By RONALYN V. OLEA
“We welcome the filing of impeachment complaint against Corona who remains to be a loyal cohort of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo… However, we are alarmed by President Aquino’s move to appoint a new Chief Justice which is obviously meant to control the SC.” – Rodel Mesa, secretary general of Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (Uma)
Sidebar: Threatened, charged with crimes, Luisita farm workers continue to fight
By RONALYN V. OLEA MANILA – Five days before Christmas, while travelling from Manila to Hacienda Luisita, farm worker Rodel Mesa received a text message. Instead of words, he got graphic representation of a bullet. “Where is the gun?” he replied in Filipino. “Do whatever you want,” he added. On January 2, his fellow leader,…
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com We are in the age of information technology. But really, what kind of information is available to most Filipinos? With the corporate media , it’s hard to know if you are getting the whole truth or just a side of the story. During the violent demolition of homes in…
Ni ROLAND B. TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Taon-taon ay nakakatanggap ako ng kalendaryo. Hindi ko ito pinapansin, pinagpipilian pa nga. Ang preferensiya ko ay desk calendar dahil iyong wall calendar ay kailangan pang bumutas ng pako sa dingding para pagsabitan. At dahil may pagka-OC (obsessive compulsive) rin ako, madalas kong balik-balikan ang planner ko para ilista ang…
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