http://bulatlat.com/taxonomy/term/4/feed The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://bulatlat.com/2008/05/arroyo-government-doing-enough <p><strong>The Arroyo government is saying that it could not be blamed for the price spikes because the problem is international in nature. That is only half the truth.</p> <p>BY BENJIE OLIVEROS<br />ANALYSIS<br />Bulatlat<br />Vol. VIII, No. 14, May 11-17, 2008</strong></p> <p><a href="http://bulatlat.com/2008/05/arroyo-government-doing-enough">read more</a></p> Analysis Sat, 10 May 2008 04:50:05 -0400 admin 1312 at http://bulatlat.com http://bulatlat.com/2008/05/question-wage-increases <p><strong>With the increases in the prices of rice, bread, pork, electricity, oil, liquid petroleum gas, and other basic commodities, the need for and the urgency of wage increases are no longer debatable. The only question is how and how much.</p> <p>BY BENJIE OLIVEROS<br />ANALYSIS<br />Bulatlat<br />Vol. VIII, No. 13, May 4-10, 2008</strong></p> <p><a href="http://bulatlat.com/2008/05/question-wage-increases">read more</a></p> Analysis Mon, 05 May 2008 19:27:31 -0400 admin 1272 at http://bulatlat.com http://bulatlat.com/2008/04/more-rice-crisis-profiteering-and-poverty <p><strong>If there is no shortage, locally and internationally, and no compelling reason for the increases in rice prices and yet it is happening then somebody is making a hefty profit out of it at the expense of the majority of the Filipino people.</p> <p>BY BENJIE OLIVEROS<br />ANALYSIS<br />Bulatlat<br />Vol. VIII, No. 12, April 27 - May 3, 2008</p> <p><a href="http://bulatlat.com/2008/04/more-rice-crisis-profiteering-and-poverty">read more</a></p> Analysis Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:04:53 -0400 admin 1237 at http://bulatlat.com http://bulatlat.com/2008/04/gov-t-data-prove-necessity-substantial-wage-hike-0 <p><strong>One only needs to look at government data to see the basis for a substantial wage hike, and one only needs to do simple mathematical computations to prove the anti-poor character of the proposed 10-percent wage hike for government employees.</p> <p>BY DANILO ARAÑA ARAO<br />ANALYSIS<br />Bulatlat<br />Vol. VIII, No. 11, April 20-26, 2008</strong></p> <p><a href="http://bulatlat.com/2008/04/gov-t-data-prove-necessity-substantial-wage-hike-0">read more</a></p> Analysis Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:56:28 -0400 admin 1232 at http://bulatlat.com http://bulatlat.com/2008/04/play-words-do-not-make-rice-crisis-go-away <p><strong>The Arroyo government is again playing with words, as if it would make the rice crisis (which has now reached the level of a food crisis) go away. It claims there is no rice crisis but admits to a rice price crisis.</p> <p><a href="http://bulatlat.com/2008/04/play-words-do-not-make-rice-crisis-go-away">read more</a></p> Analysis Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:49:59 -0400 admin 1207 at http://bulatlat.com http://bulatlat.com/2008/04/all-about-rights-and-politics <p><strong>Two important events concerning human rights are taking place namely, the SC deliberations on the motion for reconsideration filed by the Senate regarding the issue of executive privilege, and the Universal Periodic Review of the human rights record of the Arroyo government by the UNHRC.  In both events, the assertion of the people’s rights would and could only be fought in the arena of</p> <p><a href="http://bulatlat.com/2008/04/all-about-rights-and-politics">read more</a></p> Analysis Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:35:00 -0400 admin 1180 at http://bulatlat.com http://bulatlat.com/2008/04/political-economy-gross-domestic-product-accounting-and-philippine-case <p><strong>The first part of this paper will delve into how the Philippine government has adopted GDP accounting, while the second section will analyze the historical background and ideological basis of this capitalist criterion of development. Finally, alternative methods of measuring development vis-à-vis the GDP will be discussed.</p> <p>BY PROF. EDILBERTO M. VILLEGAS</p> <p><a href="http://bulatlat.com/2008/04/political-economy-gross-domestic-product-accounting-and-philippine-case">read more</a></p> Analysis Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:34:46 -0400 admin 1171 at http://bulatlat.com http://bulatlat.com/2008/04/missing-point-rice-crisis <p><strong>The root of the problem that led to the rice crisis, rural backwardness, cannot be solved by sporadic solutions and releases of funds. It would necessitate a reversal of the economic programs and priorities of the government.</p> <p>BY BENJIE OLIVEROS<br />ANALYSIS<br />Bulatlat<br />Vol. VIII, No.9, April 6-12, 2008<br /></strong></p> <p><a href="http://bulatlat.com/2008/04/missing-point-rice-crisis">read more</a></p> Analysis Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:24:02 -0400 admin 1165 at http://bulatlat.com http://bulatlat.com/2008/03/sana-y-magretiro-na-si-manny-pacquiao <p><strong>Para sa mga tunay na traydor at kaaway, kailangan ang eskapismo para mabigyan ng maling konsepto ng pagkakaisa ang mamamayan at mapanatili sila sa kapangyarihan. At dahil nagagamit si Pacquiao at ang kanyang mga laban ay nagiging instrumento ng pambansang pagkalimot, napapanahon na, para sa akin, ang permanenteng niyang pag-alis sa boxing ring.</p> <p>NI DANILO ARAÑA ARAO</p> <p><a href="http://bulatlat.com/2008/03/sana-y-magretiro-na-si-manny-pacquiao">read more</a></p> Analysis Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:16:47 -0400 admin 1146 at http://bulatlat.com http://bulatlat.com/2008/03/nation-divided-truth-concealed <p><strong>The Supreme Court decision upholding the right of CHED Sec. Romulo Neri and Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to invoke executive privilege did not serve the cause of justice and truth.  It helped conceal a crime, added to the cracks in the institutions of government, and left the nation more deeply divided.</p> <p>BY BENJIE OLIVEROS<br />ANALYSIS<br />Bulatlat</p> <p><a href="http://bulatlat.com/2008/03/nation-divided-truth-concealed">read more</a></p> Analysis Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:04:04 -0400 admin 1135 at http://bulatlat.com