Much to the consternation of various youth groups, some public schools that are supposed to provide free education are now charging tuition and other fees. The age-old problems of teacher shortage and lack of facilities, along with higher tuition, are more than enough basis for the protest actions being organized in time for the opening…
Day: June 2, 2007
The Specter Haunting the Arroyo Administration
Two issues have put the Macapagal-Arroyo administration on the defensive since 2005. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat Analysis Vol. VII, No. 17, June 3-9, 2007 Two issues have put the Macapagal-Arroyo administration on the defensive since 2005: electoral fraud and political killings. And on both issues, the Macapagal-Arroyo administration has been trying in vain to turn…
Families Ask Arroyo to Account for Missing Kin
Since President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo assumed power in January 2001, 196 Filipinos have become victims of enforced disappearances or politically-motivated abductions. BY BULATLAT Human Rights Watch Vol. VII, No. 17, June 3-9, 2007 As the world observes the International Week of the Disappeared, families of those who were abducted continue their call for the Arroyo administration…
Despite Police Claims to the Contrary: Pastor Abducted, Not Arrested
All that United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) Pastor Berlin Guerrero, 46, could think of when he spent a horrifying night at the hands of police captors was that he could either rot in jail or join his “Creator.” BY DENNIS ESPADA Bulatlat Human Rights Watch Vol. VII, No. 17 June 3-9, 2007…
Elections in Negros a Farce
By all accounts, the recently concluded elections remains a farce and reflects the moribund and decaying political system. BY FELIPE LEVY GELLE, JR. Secretary-General, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Negros Posted by Bulatlat Democratic Space Vol. VII, No. 17 June 3-9, 2007 By all accounts, the recently concluded election remains a farce and reflects the moribund and decaying…
Arroyo is `Responsible for my Abduction, Torture’ – UCCP Pastor
My abductors brought me to a place I didn’t know. Here, still handcuffed, men would take turns interrogating and beating my head with their fists and other objects like a 1,000-ml mineral bottle. All throughout, layers of plastic bags covered my head. My torturers would tighten the bag until I could no longer breathe. I…
Local Comelec Boss Nabbed for Explosives Possession
A Benguet election officer is in hot water after police operatives seized explosives allegedly in his possession at the premises of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) along Gov. Pack Road in Baguio City. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Election Watch Vol. VII, No. 17, June 3-9, 2007 BAGUIO CITY (246 kms.…
Negros Teachers, Employees Still Unhappy with GSIS
Around 2,000 public school teachers from various Department of Education (DepEd) divisions and government employees in Bacolod and Negros Occidental staged a protest action last week to press their demands to resolve major issues and problems facing GSIS members, retirees and pensioners. BY KARL G. OMBION Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 17, June 3-9, 2007 BACOLOD…
Cordi Needs 84 More Public School Teachers – DepEd
As the nation looks forward to the opening of classes, an education official said that the Cordillera region lacks public school teachers. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 17 June 3-9, 2007 BAGUIO CITY (246 kms. north of Manila) – As the nation looks forward to the opening of…
Wala sa Tatsulok ang mga Desaparecido, Nasa ‘Safehouse’ ng Walanghiyang Estado
NI E. SAN JUAN, JR. Inilathala ng Bulatlat [Paumanhin kay Rex Navarette] Natagpuang bangkay sina Jun Bagasbas at Ronilo Brezuela ng partidong Kabataan Sa lantad na sulok ng sitio Santolan, Capalonga, Camarines Norte…. Hoy GMA madapa ka kunwari di mo alam Kalat ang balitang pinatay sila ng mga sundalo ng Alpha Co., 31st Infantry Battalion…
SC Junks Rebellion Raps vs `Batasan 6’, Others
The Supreme Court (SC) has junked the rebellion charges filed against six representatives of party-list groups and four other leaders of progressive people’s organizations. BY EMILY VITAL Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 17 June 3-9, 2007 The Supreme Court (SC) has junked the rebellion charges filed against six representatives of party-list groups and four other leaders…