BY KAREN PAPELLERO Vol. VII, No. 13 May 6- 12, 2007 You can have it green and sour, sweet and ripe or sweet and dry. You can have it juiced, sliced, crushed, blended or chipped. In whatever way you like it, it gives the familiar taste to the tongue evoking memories of togetherness and summer…

Jonas Burgos, the son of the late press freedom fighter Joe Burgos, has kept himself in low profile for all his years spent teaching farmers about natural and self-sustaining farming techniques. But now even his captors may have been caught by surprise at the national and international furor his abduction generated. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat…

BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 13 May 6- 12, 2007 At 2 a.m. of May 3, a day after her birthday, Felisa “Fely” Garcia was finally back home after almost four years in the United States as a domestic helper. But hers was the saddest of all overseas Filipino workers’ return; not…

Maraming manunulat mula sa aming henerasyon ang nagsikap at nagsakripisyo, buhay man ang kapalit, sa pagsusulong ng pakikibaka at ng kanilang panulat. Marami rin ang nabigo. May mangilan-ngilang hindi na nga natuto’y ipinagpaparangalan pang ang kanilang panitikan ay sadyang sumasalungat sa “mahabang tradisyon ng panlipunang pakikisangkot ng panulaang Filipino.” NI GELACIO GUILLERMO* Inilathala ng Bulatlat…

Anime is one of the most popular forms of animation in the world today. Who would forget Voltes V of the early 70s? BY MAC BRYAN N. BAUTISTA Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 12 April 29-May 5, 2007 Anime is one of the most popular forms of animation in the world today. Who would…

BY CHESTER STONE P. BATNAG Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 12 April 29-May 5, 2007 Muscles hit their limits on roads of ambition The nobility heard flows in songs of vision Within great needs for wealth, goal’s plated for auction Means won’t be held yet yields an equation Some often moved in chains from…

BY KAVALJIT SINGH Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 12 April 29-May 5, 2007 The globalization of trade and investment flows has been paralleled by the emergence of codes of conduct. Although the first corporate code of conduct was created by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in 1949, the 1990s witnessed a plethora of…

This May election may prove to be a decisive turning point both for Arroyo and the anti-imperialist united front. Either Arroyo will cheat and entrench her authoritarian rule, or the popular resistance will unseat her in a series of flanking moves and direct confrontations hitherto unforeseen. BY E. SAN JUAN, JR. Contributed to Bulatlat Vol.…

The beauty and majesty of Mount Apo, the country’s highest peak, have a way of enchanting young people like 23-year-old Alexandrous Ian Caasi. On Maundy Thursday, hours after reaching the peak, Ian went for a swim in the mountain’s freezing but beguiling lake. Minutes later, he was dead. By Angely Pamila M. Chi davaotoday.com Vol.…

BY DAVAOTODAY.COM POSTED BY BULATLAT Vol. VII, No. 12 April 29-May 5, 2007 DAVAO CITY — They’re young, intelligent, committed — and they have the world on their shoulders. Meet Davao City’s “Watershed Warriors.” They are select students from different schools in the city. They are members of the Watershed Management Youth Council (WMYC), a…

Farmers from six Cordillera provinces have forged a declaration against bilateral agreements on agriculture with other countries, particularly the impending ratification by Senate of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) and the country’s membership to the World Trade Organization (WTO). BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 12 April 29-May…