Rina (not her real name) in an interview with human rights group Karapatan. (Photo courtesy of Karapatan Southern Mindanao Region) By MARA S. GENOTIVA Davao Today DAVAO CITY, Philippines – “They were forced to hold a piece of paper which bore their names, age, and address, while soldiers took pictures of them and forced them…
From the wellspring of a select corner of the soul, a subjective disturbance — however unwilled it may be — may flow via the aqueduct of verbal expression into the domain of the tongue.
On 1 September 1939, the United Kingdom began the massive evacuation of civilians in anticipation of the outbreak of the Second World War in Europe. The plan was called Operation Pied Piper, after the folktale with the eponymous musician who lured the children of the village of Hamelin away, never to be seen again. It…
According to Dulce, OceanaGold’s operations are also “chronically exposing” the important biodiversity corridor of Caraballo mountain range to air, noise, and water pollution.
Former IV of Spades frontman Unique Salonga with Poet/song-writer Toni Panagu and Rian Simon Magtaan, writer/film-maker (Photo by Rein Tarinay / Bulatlat) Lions and Acrobats’ vocalist Icoy Rapadas and She’s Only Sixteen’s vocalist Roberto Seña (Photo by Rein Tarinay / Bulatlat) By REIN TARINAY Bulatlat.com MANILA – Independent artists were among those who took the…
National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison made light of yet another threat against him by his former student Rodrigo Duterte. Responding to Duterte’s latest invective-laced tirade against him, Sison said the President has repeated so many times to kill him he is considering it a “term of endearment.“…