By EDDIE SARMIENTO amidst the labyrinth of walls and barbed wires deep in the belly of camp crame lies the graveyard of the living where men of truth are incarcerated and degraded by the cruelties of prison. spirit is put to test. resolve is molded like steel by prisoners who refuse to yield to the…
Month: October 2009
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | The Curious Case of Chiz Escudero
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise / Business World Posted by Bulatlat.com Yesterday, Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero, a popular contender in the May 2010 presidential elections, resigned from his party, the National People’s Coalition, in a clear bid to distance himself from NPC Chair, business tycoon and putative presidential kingmaker, Mr. Danding Cojuangco. The announcement sent shockwaves…
Why Consumers Should Not Rejoice Over Oil-Price Rollback Enforced by Arroyo
By ARNOLD PADILLA
While it is supposed to be based on the Oil Deregulation Law, the executive order mandating the recent price rollback in effect puts into question the wisdom of oil deregulation. Moreover, the oil companies have found a way to offset whatever “losses” they would incur in Luzon due to the EO: by overpricing in the Visayas and Mindanao.
Aggressive GMO Promotion is Making Ifugao Corn Farmers Poorer
Conclusion If there’s anybody to blame for making farm life in the Ifugao town of Alfonso Lista more and more miserable today, it should be the Arroyo government for its aggressive promotion of GMO in corn production in tandem with the TNC giant Monsanto and the Ayalas, among other corporations. BY FERNANDO BAGYAN AND LULU…
First World Hubs sa Neoliberalismo ng Pilipinas
Ni ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO Kulturang Popular Kultura Bulatlat.com Ang bagong mga sityo ng metropolitanismo ay dinidisenyo hindi ni Gloria Arroyo o Bayani Fernando, at least di direkta, kundi ng neoliberalismo. Ito ang pang-ekonomiyang pwersa na ang mga dating publikong serbisyo, mula urban planning, parke at leisure, hospitalisasyon at koleksyon ng basura, ay binibitawan na ng…
Gabriela Turns 25, Rallies Women to ‘Rise Up’ After the Storm
By MARYA SALAMAT
Gabriela has come a long way in helping many women and contributing to their empowerment. In the process, Gabriela itself has gained many friends and members. It is now a nationwide alliance of 200 women’s organizations that cut across sectors and regions. It even has allied organizations in other countries.
Coal-Fired Plants Undermine Arroyo’s Approval of Climate-Change Law
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
The Arroyo administration will have to work extra hard to prove that it is sincere in addressing climate change and its impacts. Signing the climate-change bill into law is one thing – approving the operation of coal-fired power plants, which have been identified as one of the dirtiest power-generation methods, makes a mockery of it.
Distressed OFWs in Maldives Return Home, No Thanks to Philippine Government
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
One would think that, with all the billions of dollars in remittances that it rakes in, the government would be concerned enough about the plight of distressed OFWs and ensure that those who want to escape from their abusive employers abroad can easily go back home to safety.
Photo of the Week: Erap Throws a Mean Punch
Erap Throws a Mean Punch
Help Comes to Devastated Folk of Laguna Town but They Fret Over What Comes Next
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
With the flooding after Ondoy and the blaming of poor peasants and fisherfolks around the Laguna de Bay, many in Pila, Laguna, fear that the demolition of their homes is now just a matter of time.
Street Shooter: Life and Death
Life and Death