June 19, 2013 Manila, Philippines
Friday, June 7th, 2013
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com MANILA — I write this with a deep sense of urgency and desperation (or is it exasperation?). The interest of the media regarding what happened during the May 2013 elections has practically...
Thursday, May 30th, 2013
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis After the brief but tumultuous electoral exercise, the Filipino people would be facing the same issues again. This is not to say that we should forget about what happened during the May 2013...
Friday, May 24th, 2013
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis A wide chasm separates the assessment of the Comelec and election watchdog AES Watch on the May 2013 elections. Commission on Elections Chairperson Sixto Brillantes Jr. called it as the best elections the...
Friday, May 17th, 2013
Proclaiming 6 senators based on 23.6-percent canvassed votes does not make an election, democratic and truly successful.
Friday, May 10th, 2013
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com On Monday May 13, 2013, the country would have its first elections under the Aquino administration, which was propelled to power on the promise of change. This will be the first elections under...
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com The peace talks between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines seem to be on the verge of collapse with the recent announcement of Alexander Padilla...
Friday, April 26th, 2013
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Two recent poverty surveys – from the government’s National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) and the Social Weather Stations (SWS) – came up with similar results showing that the Aquino government is not making...
Thursday, April 18th, 2013
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com The Aquino government has been riding high on the 6.6 percent GDP growth rate last year and the granting of investment grade to the Philippines recently. It has been gloating, declaring that its...
Thursday, April 11th, 2013
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Local and congressional elections are just around the corner. The ruling coalition dubbed as Team Pnoy is aiming to win it big by bagging the clear majority, nay dominance, in the senatorial, lower...
Thursday, April 4th, 2013
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis In a landmark decision, the Court of Appeals ruled that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) should be held accountable for the enforced disappearance of activist Jonas Burgos. The decision of the...
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Friday, June 14th, 2013
Is there truth in the gov’ts claim that GDP growth is resulting in reverse migration of OFWs?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis The Aquino government was beaming with pride when it announced that the country had a high – by Philippine standards – year-on-year GDP growth rate of 7.8 percent during the first quarter of 2013. Construction registered the highest growth with 32.5 percent, followed by financial intermediation with 13.9 percent, manufacturing at