Human rights activist Jerome Aladdin Succor Aba didn’t once think that the interrogation and torture scenes he had been watching on television would one day be a reality for him. “Hindi ako sanay na ako mismo ang biktima ng mga garapalang human rights violation,” he said during a press conference Saturday morning. [I’m not used…
by Rosario Bella Guzman There is a growing concern about the phenomenal increase of Chinese capital flowing into the Philippine economy. China has recently overtaken the US in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows and trade. In the first semester of 2018, FDI from China amounted to US$175 million as compared with Japan’s US$154…
Tagumpay man ang pagbabasura sa kaso ng Makabayan 4, tuluy-tuloy pa rin ang kampanya laban sa gawa-gawang kaso at panggigipit sa mga kritiko ng administrasyon. Sina Teddy Casino at Atty. Rachel Pastores ang panauhin ni Inday Espina-Varona ngayong linggo sa ALAB Analysis. Panoorin! The post ALAB Analysis: Makabayan 4, Tagumpay Laban sa Panggigipit appeared first…
Pinisil ang gatilyo ng isa, dalawa, tatlo yatang tao na kalahating tao at aso at ‘ala pang ‘sang segundo ay kumalat ang makamandag na titis, nilikha nito ang pagyanig at pagputok ng dalawang dambuhala na bola ng apoy sa ibabaw ng lupa- naglipana ang mga bakal at tinggang tanso durog na laman, kalansay at bungo…
The public opinion surveys of the past year or so have confirmed that most Filipinos distrust China while wholeheartedly favoring the United States. Over a majority of the population are skeptical of the former’s intentions, and would like the Philippine government to do something about its occupation of the West Philippine Sea. China has militarized…
“The age-old problem of classroom and facilities shortage refuses to be obscured.” By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Last week, at least 27.2 million Filipino students returned to schools all over the country. No less than Education Secretary Leonor Briones addressed students, saying that it will take a whole community to prepare them…