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Bulatlat: A Decade of Incisive, Progressive Journalism

Bulatlat: A Decade of Incisive, Progressive Journalism

Today, Feb. 7, Bulatlat marks its 10th anniversary. While we have every reason to celebrate this occasion, it is important to point out that the conditions that we set out to chronicle a decade ago that were, in fact, our raison d'être -- economic backwardness, human-rights abuses, landlessness, political persecution, corruption, to name a few -- still persist. That said, here's to the next 10 years -- and beyond!

Read managing editor Benjie Oliveros's piece on the 10 years of Bulatlat

| Feb 7, 2011

In First Sona, Aquino Promises Windfall for Business, ‘Not Much’ for Poor Filipinos

In First Sona, Aquino Promises Windfall for Business, ‘Not Much’ for Poor Filipinos

By BULATLAT STAFF
No mention of land reform, no promise of any wage hike, no hint that the budget for education and basic social services will be increased, no reference to the reality that debt servicing eats into the national budget more than the corruption at the MWSS or Napocor or NFA, and no acknowledgment of the fact that the cease-fire precondition for the resumption of the peace talks with the Communists is the same precondition that bogged down previous negotiations.

Related Items • Sidebar: Ordinary Filipinos to Noynoy: We Expect Jobs, Decent Income, Housing • Bulatlat's live coverage page of the Sona • Twitter updates • Photos • Webcasts: Reaction by Ibon Foundation | Human rights under Aquino | Condition of workers | Peasant Situation | Sovereignty issues facing Noynoy • Livestreaming of "People's SONA"

| Jul 27, 2010

Kabataan’s Priority in Congress: Blocking Arroyo’s Move to Become Speaker, Pushing for Higher Education Budget

Kabataan’s Priority in Congress: Blocking Arroyo’s Move to Become Speaker, Pushing for Higher Education Budget

By PAULINE GIDGET ESTELLA Bulatlat.com For Kabataan Partylist (Kabataan), the first important thing to do when the 15th Congress opens in July is to derail President Gloria Arroyo’s bid for the House speakership. Kabataan, which currently represents the youth...

| Jun 2, 2010

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