Tuluy-tuloy na ba ito? (Will this go on and on?) This is the question on everyone’s mind. Three weeks ago, nobody would have foreseen that they would be asking this question now. Similarly, it would be impossible to foresee how long, how far and how fast events...

BY PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON NDFP Chief Political Consultant Chairperson, International League of Peoples' Struggle Posted by Bulatlat DEMOCRATIC SPACE Vol. VIII, No. 5, March 2-8, 2008 I congratulate the people and the broad united front of patriotic, progressive and...

Big-time corruption by the Mafioso in Malacañang in a series of unexplained negotiated contracts with foreign powers have squandered the people's money, and as a consequence, little is left for basic social services for our far-flung communities. It is ironic that,...

BY THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH – PHILIPPINES CENTRAL CONFERENCE Posted by Bulatlat DEMOCRATIC SPACE Vol. VII, No. 5, March 2-8, 2008 As co-creators of life, we women feel the deep pain of the people’s longing for a just and peaceful nation. From our wombs and our...

As the book Confessions of an Economic Hitman describes it, corporatocracy “exploits desperate people and is executing history’s most brutal selfish and ultimately self-destructive resource-grab.” BY ALGAMAR A LATIPH Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 5, March...

The call for Arroyo’s resignation is resounding loudly in the academe, and the faculty of the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman has added their voice to the latest political upheaval confronting the Arroyo government. BY REYNA TABBADA Bulatlat Vol. VIII,...

They have been called modern-day heroes for propping up the Philippine economy with their dollar remittances. Now they are responding to the call of the times. While 80,000 people converged for the interfaith rally in Ayala, Makati on Feb. 29, overseas Filipinos...

For hours we discussed the state of Philippine politics, American foreign policy, and neo-colonialism, complete with my requisite apologies for the sins of my ancestors, when the conversation turned to a recent piece of news. In an episode of a popular TV series in...

Huwag mo nang ipagpatuloy ang pagbabasa nito kung sangkot ka sa pagtatakip ng katotohanan tungkol sa $329-milyong proyektong NBN (national broadband network). Hindi para sa iyo ang mensaheng ito dahil hindi mo kayang intindihin ang teksto at konteksto nang walang...

BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 5, March 2-8, 2008 After the formidable interfaith rally February 29, it is now the women’s turn to make their voices heard. BABALA or Babae Laban sa Katiwalian (Women Against Corruption), the newly-formed women’s alliance...

Interfaith rally gathers big anti-GMA crowd People power is alive in this highland city as shown in mass actions launched here calling for the immediate resignation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, belying administration claims that there is widespread...

"Producing muscovado sugar from the coconut is far more profitable than copra, with less labor," said Eliseo Ganibe Sr., a coconut farmer. BY RUSSTUM G. PELIMA Sarangani Information Office Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 5 March 2-8, 2008 KIAMBA, Sarangani – Soon...

This interesting streamer was sneaked up to the stage during the Feb. 29 interfaith prayer rally in Makati City. It uses a common Filipino joke, “Sana kunin ka na ni Lord” (May God take your life away), as a political statement. This one calls on God to take...

While calling on the Catholic faithful, the biggest religious bloc in the Philippines, to destroy “the roots of corruption,” the recent statement by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) urged President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo – whose...

Ito ang panahon ng pagpaparami ng hanay: pagtataas ng kamulatan, pagpapakilos at pag-oorganisa. Kailangang may maunang kumilos at paratihang mag-rally. Kailangang kumprehensibo ang prop, malikahain sa pagpapataas ng kamulatan. At kailangan ang napakilos ay...

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo may make much of the recent revocations of Executive Order No. 464, which barred cabinet-level officials and top-ranking military officers from testifying in congressional investigations in aid of legislation without clearance from...

BY THE SISTERS’ ASSOCIATION IN MINDANAO Posted by Bulatlat DEMOCRATIC SPACE Vol. VIII, No. 6, March 9-15, 2008 We, in the Sisters’ Association in Mindanao, an aggrupation of some 360 nuns coming from more than 40 congregations in Mindanao, renew our call for Mrs....

Ang nasa bokabularyo ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at ng mga tagapagtanggol niya ay ang paggamit ng mga salitang magtatakip sa katotohanan, kahit na ito ay labag hindi lang sa batas ng gramatika kundi sa batas ng Pilipinas. Tunay na may dahilan para mapansin...

Twenty-seven years after the ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the condition of the Filipina seems to have worsened. The proof of the pudding are the statistics from the National Commission on...

Sr. Mercedes Nicolas, 84 years old, listened intently to speakers who aired their dismay over the NBN-ZTE deal. Upon seeing her, I remembered the movie Sister Stella L., which is about a nun who struggled with the oppressed masses for truth and justice during the...