May 19, 2013     Manila, Philippines
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Friday, February 15th, 2013

The trapo campaign has begun

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Even before the campaign period started, the administration’s senatorial slate called Team PNoy has begun taking potshots at the opposition called Team UNA. Their opening salvo, which was led by no less than the president, seems to show how the administration would conduct its campaign. President Benigno Aquino III led the

Friday, February 8th, 2013

Too many questions surrounding US Navy ships’ port calls

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com While the Filipino people are still following with trepidation the developments regarding the removal of the USS Guardian from the Tubbataha reef, two more US ships – nuclear attack submarine USS Cheyenne and...

Friday, February 1st, 2013

‘Inclusive growth’ is impossible if there is no genuine democracy

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Pres. Benigno Aquino III has been so pleased with himself recently. Before the National Economic Development Authority released the country’s growth statistics for last year, President Aquino had already announced that it is...

Friday, January 18th, 2013

Getting to the bottom of the Atimonan rubout

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com As more information about the Atimonan, Quezon rubout of alleged jueteng lord Vic Siman and 12 others, including three policemen and three soldiers, is revealed to the public, the more questions arise. First...

Sunday, December 30th, 2012

Gains, sins of omission and commission of the Aquino presidency

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Next year would be the mid-point of the Aquino administration. Because it is already near its mid-point, the Filipino people could already accurately gauge the direction of the administration. Let us look at...

Saturday, December 8th, 2012

Democracy? Why is the Aquino government ignoring human rights issues?

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Human rights is a very important issue for us in Bulatlat. We have written about the life of each and every victim of human rights violations. We tried to provide the context by...

Friday, November 30th, 2012

Gat Andres Bonifacio, the underrated hero

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Manila — The proposal of Rep. Raymond Palatino of the Kabataan party-list group for the Department of Education to develop and include a subject on the life, works, and ideals of Gat Andres...

Thursday, November 22nd, 2012

Maguindanao massacre and the absence of genuine justice, press freedom, and good governance

By BENJIE OLIVEROS The continued reign of impunity, political dynasties and warlordism, the...

Friday, November 16th, 2012

Privatization of health services, a life and death issue for poor Filipinos

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Government health workers have been consistently sounding the alarm, especially these past few weeks, regarding the Aquino government’s plans to privatize the provision of health services. They have been holding lunch break pickets...

Thursday, November 8th, 2012

Obama reelection, is there a glimmer of hope?

By BENJIE OLIVEROS For a US president who was propelled to the White...

Friday, October 26th, 2012

Economic realities bite

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com MANILA — We don’t hear much about the state of the world economy these days. What we normally read are slightly optimistic projections and supposed signs of recovery. But we are being bombarded...

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