DALAWANG TULA NI GERMAN V. GERVACIO Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 45, December 16-22, 2007 Hu Let Da Dogs Awt?! Hu-Hu-Huhu!: Isang Desperadong Pag-aaral sa Mga Modernong Bugtong na Walang Gustong Sumagot 0. Aso kong puti Inutusan ko sandali Hindi na umuwi Clue: pwe! Sagot: 1. Aso ako ng Puti Inuutusan ako palagi Upang…

Sino ba naman ang hindi mangingimi sa mga awit ng Eraserheads? Ilang henerasyon na ng kabataan at kabataang musikero ang umaawit at tumutugtog ng kanilang musika. Sa katunayan, sila ang pinakabatang banda na nagkaroon na ng remake ng kanilang musika ng mga nauna at kasalukuyang musikero. NI ROLAND TOLENTINO KULTURANG POPULAR KULTURA Bulatlat Vol. VII,…

BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN Bulatlat MIGRANT WATCH Vol. VII, No. 45, Dec. 16-22, 2007 Based on the 2006 Census of Canada released recently, the Philippines is the 3rd highest source of immigrants to Canada in the world, and has consistently been in the top 5 since 1981. RP in Top 3 With 77, 880 recent…

FROM THE PHILIPPINE COLLEGIAN Posted by Bulatlat CULTURE Vol. VII, No. 45, December 16-22, 2007 Lost in Translation Ni.Jerrie M. Abella Walang habas ang panlilinlang sa mundo. Sa panahon umano ng pagkawasak ng mga hangganan, may nawawala/ iwinawala sa mga de-latang ilusyong isinasalimpad ng mga higit na nakapangyayari. Gayon na lamang ang pagkamangha ng Pilipinong…

For six years, the U.S. Congress stood by mutely or actively approved as President Bush’s team cooked the books to justify war, drew the nation’s electronic spies into illegal wiretapping and turned intelligence agents and uniformed soldiers into torturers at outlaw prisons. The New York Times | Editorial ALTERNATIVE READER Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII,…

UN Rights Envoy Suspects CIA of Guantanamo Torture A United Nations investigator said on Thursday he strongly suspected the CIA of using torture on terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay, suggesting many were not being prosecuted to keep the abuse from emerging at trial. BY STEPHANIE NEBEHAY REUTERS/TRUTHOUT ALTERNATIVE READER Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No.…

With Cheaper Medicine Bill, Still No Access to Low-Cost Essential Medicine BY KILOSBAYAN PARA SA KALUSUGAN DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 45, December 16-22, 2007 The 14th Congress is wrapping up legislative measures on CHEAPER MEDICINE with the Senate finishing ahead as it approved on third hearing Senate Bill 1658. The lower…

Because of the inaction of the Arroyo government, the burden being caused by the oil price increases is being borne by the driver who has already lost almost half of his/her income, and the consuming public who had to cope with the corresponding increases in the prices of basic commodities, services, and utilities. While on…

It is not the fault of the Jonas Burgoses of this world that they have gone missing. It is not their fault that they have taken active participation in changing our society, and got in trouble. It is not their fault that they are branded “rebels.” Ma, to paraphrase a famous quote, the troubles of…

Finally signed by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on November 15 this year, the Shelter Code is supposed to address the growing homelessness in the city. Non-government organizations consider the new ordinance a triumph. But what does this new law promise a city, where an estimated half a million people are homeless? BY CHERYLL D. FIEL Davao…

Anna is a first year student in UP Diliman (UPD). She is among the first batch of students affected by the approved 300 percent tuition and other fee increases (TFI). Her first semester alone cost her family P17,000 ($413.22 at an exchange rate of $1=P41.14) for 15 units. To pay the P1,000 ($24.30) per unit…