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BULATLAT ARCHIVES

2005

DECEMBER

 

Vol. V, No. 45 December 18 -24, 2005

 

2005 YEARENDER

The Economy
On a Temporary Downturn?

By Benjie Oliveros

ARMED STRUGGLE

NPA Grew Beyond ‘Critical Mass’ in 2005
Dramatic increase in tactical offensives

BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

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P1 trillion 2006 national budget
Political Survival over People’s Welfare

By Sonny Africa

Human rights watch

New Killings, Abductions Blamed on Palparan  
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

A Cry for Justice
By Marilou M. Aguirre

Human Rights Abuses in Pictures
By Lino D. Interino III

In the Line of Fire
By Marilou M. Aguirre

Negros Labor Organizer Missing, Military Blamed
 BY KARL OMBION

In Search of Darling’s ‘Humba’
By Bejay Absin

Pedestrian Delights
By Grace Uddin

Is Canada Funding Mercenaries in Mindanao?
By Ted Alcuitas

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S WATCH

Second Islamic Cemetery Hailed 
BY AUBREY MAKILAN

Negros Media Group Celebrates First Anniversary
BY KARL G. OMBION

TULA (POETRY)

Malala na si Gloria
NI MARK ANGELES

DEMOCRATIC SPACE

On the Passage of the Anti-Terror Bill
By
THE Ecumenical Movement for Justice and Peace

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Take My Picture, Please!

 

 

Vol. V, No. 44 December 11 -17, 2005

 

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

From Jan to Nov 2005: 12 human rights victims every hour First of two parts
By Dabet Castaneda

Still No Justice for Human Rights Victims Second of two parts
By Dabet Castaneda

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Palparan's Men Disperse Tarlac Rights Rally  BY ABNER BOLOS

State Atrocities to Continue in 2006  By Jhong dela Cruz

4 Anti-WTO Filipino Activists Detained in HK
Solon threatens to file diplomatic protest
 
BY BULATLAT

P1 Trillion in Revenues Lost Due to WTO Accord   BY BULATLAT

LABOR WATCH

700,000 Gov’t Employees to Lose Jobs? BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

A Diagnosis of Public Hospitals   BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

LABOR WATCH

Despite P5,000 Xmas bonus: Gov’t Employees Slam Arroyo for Low Wages
BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Power Companies Slam Napocor Rate Hike In December  BY JHONG DELA CRUZ

Mayor Capitalizes on Poor Water Supply  BY JHONG DELA CRUZ

Trade Liberalization and the Demise of the Local Shoe Industry  By JP Andaquig

Ibon: RP Industry, Fisheries Endangered More under Non-Agri WTO Trade Talks
BY BULATLAT

LABOR WATCH

3-Day Strike at Tommy Hilfiger Shirt Factory Ends  by Dennis Espada

Homage to a Fallen Comrade   By Kim Quitasol

culture

Ibahin ang Paksa?
Ang Kasalukuyang Panulaang Makabayan sa Panahon ng Krisis at Rebolusyon

BY Gelacio Guillermo

TULA (POETRY)

Sa mga Anak ng Bayan
(para kay Andres Bonifacio at kanyang mga apo)

Ni
Angelo San Pablo

TULA (POETRY)

Literally Speaking
In memory of the Palo (Leyte) 10
 
BY RAYMUND VILLANUEVA

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Take My Picture, Please!

SALUNGGUHIT
Public Health on the Brink of Death 

 

 

SPECIAL RELEASE

Luisita Strike Ends
By Abner Bolos

 

 

Vol. V, No. 43 December 4 -10, 2005

 

Special Report

Devolution and Corporatization of Health Services
The solution or the problem?
 
Second of three parts 

BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Poor Pay, Working Conditions are Driving Health Professionals Abroad
Last of three parts
BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Related article:
The Price of Devolution

Subic Rape Case: Does the Country’s Justice System Favor the Accused U.S. Marines?
By Dabet Castaneda

Subic Rape: A ‘Wake-Up Call’ for Davao’s Women  By Angely Chi

Bonifacio Day Anti-Gloria Concert Rocks UPLB  BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

REVIEW

From Bladed Poems to Heroism  BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

ANALYSIS
VFA: A Threat to All Filipinos 
By Center for People Empowerment in Governance

Saving the Philippine Environment
Forum tackles solutions to Philippine ‘environmental crises’

BY FELICISIMO MANALANSAN

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Militants Blame GMA, AFP for Killing of Church Worker, Union Leader
Kim Quitasol and A.T. Bengwayan

Writing Lesbian, Lesbian writing  By Jhoanna Lynn B. Cruz

The Women of Davao  By Cheryll D. Fiel

At War Over Her Body  By Germelina A. Lacorte

Desperate Housewives  By Grace Uddin

Diwalwal's Never-Ending Tragedies  By Daisy C. Gonzales

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S WATCH

Siyuan and the Struggles of Her Tribe  By Cheryll D. Fiel

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
‘How’s My Driving?’