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BULATLAT ARCHIVES

2007

FEBRUARY

Vol. VII, No. 4 Feb. 25-March 3, 2007

ANALYSIS

Two Small Hopes
BY BENJIE OLIVEROS

'It was a Harrowing Process' – UN Special Rapporteur
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

Related article:
Streetwise: The Alston Report

Melo Commission Ignored Key Policy Issues on Killings
By Renato M. Reyes, Jr.

Related article:
The Melo Report

Alston press statement and Melo Commission report
Hold Arroyo Regime and Military Accountable

for Extrajudicial Killings
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison

MIGRANT WATCH

In Kuwait: Husband Pins Blame on Gov’t for Wife’s Death Sentence
BY AUBREY MAKILAN

Gov’t Tailoring Nursing Sector to U.S. Demands, Health Activist Says
BY PHILIP PARAAN

No Evidence in Slay Raps Filed vs NDFP, Study Shows
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
‘Tagaytay 5’ Fast for Freedom
BY DENNIS ESPADA

As CPA hits Cordi congressmen for backing ATB: NUJP Questions ATB Constitutionality
BY KIM QUITASOL

ANALYSIS

Beyond Arroyo and Beyond Retaking Power
By the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG)

IFJ declares int'l day of action for Filipino press safety; Baguio Media Wear Black to Protest Killings
BY KIM QUITASOL

Historical Commentary

Semantics of Colonization and Revolution
BY ROSALINDA N. OLSEN

DAGLI SA KRISIS
Balita nang Nakaraang Linggo
Ni Roland Tolentino

TULA (POETRY)
Sino Nga Ba ang Terorista?
NI MANG LINO

SalunggUhit
Everyone’s Fair Game, Twice Over

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Away with the Heat


BREAKING NEWS
- Another Anakpawis Leader Killed
 

Vol. VII, No. 3 Feb. 18-24, 2007

Victims’ families say:
`UN Rep Visit Won’t Stop Killings’

BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

As Balikatan resumes
Bayan Challenges Candidates to Junk VFA

BY EMILY VITAL

MIGRANT WATCH

Just to earn money for education, family
OFW in Kuwait Goes Home almost Paralyzed

BY AUBREY MAKILAN

Love without Borders
Four couples find love across the Pacific
BY CAESAR A. BAROÑA

Zaynab Ampatuan and the Travails of the Moros
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Pro-Arroyo Landlords in Congress to Reap Profits from Biofuels Act
BY ARNOLD PADILLA

Breakup of Cartel, Price Control for Veggies Urged
BY LYN V. RAMO

Davao’s Anakpawis Blasts ‘Pro-Landlord’ DAR  
BY DAVAOTODAY.COM

An Invitation to Murder
BY GRACE S. UDDIN

Moros Fearful of Terror Bill’s Potential for Abuse
BY GRACE S. UDDIN

Davao’s Ilagan to Push Mindanao Women’s Agenda in Congress
BY DAVAOTODAY.COM

The Criminalizaton of U.S. Foreign Policy: From the Truman Doctrine to the Neo-Conservatives 
BY MICHEL CHOSSUDOVSKY

STREETWISE
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
BY CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO

DAGLI SA KRISIS
Ang Tunay na Terorista
Ni Roland Tolentino

TULA (POETRY)

Ikatlong Himno kay Lenin
NI HUGH MACDIARMID
SALIN MULA SA INGLES NI GELACIO GUILLERMO

Oplan Bantay Laya, Sumalangit Nawa
NI E. SAN JUAN, JR.

