To the doubting Thomases out there who insist that we are a bona fide republic and that the U.S. is not in the habit of interfering in the country’s domestic affairs, think again. But one may well ask, isn’t this kind of interference, a good-intentioned and benevolent one? Unfortunately, such is not the track record…
Category: Streetwise
The Return of Fascist Rule
The Anti-Terrorism Bill promises to be the legal firmament for the return of fascist dictatorship while maintaining the grand pretense of “democratic” rule. Without a doubt, it also will create a firestorm of protest and resistance that will signal the end of another oppressive and reviled ruler the same way the unlamented dictator Marcos was…
Subic Rape Case, a Year After
Will Nicole get justice? The U.S. government and the Arroyo administration have done all they can to deny her justice in a court of law. Perhaps only the court of public opinion and the triumph of the Filipino people’s struggle against foreign, imperialist domination will eventually vindicate her and many more like her. BY CAROL…
Indicting the Arroyo Regime
The PPT Second Session indictment shows that the Philippines has not substantially moved away from political repression and military abuse despite the ouster of a military-backed, U.S.-propped dictatorship nor has it broken free of its neocolonial status despite loud proclamations of being an independent and democratic republic. By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com In…
The Bigger Picture
This is the latest in the wave of illegal, criminal assaults by a politically isolated regime against those who have the will and the capacity to bring about the broad united front of political forces necessary in order to rid the country of Mrs. Arroyo’s dastardly leadership. BY CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Business World Posted by Bulatlat.com…
GMA’s Chacha: Recipe for Dictatorship
Because they have not the fear of God in them, we must try to instill at least the fear of the wrath of a people fed up with lies and of being screwed by their supposed leaders in broad daylight. Let us fight to stop GMA’s chacha in its tracks. BY CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Business World…
Junking of Impeachment was Inevitable – Analyst Says next major battle is vs Cha-Cha
A La Salle professor said the killing of the impeachment case against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was inevitable because it was part of the whole design of Malacañang to keep the president in power up to 2010 and beyond. BY KARL G. OMBION Bulatlat.com BACOLOD CITY – A facilitator of the Social Science Educators Circle (Seedcore)…
Melo Commission – No Surprises
The Melo Commission, in marked contrast to the Palace hype, is widely perceived to be neither powerful, credible nor independent. By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com Malacañang’s creation of a supposedly “independent commission to address media and activist killings” headed by former Supreme Court Justice Jose Melo, has been met with much skepticism, if…
Bad Governance
Times like this, even a staunch opponent of the Arroyo administration would wish that government will get its act together, do whatever needs to be done with dispatch, in an organized way and with maximum effect. Alas, that may be asking too much if we go by Malacañangs track record and the most recent pronouncements…
An Ounce of Malunggay Keeps the Doctor Away
Looking for the right supplement to boost your family’s resistance to diseases during the rainy season? No need to look further down the road or dig deeper into your pocket. All one needs is the common malunggay, called the “miracle vegetable” by scientists. BY AUBREY MAKILAN Bulatlat.com The rainy season has started and would most…
Understanding the War in Lebanon
Certain things stand out despite the inevitable fog of war, including the accompanying lop-sided propaganda war being waged, that a fair-minded and serious person can make out. And that is, it is overwhelmingly the Lebanese people – civilians who are getting killed by the hundreds and wounded by the thousands, with one third of the…