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BULATLAT ARCHIVES

2006

JUNE

Vol. VI, No. 20 June 25-July 1, 2006

On the crimes-against-humanity charge
‘GMA Can Be Impeached’ – Lawyers, Victims

BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN
Expect Defense to Be ‘Extremely Cruel’ to Nicole - Prosecution
BY DABET CASTANEDA
ANALYSIS
Oplan Batay Laya as Arroyo’s Inhumane War
BY BENJIE OLIVEROS
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

GMA Anti-Red Campaign Worsens Military Abuse of Civilians
BY BULATLAT
Anti-Red Stance: ‘A Go-Signal For More Political Killings’
 By Karl G. Ombion
Increase in Military Deployment Led to More Violations in Central Luzon
BY ABNER BOLOS
Int’l lawyers groups probe killings of RP lawyers
Wife of Slain Lawyer Testifies, Calls for Justice

BY JOHANN HEIN B. ARPON AND MAUREEN JAPZON
Compensation Bill Recognizes 3 Salient Points in History
BY DABET CASTANEDA
‘Killing of Peace Advocate Must Not Result in Tribal War’
BY ABIGAIL TAGUBA BENGWAYANE
Ka Bel's 4th month in detention Incarcerated but Undaunted
BY LISA ITO
Euro Lawyers’ Mission Asks Gov’t to Investigate Killings
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
U.S. Oil Interests Behind Bill on Sulu Sultanate
BY JHONG DELA CRUZ
Medical Students Face Tuition Increases
BY ZOFIA LEAL
Baguio Court Orders SLU to Re-admit Student Council Prexy
 BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW
Investigate Board Exam Leakage, Baguio-based Nursing Hopefuls Urge PRC
 BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW
Commentary

Obvious Truths and Blatant Lies about Cha-Cha
BY ANTONIO TUJAN, JR.
‘2007 Elections Remain Uncertain’ - JDV
BY KARL G. OMBION
ALTERNATIVE READER NO. 134
Hunger - A Mighty Powerful Political Motivator
By Cathy Garger

Manufacturing Consent for Corporate Wars – in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave
By Siv O'Neall


Salungghit
Entrenched
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
‘Your Parents’ Taxes Go Here’ 

BREAKING NEWS
 UP Studes, Teachers Demand Release of Abducted Students
 UP Village Residents Rally over Demolition
Youth Groups File Impeach Raps against GMA, Launch Own Watchdog'
 Bantay Impeachment 2' Launched Online
Four Peasant Activists Missing in Central Luzon

 
Militants Inch Closer to Mendiola to Denounce Killings
 Investigate Bribery Attempt on Subic Rape Case-Gabriela
 Ex-VP Guingona, Gov't Employees Unions File Another Complaint Against GMA
 ‘Citizen’s Impeachment Complaint’ Filed Vs GMA
FULL TEXT OF SECOND IMPEACHMENT COMPLAINT
'Bantay Batasan' for Filing of Impeachment Complaint Launched

 

Vol. VI, No. 19  June 18-24, 2006

Guingona: Scrap Cha-Cha Now, Focus on Dev’t
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
ANALYSIS

CARP Deceives Peasants, Benefits Landlords
BY SONNY AFRICA
Violent dispersals notwithstanding
Farmers Protest Sham Agrarian Reform, State Repression
BY ABNER BOLOS
PHOTO ESSAY

Praying Together Against Cha-cha, Political Killings

Lafayette’s 30-day test run A Simple Gimmick?
BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN
RDC Says Most Cordillera Provinces among Poorest
By Kim Quitasol
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Kalinga Tribal Leader and Activist Laid to Rest
BY ACE ALEGRE
Related article:

GMA Tagged Responsible for Murder of Kalinga Peace Pact Holder

Labeled for Death?
By Carlos H . Conde
Huge Lawyers’ Fee Stalls Indemnification of Marcos Victims
By Grace S. Uddin
Demolition moratorium
Urban Poor Groups Assert Right to Abode

BY MAUREEN HERMITANIO
LABOR
WATCH

LMWD Employees Association: Trials and Triumphs
BY MAUREEN JAPZON
Masbate’s Carmelado
BY DABET CASTANEDA
NEWS AT A GLANCE:

- Troops in urban areas part of undeclared martial law – Solon

-
Preliminary investigation a sham’ - Ladlad
TULA (POETRY)
Kung Sino ang Pumatay kay Rapu-Rapu
NI MARK ANGELES
ALTERNATIVE READER NO. 133
- ACLU Sues Pentagon Over Anti-War Group Monitoring
By Jon Hurdle
- Religious Leaders Urge US to Ban Torture
By Alan Cooperman
- Judges Press CIA Lawyer Over Withheld Documents
By Anemona Hartocollis

- US Defends Warrantless Domestic Spying
By Sarah Karush

DEMOCRATIC SPACE

Duty to Expose Killings
BY JPAUL MANZANILLA,
University of the Philippines Manila
Salungghit

Only on Paper
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
World Heritage under Risk?

