By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – More groups added their voices to the call for the release of detained artist Ericson Acosta. Acosta, 39, was arrested on Feb. 13 last year by elements of the 34th Infantry Battalion (IB) of the Philippine Army in San Jorge, Samar. He is charged with illegal possession of…
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Pangongolekta bilang konserbasyon ng dangal
Ni ROLAND B. TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Hindi mahilig magtapon ng gamit ang mga Filipino. Ang pantalon kapag nabutas, sinusulsihan at kapag nasira nagiging shorts; ang shorts kapag nasira, nagiging basahan. Ang nanay ko, kahit sira na ang unang TV ng pamilya, matapos ng ilang paulit-ulit na repair, hindi pa rin itinapon, naging furniture at pinatungan ng…
The wonder of the human body
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com During my last organized long run, a half marathon during the Octoberun, my left knee hurt by the 10 km mark. I pushed on by enduring the pain and shortening my stride. Eventually, I was able to finish the race with a decent but still my worst time of 2:45. The…
‘Aquino not doing enough to combat impunity’ – rights groups
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“After a year and a half in office, President Aquino should be delivering on his promise to end impunity for rights abuses.” – Human Rights Watch
“I think that the Philippine government knows what to do [but] we don’t see the will to stop the culture of impunity.” – Amnesty International
25 years after, justice for Mendiola massacre victims still nowhere in sight
By RONALYN V. OLEA
In reaction to Secretary Ricky Carandang’s statement that there is “no practical point” in reopening the investigation as it has already been “resolved,” the relatives of the victims replied, “How could it have been resolved when no one has been punished? Now that the son is in power, all the more we have to press for justice.”
Scrutinize books of oil companies now – Gabriela
“While it is complicated, we need to understand that oil is now primarily traded in the international futures markets… The spiraling of prices is mainly dictated by buyers and traders who gamble on the future price of oil in the name of superprofit-taking.” – Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Emmi De Jesus By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com…
Putaragis Amang*
Putragis Amang, kami’y namamalimos lamang ng kapirasong lupa, bakit pinaputok ang kanilang sandata? Hayup nga ba kaming hayup sa turing? Bakit kaming gutom bala ang pinakain? Putragis Amang, ang Palasyo pala ay hindi dulugan ng awa; ang Kongreso pala’y Kongreso ng panginoong maylupa. Saan naming hahanapin ang pangakong paglaya? Putragis Amang, huwag nila kaming itulak…
Prometheus Bound: Game theory
By Giovanni Tapang, PhD The ongoing impeachment trial at the Senate for the removal of Chief Justice Renato Corona is slowly becoming an early afternoon telenovela. Complete with courtroom drama and a cast of judges, accused and prosecutors, it transports listeners and viewers to a local version of Court TV writ large. Newspapers keep count…
Street Shooter: Off Line
A tourist withdraws from a cash machine while a beggar hopes for some alms from passers-by. (Sukhumvit, Bangkok, Thailand)
Holding pattern
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld If the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA 1) isn’t the worst in the world, it should certainly rank among the worst. On any given day, it looks more like a street during market day at Divisoria district than the gateway in and out of a country where,…
Aquino government pressed to stop oil cartel abuses
By MARYA SALAMAT
During the first three weeks of January alone, the three biggest oil companies have increased the price of diesel by P2.70 ($0.062) per liter, regular gasoline by P2.60 ($0.60) per liter, unleaded gasoline by P2.20 ($0.51) per liter and kerosene by P2.50 ($0.058) per liter.