikbalang, taong lobo, engkanto, halimaw at taong-ahas. Lamang-lupa ang motif ng buong pageant, na na-assign na tema mula sa apat na elemento para apat na tampok...
The Artists’ Response to the Call for Social Change and Transformation (Artists’ ARREST), the Kilometer 64 Poetry Collective, and the Free Randall Echanis Movement (Freedom) organized last May 5 a cultural political event titled “Enemy of the State” at the...
Every year, many Filipinos leave the country to seek greener pastures abroad. This scenario usually involves parents leaving their families and believing that a career overseas will be able to provide a better future for them. They sacrifice by being away from...
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