They scrounge garbage bins for leftover food and for anything to sell. They pile up debts amounting to KD500 ($1,830 at an exchange rate of KD1=U$3.66) in a bakala or sari-sari store (convenience store). They even beg for food or money from fellow Filipinos in...

The Arroyo government is trying to scare the people from pursuing calls for President Arroyo’s resignation or ouster with the specter of a reversal of the gains of economic growth. But with the worsening poverty situation, one wonders whether there really is an...

Kung sa “maliit” na usapin ng pornograpiya ay reaksyon ng estado ang ating sinasambit, ano pa kaya sa mas malaking usapin ng pornograpiya ng kasalukuyang administrasyon? Ni Roland Tolentino KULTURANG POPULAR KULTURA Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 6, Marco...

NI JOI BARRIOS Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 6, March 9-15, 2008 Ang babae sa Ilog Pasig Ay isa raw mutya, na sawi sa pag-ibig, kung kaya’t sa gabing madilim ay umaawit ng kaylumbay na himig mula sa pusod ng ilog na marikit. Ngunit ang huling larawan ng...

1. Ay Ina ka ng Pasakit Ang totoo’y ‘wag ipagkait Sa mga anak mong sabik Sa katarungang nawaglit 2. Ina kang laging saklolo Sa asawa at anak mo Inaglahi’t inabuso Inagaw mo ang totoo 3. O, Ina, Ina ka namin O, Ina kang madasalin Katotohana’y ‘nilihim Bukod kang...

NI ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 6, March 9-15, 2008 Mabuti pa raw ang kubong ang nakatira ay tao Kaysa roon sa palasyong nakatira ay kuwago. Ngayon, tayong taong laging nangahuhukot sa kubo Ay nagtataboy ng k’wago mula roon sa...

NBN ZTE deal star witness says he’s no ‘opposition lackey’ Almost a month after returning from Hong Kong, Engr. Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada faced an eager crowd of health workers last week in a forum titled “Break the Silence Act,” sponsored by the All-UP Workers’ Union...

The six scandals, which include the fertilizer fund scam, the Jose Pidal bank accounts, the Northrail project, the IMPSA power plant project, the poll automation project and the Macapagal Boulevard project, being linked to the Arroyo government have collectively...

BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 6, March 9-15, 2008 Is a political climate marked by broad and widespread opposition to the ruling political clique damaging to the economy? The country is on the brink of a political upheaval that could repeat...

In the wake of a new wave of price hikes of petroleum products and basic goods, the removal of the 12-percent value-added tax (VAT) on oil products is urgent in order to give immediate relief to millions of poor Filipinos. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol....

We are at a historic juncture to see how far U.S. Filipinas, particularly those who are immigrants, can advance, as women’s organizations forge an agenda that address their immediate concerns and forge political power into the twenty-first century. BY ROWENA...

NI MICHAEL FRANCIS C. ANDRADA Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 5, March 2-8, 2008 1. My name is Deal or no deal Kris or Banker Offer ni Banker Higher to lower Hindi marunong magbasa My name is Mole or No Mole ZTE or Joey DV Offer ng ZTE Higher to highest Hindi...

(To the tune of “Bye Bye Love”) BY BAGONG BAYANI AYAW KAY GLORIA* Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 5, March 2-8, 2008 Chorus: Bye-bye Gloria, bye-bye cabinet Kayo'y umalis We're gonna kick you out Bye-bye Gloria, bye-bye cabinet 'Wag nang makulit We're gonna kick...

The question is not whether another people power would weaken the institutions of democracy. The question is whether we see and hear the evil happening all around us; and whether we would let it persist in our midst. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS Bulatlat Vol. VIII,...

Interview with Jose Maria Sison Following Lozada’s exposés, rallies and other types of protest actions have become more and more frequent – with several of these demanding no less than the President’s removal or resignation from office, and others demanding truth...

The short-term trajectory of the build-up of indignation rallies and communal action-oriented prayers is toward increasing the public pressure for the incumbent president's resignation or removal. However, a more resounding voice and collective force may need to...

Thousands of people from various political stripes joined an interfaith rally Feb. 29 at the corner of Ayala Avenue and Paseo de Roxas in Makati City’s business district, calling on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to resign from office over the controversial...

Fisherfolk group Pamalakaya exposed another secret government deal with China, which will allow Chinese oil companies to undertake offshore mining inside the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). BY GERRY ALBERT CORPUZ Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 5,...

Tuluy-tuloy na ba ito? (Will this go on and on?) This is the question on everyone’s mind. Three weeks ago, nobody would have foreseen that they would be asking this question now. Similarly, it would be impossible to foresee how long, how far and how fast events...

BY PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON NDFP Chief Political Consultant Chairperson, International League of Peoples' Struggle Posted by Bulatlat DEMOCRATIC SPACE Vol. VIII, No. 5, March 2-8, 2008 I congratulate the people and the broad united front of patriotic, progressive and...