Militants Assail Signing of RP-Aussie Defense Pact

admin — Thu, 31 May 2007 06:02:43 -0400

BY EMILY VITAL
Bulatlat
Breaking News
May 31, 2007 - 6:02pm

Lanao Sur Special Elections 'Farcical and Extremely Vulnerable to Vote Manipulation' - Kontra Daya

admin — Wed, 30 May 2007 06:18:59 -0400

BY BULATLAT
Posted May 30, 2007, 6:18 p.m.

Election watchdog Kontra Daya joined the Concerned Citizens and other groups in a protest rally, Wednesday, near the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) where the national canvassing is ongoing. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) canvassed votes from Sulu on the same day.

No 12-0 Win for TU in Lanao Special Polls

admin — Mon, 28 May 2007 05:01:16 -0400

BY DABET CASTAÑEDA
Bulatlat
ELECTION WATCH/BREAKING NEWS
May 28, 2007 - 5:01 pm

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur – Were the voters from Barangay (village) Kadigilan, Lumbayanage town in Lanao del Sur not aware of the national elections?

Activist Pastor Abducted after Sunday Service in Laguna

admin — Mon, 28 May 2007 04:55:23 -0400

BY BULATLAT
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH/BREAKING NEWS
May 28, 2007 - 4:55pm

We're No. 1! America Leads the World in War Profits

admin — Sat, 26 May 2007 07:28:46 -0400

By Frida Berrigan

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Political Fiefdoms Dig In

admin — Sat, 26 May 2007 07:27:07 -0400

A look at the election outcome in some of the political turfs would show whether the geopolitical balance of power has changed without necessarily shaking the infrastructures of political dynasties in those areas.

By the Policy Study, Publication and Advocacy (PSPA)
Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG)
Posted by Bulatlat
ELECTION WATCH

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Cardinal Zen, Reaching Beyond Borders for Human Rights and Democracy

admin — Sat, 26 May 2007 07:25:11 -0400

“I am a witness to the suffering of my struggling people, and I join them in their fight for liberation.”

BY REY ASIS
Asian Students Association
Contributed to Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 16 May 27-June 2, 2007

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RPA-ABB Headed for Split?

admin — Sat, 26 May 2007 07:22:40 -0400

The leaders of the Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa-Pilipinas/Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPM-P/RPA-ABB), a group that split from the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in the 1990s, have begun accusing each other of corruption and gangsterism – and seem headed for a bloody showdown.

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Centerstage: ARMM

admin — Sat, 26 May 2007 06:55:28 -0400

As the national canvassing of votes for the recently-concluded senatorial and local elections continues to go full-swing, all eyes are on the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) – as massive fraud is alleged to have taken place in two of the region’s provinces while failure of elections has been declared in another.

BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
Bulatlat

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Not for the Nearsighted

admin — Sat, 26 May 2007 06:43:57 -0400

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Oy, Jonas!

admin — Sat, 26 May 2007 06:37:32 -0400

(Kay Jonas Burgos, desaparecido)

NI MARK ANGELES
Inilathala ng Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 16 May 27-June 2, 2007

Noong mawala ang susi ng aparador,
itinaob namin ang buong bahay.
Bakit hindi kita hahanapin, Jonas,
ngayong dinukot ka ng mga operatiba

ni Arroyo? Waring umalingawngaw

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Damdamin para sa Bayan

admin — Sat, 26 May 2007 06:36:09 -0400

NI OLIVER CARLOS
Inilathala ng Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 16 May 27-June 2, 2007

May mga damdaming pilit mang iwaksi
Nukal di’t sisibol at di maikubli.
Pag-ibig sa bayan pilit mang itanggi
Mabibigkas pa rin nitong mga labi..

