Month: August 2009

By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
The International Day of the Disappeared on Aug. 30 was marked in the Philippines with a ringing of the bells to honor those taken by the regime — a warning to the government that the families left behind by these desaparecidos “are watching” to make sure that, soon, “we will get the justice we deserve.” View slideshow

Ni ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO Kulturang Popular Kultura Bulatlat.com Sa alingasngas na nalikha ng seleksyon ng 2009 National Artists Award (NAA), dalawang isyu ang tumitingkad na pangunahing diskurso: sa punto na may pakiwaring agrabyado—mga pambansang alagad ng sining, “lehitimong” artista, intelektwal, manggagawang pangkultura, at elitista—ang madalas masambit ay ang diskurso ng delicadeza o ang pagkilos ng…

By MARYA SALAMAT
The massive layoffs in the Philippines brought about by the global financial crisis and the increasing appetite of companies for more profit have exposed yet again the Arroyo regime’s sympathy not for workers but for capitalists. And instead of ensuring that workers’ rights are protected, the Department of Labor and Employment has become an even more willing tool by companies to satisfy their greed.

By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (256 kms north of Manila) ? Members and conveners of the Benguet Mining Alert Network (BMAAN) have recently celebrated their organization’s first anniversary by reviewing its goals and objectives and renewing their commitment to carry-on the struggle to save the province of Benguet from…

By WENDY ATUBAN Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246 kms north of Manila) ? While bio-piracy looms as a continuing threat to indigenous communities, an official of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPO Philippines) – the lead agency in the country mandated to implement state policies on intellectual property – reveals…