By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com The country has been holding elections for more than half a century and yet nothing seems to have substantially changed. Local elections are still being fought with guns, goons, and gold while national elections are nothing more than popularity contests. Proof of this is the fact that the top rankings…
Day: April 23, 2010
Twisted 8 ½: The History of Human Technology
By JENNIFER CHAN Bulatlat.com If in the aftermath of an apocalypse, the world has been reborn and a group of new citizens wants to find out what kind of technology pre-apocalypse humans lived on, I daresay that Jessica Zafra’s latest Twisted installment, Twisted 8 ½, would be able to provide an accurate albeit slightly sardonic…
“Clever” Pavilion to Carry Philippine Torch at Shanghai Expo
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA Bulatlat.com MANILA — Buried under all the election hoopla is a momentous event the Philippines would be figuring in starting next month—the World Expo in Shanghai, China. The Philippine Organizing Committee (POC) to the Shanghai Expo announced last April 8 at the Coconut Palace that the country is all set in…
Groups Hold Jericho March Against Threats of Failure of Elections, Military Takeover
By PAULINE GIDGET ESTELLA
In the bible, the Israelites marched seven times to bring down the walls of Jericho. The protesters did the same to call the attention of the Comelec.
Alliance for the Environment Pushes for Six-point Agenda
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Fifteen organizations banded together under the Environment Vote Alliance came up with its agenda that could serve as guide for voters in choosing who among the candidates are genuinely concerned about the environment. The alliance is also challenging candidates to pursue the six-point agenda if they win in the May 2010 elections.
CHR, Military in Standoff on Morong 43 Case
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Ironically, while the CHR is proceeding with its hearings on the human rights violations complaint filed by the Morong 43 – even as the AFP stubbornly refuses to cooperate – the rights of the 43 health workers are violated over and over again.
The Greenest Candidates
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
The League of Youth for the Environment awarded one bean point for every environmental friendly answer or record of a candidate or group. One mean bean, on the other hand, was awarded for every environmental destructive answer or record.