BREAKING NEWS
- Lawyers Resist Riot Police, Rally Near Mendiola

- More Signatures Fire Up New Impeach Raps vs. GMA
- It’s Gonzales’ Turn to Be Heckled
- New Impeach Raps Vs GMA to Gather More Private Complainants 
- SC TRO Slams Luisita Farmers' Dream to Own Land

- Euro Lawyers to Probe Attacks on Filipino Lawyers

 

Vol. VI, No. 18  June 11-17, 2006

Bulatlat Is Finalist in ‘06 JVO Awards for Excellence in Journalism

SPECIAL REPORT
18 Years of CARP
Reclassification and Unfavorable Rulings Take Land Away from Tillers
 
BY DABET CASTANEDA

Ninotchka Rosca on Global War on Terror, Subic Rape Case, Political Killings
BY ZOFIA LEAL

ANALYSIS
Independence Day and the Rape of Nicole
BY BENJIE OLIVEROS

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Soldiers on Killing Rampage in Nueva Ecija
BY DEE AYROSO

GMA’s Oplan Bantay Laya Blamed for Kalinga Peacemaker Murder
BY LYN V. RAMO

Killings Linked to 10-Year ‘Counter-Insurgency’ Deadline – Joma
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

When a Victim Becomes a Rights Defender
BY DEE AYROSO

MIGRANT WATCH
From Saudi, With Tears
BY AUBREY MAKILAN
Health NGO Brings Hope to Samar Town  
BY JOHANN HEIN B. ARPON
‘71 Con-Con Delegate Says GMA’s Cha-Cha Same as FM’s
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
She Be the Judge: U.S. Women Lawyers Slam Arroyo Gov’t  
BY REYNA MAE TABBAD
Piston Hits LTFRB for Reducing Student Discount BY KIM QUITASOL

The Awakening of Maria Teresa Pangilinan
BY DENNIS ESPADA

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

‘3 Davao-based Backpackers Have No Links with NPA’  
BY ACE ALEGRE

COMMENTARY

Misuse of Funds Leads to Further Exploitation of Tobacco Farmers  
BY ZOFIA LEAL

TULA (POETRY)
Ang Taktika ng Pagpatay
NI GELACIO GUILLERMO

Anak ng Pungapong
NI ROMMEL PIPOY LINATOC

Minsang Ako'y Humibik

NI REY TAMAYO, JR.

ALTERNATIVE READER NO. 132

- Press Accounts Suggest Military 'Cover-Up' in Ishagi Killings
By Greg Mitchell

- Iraqis Accuse Marines of Killing Unarmed Civilian
By Nancy A. Youssef

- When AWOL Is the Only Way Out
By Peter Laufer

DEMOCRATIC SPACE
Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera: An Authentic National Artist
By the Artists for the Removal of Gloria (ARREST Gloria)

Salungghit
Eighteen Arid Years 

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Uphill Walk

 

BREAKING NEWS
GMA’s Cha-Cha, Repression Hit in Independence Day Rally
NE Peasant Leader Shot Dead

Vol. VI, No. 17  June 4-10, 2006

ANALYSIS
Terror in Anti-Terror
Will Gloria’s ‘end-game strategy’ vs the Left work?

By Edmundo Santuario III

Tug-of-war in Hacienda Luisita
BY ABNER BOLOS

Culture

Unang Sulyap: The First Philippine Artsfest in Hong Kong  
BY INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO

Arroyo’s Charter Change May Lead to Constitutional Authoritarianism – Analyst
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Day of the Disappeared
Rights Group Urges Passage of Bill Vs. Enforced Disappearance

BY DEE AYROSO

On the Subic rape case
Fight Continues for ‘Nicole’ and Family

By Reyna Mae Tabbada

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Farewell to ‘God and People’s Servant’
BY DENNIS ESPADA

‘Sagada 11’
Nightmare in Jail

BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW

Related article:
Two of 11 Sagada-bound Backpackers Freed

Pangasinan Martyr
Jose Doton: People’s Champion Vs. San Roque Dam

BY LYN V. RAMO

As judge finds probable cause on rebellion charge
Beltran Decries Political Harassment Anew

BY LISA ITO

Experts Say Lafayette’s Compliance ‘All for Show’
DENR to decide on mining in Rapu-Rapu mid-June

BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN

Filipino Journalists Face Killings with Defiance
BY ACE ALEGRE

BOOK REVIEW

Yesterday and Today: Direct Continuities
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO

Revisiting the 1996 Peace Pact
BY JHONG DELA CRUZ

STREETWISE

Losing Her Grip
BY CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO

TULA (POETRY)
Uyaying Naghahanap ng Radikal na Kantor
NI E. SAN JUAN, JR.

Salungghit
Neglect of the Future 

PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Sleeping on the Go

 

BREAKING NEWS

Peasant Protesters Truncheoned, Hosed Down by Police
Kalinga Tribal Activist Shot Dead
4 Young Quezon Farmers Nabbed, Charged with Rebellion
 

 

Education Blues
A Bulatlat Special Report
Part I

-Two-shift Classroom Scheme Does Not Solve Education Crisis
BY TRINA FEDERIS

-Picturing the State of Education
BY TRINA FEDERIS

-In Leyte: Determined Students and Teachers Face Challenges in Remote Schools
BY JOHANN HEINN B. ARPON

-In Davao: Dreaming of College
By Jeffrey B. Javier

-In Cebu: ‘The President Is Wrong’ - CHED 7 Director
BY KAREN PAPELLERO

-‘Pinoy Titsers’ in the USA
BY MARYA G. SALAMAT


Part II

 Where Survival Is More Important than Studying
BY LINO D. INTERINO III

 Grim Scenario for Education in Negros

BY KARL G. OMBION

 Dishonest ABE?
By Cheryll D. Fiel

CHEd Admits Issuing Flawed Memorandum
BY JHONG DELA CRUZ