Salungguhit: Signs of Desperation and Failure
Bulatlat Contributors | Sep 12, 2008
Biyernes Nang Hapon, Oktubre, sa Willimantic, Connecticut, USA
Biyernes Nang Hapon, Oktubre, sa Willimantic, Connecticut, USA
NI E. SAN JUAN, JR. Inilathala ng Bulatlat.com Vol. VIII, No. 31, September 7-13, 2008 Sa hapong tag-lagas may sugat na umaantak Sa lamat ng mga kalsadang aspalto sa lungsod na dating pastulan ng mga katutubong Indyang Pequot. Anong kabulaanan ang itinatago ng mga...
Mantigue Island Residents Charged with Illegal Occupancy
Mantigue Island Residents Charged with Illegal Occupancy
BY SR. M. FRANCIS BURGOS-AÑOVER,RSM Directress, Fatima College of Camiguin DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat.com Vol. VIII, No. 31, September 7-13, 2008 Dear friends, I am a Bulatlat subscriber who was once assigned in Tacloban City, Leyte and was featured with...
Media and Human Rights Education: Now More than Ever
Media and Human Rights Education: Now More than Ever
It is not a crime in journalism for reporters to be human rights advocates –rather we see it as giving clarity to our mission – and it provides us a badge of courage and commitment. BY ALAN DAVIS Director, Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project COMMENTARY Posted...
Mag:net Katipunan: Emerging Artists’ Haven
Mag:net Katipunan: Emerging Artists’ Haven
A new haven for alternative arts and culture is emerging in the heart of Quezon City. Located just across Miriam College, Mag:Net Katipunan is a new hangout for progressive poets, artists and journalists sharing the goal of not only propagating their arts but also...
PCID Opposes Decision to Dissolve Peace Panel; Sends Wrong Signal for Peace in Mindanao
PCID Opposes Decision to Dissolve Peace Panel; Sends Wrong Signal for Peace in Mindanao
BY THE PHILIPPINE COUNCIL FOR ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat.com Vol. VIII, No. 31, September 7-13, 2008 Government has just announced that it has dissolved the peace panel negotiating with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which...
Formula for Failure
Formula for Failure
There is nothing new in the so-called policy shift in dealing with Moro rebels of “disarmament, demobilization and rehabilitation” (DDR) recently announced by de facto President Gloria Arroyo. It is simply a rehash of the old, discredited and failed policy of...
Statement Against the Unjust Arrest, Detention, and Enforced Disappearance of Anti-displacement Activists in Orissa, India
Statement Against the Unjust Arrest, Detention, and Enforced Disappearance of Anti-displacement Activists in Orissa, India
BY THE KILUSANG MAYO UNO (KMU or May First Movement Labor Centre) DEMOCRATIC SPACE Bulatlat.com Volume VIII, Number 31, September 7-13, 2008 As freedom and justice-seeking workers and trade unionists in the Philippines, we declare our complete opposition to the...
US-Iraq Agreement Leaked
US-Iraq Agreement Leaked
A leaked version of last month's draft of the proposed US-Iraq status of forces agreement (SOFA) suggests that the Iraqi parliament may not be consulted before it is signed, despite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's promises to do so. The pact would govern the...
Former “Bush Puppet” Iraqi PM Calls for US Withdrawal
Former “Bush Puppet” Iraqi PM Calls for US Withdrawal
Dr. Ayad Allawi, the former interim Iraqi prime minister previously referred to even by US Congress members as a "Bush puppet," voiced his strong support for a US withdrawal timeline during a Wednesday Congressional hearing. BY MAYA SCHENWAR, T r u t h o u t Posted...
ODA Failed to Improve Lives — Think-tank
ODA Failed to Improve Lives — Think-tank
Even as the Philippine government and the World Bank (WB), entered into a new agreement to review operations and mechanisms in implementing development programs as an attempt to enhance the current set of “readiness filters” in the programming of development...
Indonesia Experience Debunks Claims of JPEPA Advocates of Increased Economic Gains
Indonesia Experience Debunks Claims of JPEPA Advocates of Increased Economic Gains
The recently-implemented Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (IJEPA) promised increased exports to Japan. But as the IJEPA went into effect in July, Indonesian Industry Minister Fahmi Idris said that Indonesia’s main exports, such as agricultural...
Gov’t Workers Push for P3,000 Salary Hike Anew
Gov’t Workers Push for P3,000 Salary Hike Anew
BY NOEL BARCELONA Bulatlat.com September 5, 2008 –5:24 p.m. Members of the Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (Courage), staged a picket-protest in front of the Quezon City Hall at 12 noon today to press for a P3,000 salary...
Gov’t Employees’ Group Hits Issuance of Arrest Warrant for Leader
Gov’t Employees’ Group Hits Issuance of Arrest Warrant for Leader
BY NOEL SALES BARCELONA Bulatlat.com Posted 4:17 p.m., September 2, 2008 PASAY CITY — Members of the Confederation for the Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (Courage) condemned the issuance of a warrant of arrest for Ferdinand R. Gaite,...
Huling Lagapak ng Kandado
Huling Lagapak ng Kandado
NI AXEL PINPIN Inilathala ng Bulatlat.com Vol. VIII, No. 30, August 31-September 6, 2008 Kumupas at kumupis ang kalendaryo Kumalampag at ipininid ang kandado Kumupad at bumilis ang oras Nagasgas at numipis ang rehas Dumatal at umalis ang lamig Sumagad at umibis ang...
Lepanto Mines Facing Probe for Allegedly Polluting Rivers
Lepanto Mines Facing Probe for Allegedly Polluting Rivers
Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company (LCMCo) is facing a government probe for allegedly polluting rivers in Mankayan, Benguet, Cervantes, Ilocos Sur and communities along Abra River, one of the five biggest rivers in the country. BY ACE ALEGRE Northern Dispatch...
Japanese-Filipino Kids Welcome New Law on Citizenship
Japanese-Filipino Kids Welcome New Law on Citizenship
The June 4 decision of the Japan Supreme Court will reverse the old law which only grants nationality to Japanese-Filipino children whose parents were married legally. The new law will include children whose parents are not legally married. BY GERMELINA A. LACORTE...
Arroyo’s Policy Shift in Peace Negotiations Will Intensify Conflict in Mindanao
Arroyo’s Policy Shift in Peace Negotiations Will Intensify Conflict in Mindanao
BY ATTY. BEVERLY SELIM-MUSNI Initiatives for Peace In Mindanao DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat.com Volume VIII, Number 30, August 31 – September 6, 2008 Mrs. Arroyo's policy-shift in her administration's peace negotiations to 'disarmament, demobilization, and...
Peace in Mindanao – At What Price?
Peace in Mindanao – At What Price?
The peace process can bring about a simulated peace – but not the final solution to the Bangsamoro people's historic and just grievances. BY THE POLICY STUDY, PUBLICATION, AND ADVOCACY Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) ANALYSIS Posted by Bulatlat...
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