Vol. 4, No. 30 August 29-September 4, 2004

ANALYSIS   - Fiscal Crisis, People’s Crisis   By Sandra Nicolas

Every Filipino Owes P41,000; New anti-tax alliance launched; calls for debt repudiation   By Alexander Martin Remollino  

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

14 HR workers killed under the Macapagal-Arroyo government: HR Workers' Killings Worse than Under Marcos By Aubrey SC Makilan

Soldiers Strafe Samar Hut, Kill Pregnant Woman; Army says victim was an NPA; then claims gunmen were NPAs  By Dabet Castañeda 

Samar Villagers Want Soldiers Out Due to Abuses; HR violations are committed where troops are – CHR official By Maureen Japzon

Brutal Slaying of Gabriela Leader Enrages Laguna Townsfolk By Dennis Espada

MIGRANT WATCH - 14 Months of ‘Hell’; Filipino domestic reveals ordeal in Kuwait   By Karl G. Ombion

San Roque Dam Behind the Massive Flooding in Pangasinan?   By Jhong dela Cruz

Abu Ghraib and an NPA Prison  By Bobby Tuazon

What’s a U.S. Peace Center Doing in the Philippines? By Alexander Martin Remollino 

Lepanto Discovers New Gold Reserves; Residents caution DENR over permit issuance  By Arthur Allad-iw

Ninotchka’s Way   By Carlos H. Conde 

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - DASSAL  By Ace Alegre/BULATLAT.COM

 

Vol. 4, No. 29 August 22-28, 2004

Peasant Solon Lectures House; 149 legislators get crash course on Peasant 101   By Gerry Albert Corpuz

Without Walls or Bars: A prison on the hills of Camarines   By Dabet Castañeda

Bill Repealing Oil Deregulation Gains Ground   By Alexander Martin Remollino

Alternative to Oil Deregulation By Alexander Martin Remollino

ANALYSIS - GMA’s ‘Education for All’: An Empty Rhetoric? By Ronalyn V. Olea

Analysis - Media’s Role in the 2004 Elections: Profit Orientation as Media’s Pitfall   By Danilo Araña Arao

Book Reviews of JOSE MARIA SISON: AT HOME IN THE WORLD

A Revolutionary’s Affirmation of Life    By Edberto Villegas

A Revolutionary is not a 'Terrorist'  By Elmer A. Ordoñez

I Love You, Madame Librarian By Kurt Vonnegut

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - SCREAMS AND SQUIRMS  By Ace Alegre/BULATLAT.COM

 

Vol. 4, Special Issue August 19, 2004

Freed POW Could Have Faced People's Court ; Army lieutenant denied charges of massacre, sexual abuse   
By Dabet Castañeda

 

Vol. 4, No. 28 August 15-21, 2004

Journalists Close Ranks; Demand Probe of Media Killings   By Aubrey SC Makilan and Ronalyn V. Olea

PHOTO ESSAY - Journalists 'Shooting' Journalists   By Aubrey SC Makilan

With the imminent release of two NPA captives: NDFP Asks for Release of 15 Political Prisoners   By Dabet Castañeda and Karl G. Ombion

New Taxes will Weigh Heavily on Ordinary Filipinos By Alexander Martin Remollino

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S WATCH - Damning Effect of Revived Laiban Dam By May Vargas

‘What Future Will We Give Our Children?’ : Subanen tribes endangered   By Mars Marata

After 7 years of privatization: Water Remains Unaffordable, Inaccessible    By Ronalyn V. Olea

House Speaker Bows to Text Power   By Ronalyn V. Olea

UPLB Teachers Decry Union Busting by Chancellor By Dennis Espada

BOOK REVIEWS

The World is His Home By Alexander Martin Remollino

Encounters with Tony Zumel   By Bobby Tuazon

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - CAN'T BUY THEM LOVE  By Arkibong Bayan/BULATLAT.COM

 

Vol. 4, No. 27 August 8-14, 2004

BULATLAT SPECIAL REPORT

‘Big One’ Is Possible But Metro Is Unprepared (First of two parts)   By Aubrey SC Makilan

Disaster Execs Admit They Can’t Handle Big Quake (Last of two parts)   By Aubrey SC Makilan

Related article: ‘The Most Disaster-prone Country’

Antonio Zumel’s Radical Prose   By BULATLAT

"The People's Interests Come First"   By Antonio Zumel

GMA may be Impeached for Camago-Malampaya Declaration   By Alexander Martin Remollino

Related article: All the Way to Washington  By Alexander Martin Remollino

Attacks on Filipino Journalists Reach Crisis Proportion By Dabet Castañeda and Carlos H. Conde

U.S. Presidential Bets Want Troops Out of RP By Bobby Tuazon

Mong’s Moment   By Emily Vital

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S WATCH - Unity Festival Caps IP Decade   By Abi Taguba Bengwayan

Baguio Losing Its Natural Beauty By Johnny Fialen

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - FROM A 'SAFE' DISTANCE  By Arkibong Bayan/BULATLAT.COM

DEMOCRATIC SPACE - TEXTERS, REVOLT! TXTPOWER Against the New Text Tax  By TxtPower

ALTERNATIVE READER NO. 86  COMPILED BY BULATLAT.COM 

Afghan Rebels Widen Attacks  By Eric Schmitt and David Rohde

Report: Afghanistan Could Implode  By CNN

 

Vol. 4, No. 26 August 1-7, 2004

MIGRANTS WATCH- ‘Keng Iraq’: 1 out of 4 OFWs in Iraq are women  By Dabet Castañeda

'Barangay Iraq'   By Dabet Castañeda

Angelo dela Cruz Is One Of Millions   By Jessica Tulloch

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH - 101 HR Cases Filed vs Gov’t   By Karl G. Ombion

Rising from the Dead: Recycled bills in the 13^th Congress  By Alexander Martin Remollino

Commentary - Scathing remarks against Filipino troops’ pullout in Iraq : Howard, Downer Only Speak for Themselves By Alexander Martin Remollino

Truth as War Victim: Review of Errol Morris’ documentary feature 'The Fog of War' By Bobby Tuazon

Filipinos Less Upbeat with Economy, Survey Says By IBON Foundation

Arroyo Lost in May Polls, Ibon Survey Shows   By IBON Foundation

Humanitarian NGO Hiring OFWs for Japan Sweatshops By Karl G. Ombion

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - SLEEPING IN LINE  By Ace Alegre/BULATLAT.COM

ALTERNATIVE READER NO. 86  COMPILED BY BULATLAT.COM

The Scorched Earth: Oil and War in Sudan