Day: October 12, 2008
Deportees from Sabah Endure Inhumane Treatment
A fact-finding mission in Zamboanga City documented the inhumane treatment experienced by Filipino deportees from Sabah, Malaysia. BY ANGIE DE LARA MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat A fact-finding mission led by Migrante International was held Oct. 2 to 5 to look into the conditions of Filipino deportees from Sabah. Participants in the mission included Gabriela Women’s Party,…
Groups Outraged Over JPEPA Ratification
At stake in our fight against JPEPA is the protection and preservation of our natural resources and our environment, the defense against the exploitation and oppression of human labor against the Arroyo regime’s pimping of Filipino nurses, caregivers and skilled workers, the rightful claim of indigenous peoples to their ancestral domains, of farmers and workers…
JPEPA Ratification Puts Philippines in More Danger vs Global Crisis
Contrary to President Arroyo’s statement that the ratification of Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) will protect the country from the global financial crisis, it will make the country more vulnerable to economic shocks. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Contrary to President Arroyo’s statement that the ratification of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) will…
Survivor of Mining Tragedy will Remain a Miner
“Once I regain my strength, I will still go back to mining,” declared Robert Buhway in Ilocano while recuperating at the Baguio City General Hospital, where he was confined after being rescued from a mining tunnel in Itogon. He is among 16 miners trapped in the tunnel during the height of typhoon “Nina” last September.…
Oil Deregulation Minus the Jargon
Deregulation is quite simple but the powers-that-be tend to provide complicated explanations in claiming that it should be given a chance to work despite what is happening in the world market. Indeed, a clear understanding of oil deregulation leads one to oppose it, especially at the onset of unabated oil price hikes and inconsequential rollbacks.…
Ang Pinakatahimik Man Nating mga Gabi ay Hindi Tahimik
NI ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Inilathala ng Bulatlat Maging ang pinakamahimbing nating pagtulog ay hindi mahimbing. Sa pinakatahimik man nating mga gabi, waring walang katapusan ang ingay ng mga buldoser, ng nagkakapira-pirasong mga tabla, ng nagkakayupi-yuping mga yero. Sapagkat may ilang nagnanasang umangkin ng ating karapatang makumutan ng katahimikan sa kalaliman ng gabi, ng ating karapatang…
Melankolia ng Gitnang Uri
Ano pa ang kapasidad ng sarili na makapagtatwa ng kahirapan? Sa lente ng buhay ng gitnang uri, ang uring afiliasyon ay nagbabago. Nagkakaroon ng pagtratraidor (betrayal) sa uring pinagmulan (class origin) para ang identifikasyon ay pumanig sa abstraksyon at materialisasyon ng gitnang uri. Abstraksyon ito dahil nga sa mas maraming pagkakataon ay dinaranas lamang ito…