The effigies, placards, streamers, shirts, songs, skits and speeches comprise an entire spectacle of protest that shows no sign of abating for now. As the rallies for GMA's removal grow exponentially, so does the resolve to find more creative forms of articulation...
Pro-Arroyo allies seem to be putting obstacles to the impeachment against the incumbent president which is expected to be filed in the House on July 25. But opposition congressmen and lawyers involved in the impeachment move are not about to give way to the...
Is there a U.S. hand in the current wave of human rights violations in the country? The answer is yes, and this is not just based on the country’s history of state fascism, but also the experience of other countries like El Salvador and Vietnam. BY ECUMENICAL...
High school student Xaviera Vasquez, 15, was among the thousands of students who were made to attend by their schools the July 16 pro-Arroyo rally in Rizal Park, Manila. Come Monday, the day of the State of the Nation address of the president, Vasquez will be among...
The proposed people’s democratic council will be radically different from the present presidential leadership which has long been in the hands of bureaucrats and family dynasties whose supposed legitimacy in office is continually tarnished by electoral fraud,...
By Jasper Almirante/ Bulatlat Bulatlat.com As reaction to the growing clamor for the removal of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from office, the administration camp has been painting Metro Manila and the provinces with pro-Arroyo streamers and posters. The...
Apart from cheating, lying and stealing, the widespread killings of 411 church people, lawyers, human rights advocates, political activists, workers and peasants all over the country are also one of the grounds for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s impeachment....
The former head of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)’s Psychological Operations Division sees the possibility of military-orchestrated black propaganda and even violence against so-called leftists should they gain representation in the proposed coalition...
A new alliance of environmentalist groups and individuals is using cyberspace to call for the ouster of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The anti-administration stand is not only a result of the so-called Gloriagate tapes and the jueteng controversies but also...
Militarism, terrorism, and political repression are distinct characters of U.S. foreign policy. Sponsoring state terrorism by fascist dictatorships, undertaking political assassinations, and creation death squads are among the most common features of the United...
By the Gloria Step Down Movement (GSM) Bulatlat.com In these times of political crisis, turmoil and uncertainty, one thing stands clear: Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA) must go. However there is as yet no consensus as to how she will be made to step down and who...
Proof that democracy is dead in this country, some 100 police officers barred lawyers from going ahead with their motorcade in Manila. The Counsels for the Defense of Liberties (CODAL) was supposed to serve an eviction notice to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in...
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Bulatlat.com It is becoming clearer by the day that the outcome of the political crisis swamping government and wracking the country today hinges on how it will finally be resolved. The events of July 8, have been the most earthshaking for...
A mining company which is set to leave Benguet in three years has been sued by several former employees of the company. This time, it is not about the ill-effects of mining, but the company’s discriminatory practice in admitting students in the schools within the...
The arguments raised are nothing new, and the conclusions and recommendations made are not surprising. Aside from being overshadowed by the media’s attention to the current political crisis, this could explain why not much media coverage was given to the findings...
You may not see or hear this group croon tophit songs – ever. But this group bears plenty of guts and muscles in pursuit of their lofty goals. by Dennis Espada Bulatlat.com The Kulturang Ugnayan ng Makabayang Sining Anakpawis (Kumasa or Cultural Link of Patriotic...
By the Board of Women’s Work United Methodist Church Bulatlat.com At such a crucial time in our nation's life, when President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's moral ascendancy and legitimacy is clouded with doubt and uncertainty, we, the United Methodist women of faith,...
NI RICHARD GAPPI Bulatlat Bulatlat.com Pag-asa ay nag-ulat Gloria ay di babagsak Kung ula'y pumapatak Sikat ang araw dapat Bago baha'y humulas Sa kalsada'y tumaas Payong nati'y baliktad. - Angono, Rizal Bulatlat...
By the WOMEN's Movement for Arroyo's Resignation and Regime Change Bulatlat.com We, women, who have gathered here today, call on Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to step down. Emerging from our homes, schools, workplaces and communities, we lend our voices to the thundering...
A mining company dangled P100,000 ($1,782.53) and employment opportunities on the poor residents, but the latter are still unwavering in their stand against its exploration. The company is still not welcome to explore the area because of the people’s sense of...
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