Bonding
Bonding. A mother and her child share a tender moment of bonding along a busy street in Bacolod City.
(Photo by Owen S. Bayog)
Bonding
Stopping Cha-Cha
Stopping Cha-Cha
Stopping Cha-Cha, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo seems determined to ram the charter change train through despite all opposition, but she will likely change her position when the number of protesters rises to a certain point. (By Flon Faurillo)
For Poorly Paid Public-School Teachers, a Daily Struggle to Make Ends Meet
For Poorly Paid Public-School Teachers, a Daily Struggle to Make Ends Meet
By JUAN ANGELO A. HONGO Bulatlat MANILA -- The working class regards the 15th and 30th day of the month as their best days. But for Marissa Martinez, it means having to look for ways to tighten her belt even more to prepare for more difficult days ahead. “Life is...
2 Test Positive for H1N1 in Cordillera
2 Test Positive for H1N1 in Cordillera
By LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY— Two persons have tested positive for the influenza A (H1N1) virus in the Cordillera, the local Department of Health (DoH) revealed in a press briefing here late last week. Twelve more are identified...
BSU Launches Market for Organic Produce
BSU Launches Market for Organic Produce
By LYN V. RAMO Regions Northern Dispatch Bulatlat LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Addressing the popular clamor for more outlets to get organic fruits and vegetables, 17 farmer-cooperators of the Benguet State University (BSU) will set up the organic market fronting the...
Fast Forward
Fast Forward
Fast Forward. This scene, photographed in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, looks colonial -- except for the mobile phone company bag the nun is holding.
(Photo by Raymund Villanueva/ Bulatlat.com)
Carol Araullo | The Launch of Pagbabago!
Carol Araullo | The Launch of Pagbabago!
By CAROL PAGADUAN-PARAULLO Streetwise / Business World Posted by Bulatlat The founding assembly of the Pagbabago! People’s Movement for Change became the unintended launching pad for self-declared presidential wannabe, Paquito Yu, Paq for short. Actually, he is the...
Elections or Not?
Elections or Not?
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)
In Defense of Human Rights Defenders
In Defense of Human Rights Defenders
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...
Waiting for His Homecoming
Waiting for His Homecoming
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...
A Critique of the Economic Resiliency Plan: Why Arroyo’s P330-Billion ‘Stimulus’ Package Will Not Solve Joblessness
A Critique of the Economic Resiliency Plan: Why Arroyo’s P330-Billion ‘Stimulus’ Package Will Not Solve Joblessness
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...
Coping with the Loss of a Journalist Parent
Coping with the Loss of a Journalist Parent
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...
Police Exonerates Military in Murder of Rebelyn; NPA Punishes Perpetrators
Police Exonerates Military in Murder of Rebelyn; NPA Punishes Perpetrators
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...
To PROTECT San Mateo from the Landfill
To PROTECT San Mateo from the Landfill
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...
NewlyProclaimed Solon Holds Office in Peasant Camp-Out
NewlyProclaimed Solon Holds Office in Peasant Camp-Out
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...
Renato Constantino, Revisited: Reflections on the Nationalist Paradigm in the Era of Failed Neoliberalism
Renato Constantino, Revisited: Reflections on the Nationalist Paradigm in the Era of Failed Neoliberalism
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...
The ADB: Asia’s ‘Debt Bank’
The ADB: Asia’s ‘Debt Bank’
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...
Arroyo’s Reward Fund to ‘Solve’ Political Slays Shows Desperation
Arroyo’s Reward Fund to ‘Solve’ Political Slays Shows Desperation
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...
Political Killings Linked to Arroyo’s Order to End Insurgency
Political Killings Linked to Arroyo’s Order to End Insurgency
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.
Amnesty International Says Arroyo Gov’t Condones Rights Abuses
Amnesty International Says Arroyo Gov’t Condones Rights Abuses
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.
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