Digging the grave
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“Bayad po, isang Monumento,” sabi ng mamang katabi ko sa bus noong isang araw. Ngayon na lang, habang isinusulat ito, lubos kong naiisip ang konteksto at kasaysayan ng Monumento na natatagpuan sa dulo ng Edsa sa Caloocan. Ang Andres Bonifacio Monument, idinisenyo ng National Artist na si Guillermo Tolentino at pinasinayaan noong 1933, ay pananda…
Takipsilim sa Boracay, sa bisperas ng pagsasara nito. Ang mensahe ng karatulang ito ay nagdulot ng matinding pangamba sa mga residente at manggagawa ng mga barangay ng Boracay. Malawakang dislokasyon ang magaganap. Marami ang mawawalan ng kabuhayan at trabaho. Magbabago ang takbo ng buhay ng mga mamamayang lubusang nakaasa sa kita na dala ng turismo….
In the past three years, close to 40 nations have been signing a resolution, initiated by Iceland, expressing concern over the rising number of killings related to President Duterte’s “war on drugs.” Initially they urged the Philippine government to stop the killings and undertake an impartial investigation on these cases. Subsequently they called on the…
Mindanaoan victims and eyewitnesses to human rights abuse committed by the police and military forces gave testimony in front of a horrified audience. This happened in a press conference organized by human rights alliance Karapatan and the International Coalition of Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) on February 26 at the NCCP Office in Quezon…
National Democratic Front of the Philippines chief negotiator Fidel Agcaoili. (Photo by Kodao Productions) Who is Fidel Agcaoili? And why is everyone thanking him for his early birthday greetings? By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – As chief negotiator of the peace panel of a revolutionary movement, one might expect an overbearing figure. But…
“We must realize that giving the people and organizations behind them permission to gather and use our personal information means that we do pay for their services – not in cash but at the cost of our attention, privacy, and security.” By REINETTE TARINAY Bulatlat.com MANILA– Amid the looming passage of the anti-terror bill, digital…