Lakbayan ‘transports’ the struggle from the remote to the center.
From the countryside to the city: Lakbayan and the Philippine revolution
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Politics and internet in the age of self-representation
QUESTION EVERYTHING Mong Palatino The selfie is both derided and hailed as a popular form of self-expression; but politically-speaking, what does it really signify? The ‘butterfly effect’ reminds us that a flap of a butterfly’s wings can cause a hurricane on the other side of the world. Applied to the taking of selfies, perhaps it…
Congress urged to pass bills for greater transparency in government
ByANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“Transparency and accountability are part and parcel of good governance. Espousing an anti-corruption agenda without passing enabling laws is a conundrum beyond comprehension.” – Rep. Raymond Palatino, Kabataan Party-list
Green groups petition Supreme Court against Subic coal power plant
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Party-list groups Kalikasan and Kabataan and the No 2 Coal-Central Luzon (No2Coal-CL) alliance recently filed with the Supreme Court a petition for a Writ of Kalikasan against the construction of a 2×300 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. The leaders of the…
Boys accuse village official of torture
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“When we were in the barangay hall, we were told by the barangay ex-o to undress to see if we have tattoos. When we were already undressed he electrocuted us.”
Students slam new round of hikes in tuition, other fees
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“It is heartbreaking when so many young people are denied the right to education simply because it has become out of reach due to the high fees.” – National Union of Students in the Philippines
Sidebar: ‘Commission on Higher Education toothless in regulating tuition, other fees’
‘Commission on Higher Education toothless in regulating tuition, other fees’
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com Main Story: Students slam new round of hikes in tuition, other fees MANILA – Amid the skyrocketing tuition and other fees, youth groups criticized the Commission on Higher Education (Ched) for “being inutile and useless.” Isabelle Therese Baguisi, secretary general of the National Union of Students of the Philippines…
Students call for genuine democratic consultations on tuition increases
By INA ALLECO SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA – A few months before the 2011-2012 academic year ends, Kabataan Party-List sponsored a consultative assembly in the House of Representatives regarding the issue of increasing tuition and related fees. The activity was held jointly with the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education. Organizers said the assembly was…
Kabataan Party bucks ROTC reinstatement, says yes to youth social involvement
By INA ALLECO R. SLVERIO Bulatlat.com There’s no way they are going to allow ROTC training become mandatory again. Kabataan Party-List and the youth and students organization Anakbayan have declared their determination to oppose proposals to once more make ROTC or the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) mandatory in all colleges and universities nationwide. In…
Lower House passes bill banning ‘no permit, no exam’ policy in schools
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – A piece of good news to parents and students: the bill banning the ‘no permit, no exam” policy in schools was unanimously approved by the House of Representatives this week, Aug. 4. Students who cannot pay their tuition in time can now take their exams. “This is…
Kabataan representative questions budget for telegrams
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA – The Aquino administration seems to be stuck in the Stone Age. Or at least it hasn’t caught the internet wave yet. Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raymond Palatino expressed skepticism over President Benigno Aquino III’s declaration that he was all for “internet for all Filipinos” and for “e-governance.” Palatino…