Ni ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO Kulturang Popular Kultura Bulatlat.com MANILA — Pagpasok pa lamang ng “-ber” na buwan, simula na ang countdown para sa pasko. Iniaanunsyo ito madalas sa huling bahagi ng unang balita sa gabi bilang paglipas na naman ng isa pang araw tungo sa realisasyon ng pagdating ng Disyembre 25. Setyembre pa lamang ay…
Day: October 19, 2009
Disaster-Relief Fatigue
Ni ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO Kulturang Popular Kultura Bulatlat.com MANILA — Sunod-sunod ba naman ang super-typhoon, mula Ondoy, Pepeng at Ramil, na pawang malalawak at mararahas ang saklaw ng epekto, bakit hindi ka naman mapapagod sa sunod-sunod ding kailangang relief operations? Parang na ngang defensa laban sa ikatlong People Power, napagod na raw ang mga taong…
Benjie Oliveros | Father Lucero’s Murder Signifies Escalation of Extrajudicial Killings
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com MANILA — Buried under the news of the devastation caused by two storms Ondoy and Pepeng is an equally alarming development — the killing of a parish priest the Reverend Cecilio Lucero in Northern Samar. Father Lucero was ambushed by heavily armed men suspected to be soldiers last September 6…
Change in Control of Food Production Key to Solving World Hunger
In June this year, the number of hungry people throughout the globe reached 1 billion, or a sixth of the world’s population, according to the FAO. This was a considerable leap from 963 million a year ago. By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat.com MANILA — In the fight against world hunger, the key element is not…