From NATIONAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES (NUJP) September 8, 2010 The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines joins the family, friends, colleagues and the media industry in mourning the passing of Alexander Martin Remollino. Alex was only 33 when he died. But in his short life, Alex made a lasting mark in…
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Living in Harmony With Nature: A Lesson From the Agtas of Tiwi
By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com LEGAZPI CITY — The tribal leader said he lives nearby. Speaking in Tagalog, he said, “Diyan lang (nearby),” when asked where he would go home to. To indigenous peoples, the phrase “Diyan lang,” is as simple as pointing to the back with a hand over their shoulder. Without clarifying further,…
For Better or for Worse?
BY BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com The last time the country underwent the same type of changes in the charter, currently being pushed by the Arroyo administration, purportedly to solve the political and economic crisis was in 1972. Marcos presided over the finalization of the 1971 Constitution, which shifted the form of government from presidential to parliamentary.…
Aggressive GMO Promotion is Making Ifugao Corn Farmers Poorer
Conclusion If there’s anybody to blame for making farm life in the Ifugao town of Alfonso Lista more and more miserable today, it should be the Arroyo government for its aggressive promotion of GMO in corn production in tandem with the TNC giant Monsanto and the Ayalas, among other corporations. BY FERNANDO BAGYAN AND LULU…
Guihulngan, Almighty: Photos from Another View
Guihulngan City, a 4th class city in Negros Oriental, is majestic, breath-taking, beautiful. Beneath this physical beauty, however, lie stories crying to be written and told to the world. TEXT AND PHOTOS BY TERENCE KRISHNA LOPEZ Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 27, August 10-16, 2008 This is Guihulngan City, a 4th class city in…
Gasoline, Diesel Prices Now More Than Double
As of January 2007, the prevailing pump price of gasoline and diesel is now more than twice their price when President Gloria Arroyo took over in January 2001. BY IBON Foundation Posted by Bulatlat As of January 2007, the prevailing pump price of gasoline and diesel is now more than twice their price when President…
Fantasya
NI ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Sino ang hindi nabubuhay sa fantasya sa kasalukuyang panahon? Fantasya ng mga hubad at halos hubong babae at lalake sa panahon ng bikini at model searches. Fantasya ng maging next big star. Fantasya ni Darna na muli’t muling pinapapanood sa atin, ngayon naman sa telebisyon. Matatawag rin fantasya ang malling at…
Making It Hit Closer to Home
Kasaysayan ang Magpapawalang-sala sa Akin Filipino translation of Fidel Castro’s History will Absolve Me by Carl C. Ala Published by AMISTAD 63 pages 2006 carries a double significance for AMISTAD. Aside from marking the 80th birthday of Cuban president Fidel Castro, it is also the 60th year of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Cuba.…
ATB, an Arm of Greater Terror – Senator Madrigal
Citing the danger of a repressive regime using an Anti-Terror Bill to create a shadow criminal justice system which, in turn, will be used as an instrument of a greater terror perpetrated by people in power against their critics and political opponents, Sen. Jamby Madrigal proposes a paradigm shift to “Human Security” whereby terrorism is…
The New Roman Empire
Out of studies on the Roman Empire in the New Testament especially the Book of Revelation, I follow a thesis that the United States of America has become today’s New Roman Empire. BY BP. ERME R. CAMBA United Church of Christ in the Philippines Posted by Bulatlat.com When the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC)…
Women Groups Unite vs Arroyo’s Chacha
BY Bulatlat.com Posted 2:30 p.m., Dec. 14, 2006 Representatives of various women’s groups and other women personalities gathered in a press conference at Quezon City, Dec. 15, to register their participation in the mounting protests against the government’s moves to amend the Constitution. At the conference, the women leaders signed a cloth bearing the call…