Utang

NI JOI BARRIOS-LEBLANC

DEMOCRATIC SPACE
The Anti-Terrorism Bill: A Patently Fascist Measure
By the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN)

SalunggUhit
Far from Dead

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Fruit of the Election Season: Not Ripe for the Taking

 

 

Vol. VII, No. 2 Feb. 11-17, 2007

 

UN Rep Says Killings Hurting Arroyo’s Credibility Abroad By Bulatlat

Special Report

12 years after the Privatization of the Port of Batangas: Poverty Grips Former Port Vendors
First of two parts
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

Scavenging by Day, Prostitution by Night
Conclusion

BY DABET CASTAÑEDA

ANALYSIS

Congress: A Hall of Injustice
BY BOBBY TUAZON

Related article:
Senate Approved Anti-Terror Bill Not Watered Down
but More Draconian Than the House Version
District representatives asked to declare no vote during the election

Anti-Terrorism Bill to Keep Cordi Rights Advocates Busy 

ANALYSIS
Electoral Showdown
BY BENJIE OLIVEROS

Related article:
Elections: A Critical View

Marine General’s ‘Detention’ Provoked by Peace Pact Violations
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

With Lafayette mine reopening:
Gov’t Unleashed Environmental Time Bomb, Group Says  

BY LISA ITO

PGH: Hospital for the Poor No More Employees, Health groups oppose hospital fee increases
BY AUBREY MAKILAN

MIGRANT WATCH

10,000 OFWs Protest New ‘Extortion’ Scheme 
UNIFIL-HK

The Age of Perpetual Conflict
By Gabriel Kolko

Commentary

P125-Wage Hike and Arroyo’s Economic Boom 

BY ARNOLD PADILLA

Rollbacks Not Enough, Oil Products Still Overpriced
BY RHEA VEDA PADILLA

KULTURA

Ang Pag-unlad ng Sining ng mga Makata ay Salamin ng Karanasan ng Kanilang Audience
NI AXEL PINPIN

DAGLI SA KRISIS

Dalawang Buwan Matapos ang Reming, Albay
Ni Roland Tolentino

SalunggUhit
Far from Dead

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Forget the Cold

 

 

BREAKING NEWS
Graduating Student Killed in Cam Norte
Victims’ Families Storm PNP and AFP Headquarters
Progressive Partylist Groups Start Electoral Campaign


Vol. VII, No. 1
Feb. 4-10, 2007

The Negros Press: Keen on Unionism, but Constrained
(First of a two parts)

By Karl G. Ombion
and Ryan Lachica

Surmounting Economic Woes Together
(Last of two parts)

By Karl G. Ombion
and Ryan Lachica

ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL

Bulatlat and Compatriots’ Voices from Afar
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
Sub-Contracting Keeps Women Workers Browbeaten, Underpaid
By Reyna Mae Tabbada

In the wake of killings:
Election Fever Mounts in Abra

BY LYN V. RAMO AND ACE ALEGRE
NISP Briefing Paper Bares Systematic Campaign vs. Partylists
BY DABET CASTAÑEDA
ANALYSIS
Arroyo is Engaging in Double Speak and Cover-ups
BY BENJIE OLIVEROS
STREETWISE
Melo Commission – Still No Surprises
BY CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO
MIGRANT WATCH
Weekly Protests in RP, Big Mobilization in HK Set vs New POEA Policy
BY AUBREY MAKILAN
Health Groups Decry ‘Patronage Politics’ behind Withdrawal of DoH Last-Quarter Allotment
BY PHILIP PARAAN
Tomas Osmeña and the Vigilantes of Cebu City
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Refugees of AFP-MILF Clash Suffer Poor Conditions at Centers
BY AUBREY MAKILAN
Kin of Luisita Martyrs Benefit from Union Struggle
BY ABNER BOLOS
Student Journalists Stage National Day of Action
BY REYNA MAE TABBADA
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Army Captain Denies Hand in Ilocos Activist’s Slay
But lawyer says alibi is weakest defense

BY ACE ALEGRE
Itogon Folk, Benguet Officials Hit DENR for Aiding PMA Land Claim
BY KIM QUITASOL
Alter Trade Corporation: From Farm Workers’ Cooperative to Profit-Seeking Company?
By Karl G. Ombion
Dr. Aloysius Baes: Scientist, Composer and Revolutionary Par Excellence
By Lisa C. Ito
In Honor of Ernesto ‘Popoy’ Valencia
BY JOSE MARIA SISON
SalunggUhit
Absolving the Principal
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Recycling, for Food

BREAKING NEWS
Senate Security Tightens as ATB Set to Go through Final Reading