Filipino journalists are questioning the selling of the broadcasting frequencies that were formerly assigned to ABS-CBN, one of the country’s biggest media networks that was shutdown by President Duterte.
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star The proliferation of huge malls in Metro Manila and rapid expansion in the provinces can be deemed both as a spur and a response to rapid urbanization. Similarly, these can both be an impetus and a response to the growing demand for domestic and…
Ni ROLAND TOLENTINO
Si Noynoy ang choice ng elite society, at maging ng masa na ang tanging naibigan ay ang hindi mag-iisa sa pagdanas ng abstrakto (hindi aktwal) na kadiliman. At kung magpakaganito, ang eleksyon ay nagpoposturang parang pagsisimba o kumpisal, na matapos ng paghuhugas ng kasalanan at muling pangungumunyon ay ang reafirmasyon ng pagiging tila bago, at kung gayon, ng muling pagdanas ng parehong kondisyon at pwersa hanggang sa susunod na metapisikal na pagbabanyuhay.
By MARYA SALAMAT
Buried beneath the mudslinging are the platforms or lack of it and position on issues of the presidential candidates. Bulatlat based the following report on the stand of the different presidential candidates from the analysis and criteria produced by Pagbabago!
By D. L. MONDELO
“Noynoy Aquino is surrounded by agents of the US and the Arroyo regime who have been major partners of Arroyo in adopting and implementing policies that are detrimental to the national and democratic rights and interests of the Filipino people.”
(First part: Sison: ‘Villar Offers Relatively Better Program; Noynoy to Frustrate Land Reform’)
Press Release 10 April 2010 She was the first to hold the official ballot of the automated election scheme, the first to use the designated pen and the first to feed the valid ballot in the PCOS. Her vote went to the progressives. It was a flurry of firsts for Rowena dela Cruz,…
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
The demands of the urban poor communities included employment, housing projects and other pro-poor programs, which Kadamay pasted on a tarpaulin bearing photos of Philippine presidents since Marcos. All them, the group said, have failed to deliver on the demands of the urban poor.
By REP. RAYMOND PALATINO
Manny Villar’s brave decision to openly embrace a platform-based unity with the Left has smashed the taboo in Philippine politics. From now on, the participation of the Left will be expected in future electoral contests for top political posts.
Rep. Satur Ocampo and Rep. Liza Maza of the Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan (Makayaban) announced on Monday that they have joined the Nacionalista Party ticket as senatorial guest candidates in the 2010 elections. They also said they are supporting the candidacy of Manny Villar for president and Loren Legarda for vice president. (Photo by Karl…
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com What’s in a name? A lot, if we are talking about Philippine politics and elections. That is why candidates do commercials, ‘infomercials’, post their faces in billboards, posters and streamers, sing, dance, and do just about anything just to make the public remember their name. It has always been an…
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat MANILA — There are numerous news items related to it; television programs are teeming with it; political parties and groups are already gearing for it. The 2010 elections are in the air. Senators Manny Villar and Mar Roxas were early in declaring their intention to run for the presidency. That…