BY Bulatlat.com Posted 2:50 p.m., Dec. 13, 2006 A barangay (village) captain was gunned down by hooded and motorcycle-riding men in Malolos City, Bulacan at around 6:30 p.m. last night. Based on reports reaching Bulatlat, Renato Estrella, 58, barangay captain of Atlag, Malolos City, was shot in the head at close range by one of…
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Militant Solon Urges Continued Vigilance vs Chacha
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat.com Posted 8:35 p.m., Dec. 12, “They will ram it through at the first chance of doing so – in the middle of the night, while we are sleeping – if we don’t exercise vigilance.” These were the words of Bayan Muna (People First) Rep. Teddy Casiño as he spoke before…
Bayan
NI REY TAMAYO, JR. Inilathala ng Bulatlat.com Mutyang Pilipinas ang ating tahanan, Dumaan sa hapis, pagluha at lumbay; Sa maraming taon alipin ng panglaw Pag-asa’y giniba nitong agam-agam. Ang umid na tinig nitong ating bayan, Sa nasang pagsigaw ng katotohanan; Tanging mga luha dahang lumilitaw Na umindang pilit hapo na at pagal. Kelan malalagot ang…
Invisible II
BY CHERYL DAYTEC-YAÑGOT Posted by Bulatlat.com We were born rich in an abundant land. Then they saw us and all of a sudden We were invisible. They did not see us When they came to vandalize the burial grounds of our ancestors to herald the fabrication of counterfeit lakes and rivers with strong flux to…
100 Good Reasons to be ‘Pinoy’ (Thought Balloons, Ikalawang Bahagi)
Ang sa susunod na henerasyon? Ano ang kanilang magiging claim sa pagiging bayani? Lahat halos ng dekada ay minamarkahan ng kasaysayan ng hamon – batas militar at diktadura ng 1970s, People Power ng 1980s, EDSA Dos ng 2000s. Kabataang Filipino, ano na? NI ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com 21. Pakidala. A personalized door-to-door remittance and delivery system…
Joma Sison Yearns for Mangoes, Sings `Mao’s Way’
The author interviews Jose Maria Sison to see if there is something human about a so-called “terrorist” who is considered legendary or notorious, depending on one’s beliefs. BY RUDY D. LIPORADA Contributed to Bulatlat.com In 2005, I went to Europe for a month-long vacation with my family. Hopping through Iceland, England, France, Germany and The…
Slain Guerrillas’ Remains Held by Soldiers; Kin Stopped from Claiming Bodies
Retrieving the dead to give them decent burial has become extra painful for families, especially if one is an armed dissident in Quezon, a province now battered by escalated combat operations by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against the communist-led New People’s Army (NPA). BY DENNIS ESPADA Bulatlat.com Retrieving the dead to give…
Diagnosing the Future of Community Medicine in the Philippines
Our country is in dire need of doctors for the people. The starkest indicator of this dilemma is the state of community medicine practice in the country and likewise the dwindling number of community physicians. BY PHILIP PARAAN Bulatlat.com Our country is in dire need of doctors for the people. The starkest indicator of this…
Doctors of the People
Donning white blazers, many doctors stay in air-conditioned clinics serving well-off patients. Some work abroad for higher financial rewards. There are even those who trade their blazers for nurse’s uniforms just to be able to seek employment abroad and bring their families along with them. But there are also doctors who work in understaffed public…
Courage, KMU Assail Arroyo’s Silence on Wage Hike Demands
The national leadership of a militant group of government employees and a labor group in the Cordillera, on separate occasions, assailed the anti-labor stance of the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo that keeps mum on clamors for P3,000 across-the-board salary increases for government employees and P125 daily increase for workers in the private sector, and…
Filipino Workers in Hong Kong: Fending for Themselves
Filipinos comprise Hong Kong’s biggest migrant community. Migrant workers among them stay on for years to work hard for their children’s future; others come home after a short stay as their dreams of buying a piece of land in their country of origin are shattered. By Bobby Tuazon Bulatlat.com