Progressive organizations based in Cebu City decried the overkill in the security preparations for the coming ASEAN Summit. “Frantic preparations for the upcoming ASEAN Summit in Cebu have thrown the provincial government in a militarist state of panic,” said...
With the onset of the “war on terror” and the increasing political and economic importance of ASEAN to the whole of Asia and the Pacific, the U.S. appears to be out to increasingly use the organization as a region-wide mechanism for meeting its objectives in the...
Black was the color of the day for students at the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila last November 23. The death of the university, after all, is said to result from the plan of the UP administration to increase tuition and other fees. BY REYNA MAE TABBADA...
Last November 24, as the people of Manila went out of their houses, schools and offices to welcome boxing champ Manny Pacquiao, students from various colleges and universities also took to the streets for a different reason: to call for a stop to tuition and other...
Regular soldiers are sent to Metro Manila to help secure military facilities and Malacanang in times of red alert. For the first time since martial law, however, at least 40 soldiers are now holed up in Pandacan and villagers are puzzled what they are there for. BY...
In Region 6, farmers and landowners agree on one thing: The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program has been a failure. Farmers and their organizations point to the absence of real land distribution, while landowners cite the lack of support services for them and for...
On Nov. 21 last year, they were fired upon by soldiers just as they were preparing to till a land that had just been awarded to them by the Department of Agrarian Reform. Many of them were killed and eight of those who survived the carnage were hauled off to jail...
NI RADO CERVO Inilathala ng Bulatlat Ang moog sa bundok ay di matitinag kung bawat prinsipyo’y ating iyayakap nang buo't mahigpit sa katawang kaltab ng labanang hindi kailanman mapupuknat sa mahal kong bayang sintang Pilipinas. Inilathala...
NI RAUL FUNILAS Inilathala ng Bulatlat Hindi ito ang wakas ng aking kahapon. Naputol man ang sanga ko ay mayroong uusbong Na palumpong at muling tilanghad ang pagbangon Sa mga layuning dapat pang ipagpatuloy. At kung ang nabakling sanga’y magsungay sa sapa Ng hindi...
NI AXEL PINPIN Inilathala ng Bulatlat Madilim. Alangang mapusyaw na abuhin at itim. Madilim. Madilim na madilim ang dulot ng piring. Tumutulo ang aking uhog sa sangsang ng amoy ng tinta Ng dyaryong ‘pinantakip at ipinulupot sa aking mukha At saka waring...
NI ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat Mahirap Lahat Sa UP, mahirap ang Math. Sa Ateneo, mahirap ang English. Sa La Salle, mahirap ang parking. Sa Assumption, mahirap ang walang pera. Sa UST, mahirap umuwi kapag baha. Sa St. Scho, mahirap sumakay sa LRT. Sa San Beda, mahirap...
The works in Perspektiba attest to the growing discontent and clamor among the visual arts community against the assaults on human rights under the Arroyo administration. By Lisa Ito Bulatlat Up in arms over the assassinations of activists and civilians under the...
Women’s groups are resorting to more creative forms of getting their message across. There are currently radio plugs that seek to shed light on various issues confronting women today. BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN Bulatlat Liz Almoro, Willie Revillame’s wife, is said to be...
RATAN BHANDARI After a decade of conflict and more than 13,000 deaths, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, better known as Chairman Prachanda, leader of the Communist Party of Nepal and commander of arguably the most successful modern-day anti-feudal rebellion, has signaled an...
Health workers and union representatives of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Philippine Heart Center, Lung Center of the Philippines, the Philippine Children’s Medical Center and the East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC), which will be affected by the...
Nicole’s case is not just rape. It is also a case against the presence of U.S. troops in the country, a violation of our sovereignty. It is not only Nicole’s dignity which has been violated. The Filipino people’s dignity is also trampled upon whenever U.S. troops...
NI MARK ANGELES Inilathala ng Bulatlat.com Nanalo si Tatay ng oven toaster sa pa-raffle. Pag-uwi, ginising niya kami ni Obet na bumangon, matang-manok, sa folding bed. Sa lamesa, sa tabi ng isang nakaplastik na pansit, nakaupo ang bago naming toaster, nangingislap...
Fraud: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the May 2004 Elections is a daunting read. With over 400 pages, the book is hefty and heavy; but it is neither the weight nor the number of the pages that makes it difficult to read. It is the dead-serious content. With the 2007...
The Anti-Terrorism Bill promises to be the legal firmament for the return of fascist dictatorship while maintaining the grand pretense of “democratic” rule. Without a doubt, it also will create a firestorm of protest and resistance that will signal the end of...
From augmenting nose bridges, breasts and butts to reducing excess flab, cosmetic surgeons have a way to make one look the way s/he desires. Cosmetic surgery has become a lucrative profession, attracting many doctors to specialize in this field. But far from the...
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