Pag-ibig na ito sa lupang nagkanlong
Sa mga pangarap at musmos na layon,

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Ka Paeng: Representing and Living the Life of the Marginalized

admin — Sat, 26 May 2007 06:32:56 -0400

Washing and ironing his clothes, cleaning the house, washing the dishes, and weeding the farm. Other politicians would hire maids to do these things for them. But Anakpawis (Toiling Masses) Rep. Rafael “Ka Paeng” Mariano, the poorest congressman in the country, lives up to his sector’s way of life.

BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN
Bulatlat

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Wrong Medication

admin — Sat, 26 May 2007 06:16:56 -0400

The issue regarding the signing of Republic Act 9439 into law is not so much on the greed for profit, nor people trying to escape from their responsibility to pay, but the issue is more anchored to the fact that it is the consequence of government’s failure to deliver basic social services to the people, low wages, lack of opportunities to earn a living, and government’s prioritization

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Military Behind Killing of Pollwatchers in Bicol – Kabataan Party-list

admin — Sat, 26 May 2007 06:11:27 -0400

Witnesses and evidences gathered by human rights and people’s organizations point to the military as the perpetrators in the abduction and killing of two Kabataan (Youth) Party-list poll watchers last May 15.

BY ZOFIA LEAL
Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 16 May 27-June 2, 2007

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Amnesty International Report, May 2007-PHILIPPINES

admin — Sat, 26 May 2007 06:03:02 -0400

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Head of state and government: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Death penalty: abolitionist for all crimes
International Criminal Court: signed

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A Sickness Called Garci

admin — Sat, 26 May 2007 05:52:26 -0400

The reports of massive fraud are staring the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the face and Comelec Chair Benjamin Abalos, Sr. and Commissioner Rene Sarmiento still refuse to conduct a thorough investigation and act swiftly to prevent further damage. And they refuse to do so only because there are no witnesses. Perhaps the Comelec is afflicted with a serious illness called Garci.

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Spectacle of a Problematic Election

admin — Sat, 26 May 2007 05:46:01 -0400

The elections are a period when these conflicting forces play out an act in a long-running drama. For those who control power, each election is crucial. They cannot afford to lose. They can, in another sense, afford to win through “guns, goons, gold and Garci.”

BY PROF. GILL H. BOERINGER*
Contributed to Bulatlat
ELECTION WATCH

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Election-time Adventures

admin — Sat, 26 May 2007 05:44:37 -0400

I had volunteered twice before as poll watcher for the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting during the 2001 and 2004 polls. But nothing prepared me for the gruelling tasks I had to do as poll watcher for Kabataan Party-list. And yet, more than a week after the polls, my task as a citizen is far from over.

BY ZOFIA LEAL
Contributed to Bulatlat

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Negros NGO is Finalist in UK Green Energy Tilt

admin — Sat, 26 May 2007 05:33:40 -0400

The Negros-based Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation, Inc. (AIDFI) has been selected as one of the 10 finalists for London’s Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy.

BY KARL G. OMBION
Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 16 May 27-June 2, 2007

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Militants Assail Signing of RP-Aussie Defense Pact

Lanao Sur Special Elections 'Farcical and Extremely Vulnerable to Vote Manipulation' - Kontra Daya

No 12-0 Win for TU in Lanao Special Polls

Activist Pastor Abducted after Sunday Service in Laguna

We're No. 1! America Leads the World in War Profits

By Frida Berrigan read more

Political Fiefdoms Dig In

Cardinal Zen, Reaching Beyond Borders for Human Rights and Democracy

RPA-ABB Headed for Split?

Centerstage: ARMM

Not for the Nearsighted

Oy, Jonas!

Damdamin para sa Bayan

Ka Paeng: Representing and Living the Life of the Marginalized

Wrong Medication

Military Behind Killing of Pollwatchers in Bicol – Kabataan Party-list

Amnesty International Report, May 2007-PHILIPPINES

A Sickness Called Garci

Spectacle of a Problematic Election

Election-time Adventures

Negros NGO is Finalist in UK Green Energy Tilt

By Frida Berrigan

read more