Day: August 5, 2011

By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com An environmental activist based in Cebu City was tailed and harassed by suspected intelligence agents on July 29 to 30. According to Task Force Justice for Environmental Defenders, Vince Cinches, country coordinator of international climate change organization 350.org, was on his way to Dumaguete City when he noticed men tailing…

By INA ALLECO R.SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Off with his head! Or at least boycott his exhibit. Artist Mideo Cruz is now at the eye of one of the biggest controversies in the Philippine visual arts scene. His latest work “Poleteismo” is being vilified left and right by various religious groups and influential leaders, and an ABS-CBN…

By JOE PENNEY Bulatlat.com Last week I wrote an article describing how food aid has wrought havoc on Somalia’s economy for nearly four decades, and why policies of neoliberal humanitarian agencies and the corrupt semblance of a Somali government they work with have left millions of people in starvation. This week I’ll give a brief…