Imagine
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February 25, 2011
THE claim that the world needs the US to oust dictators and promote democracy has never been quite accurate, or even honest. George W. Bush maintained that both were his administration’s goals in Iraq,... Read more »
Thaw in the winter freeze
Carol Pagaduan Araullo
February 25, 2011
It was 11 below zero last Feb 15 in Oslo, a thick blanket of snow had turned the panoramic view outside Holmen Fjordhotel into a monochrome of white and grey with scattered dots and slivers of black. Our... Read more »
Stamping Out Corruption in the AFP and the Government
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February 25, 2011
It should be remembered that the corruption scandals that involved the Arroyo family were the subject of so many congressional inquiries and were made as basis for the impeachment complaints that were... Read more »
Philippines’s Oldest Woman Political Prisoner Released
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February 25, 2011
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA — The country’s oldest woman political prisoner has been released from the Misamis Occidental Provincial Jail in Oroquieta City last Feb. 17. After almost six... Read more »
Before Rabusa, There Was Pogoy: Court-Martialed for YouTube Exposé, Ex-Captain Decries ‘Prevalent Corruption’ in Military
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February 25, 2011
Former Air Force Captain Joenel S. Pogoy, who spent two years in detention after being court-martialed for exposing corruption in the Air Force, says corruption in the military is worse than what is publicly... Read more »
Groups Want Arroyo Probed for Role in Spread of Corruption in Military
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February 25, 2011
Fr. Joe Dizon of Pagbabago said the recent exposé on corruption in the military is another test for the current administration. “This is a golden opportunity to show that he (President Aquino) is serious... Read more »
Reds, Manila End Oslo Talks with ‘Guarded Optimism and Hope’
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February 25, 2011
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA Bulatlat.com OSLO, Norway — The Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) ended their first formal peace talks in six years... Read more »
Edsa at 25: Aquino Is Wasting Legacy of People Power, Say Farmers
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February 25, 2011
For Filipino farmers, filling a stage with actors and performers is hardly the best way to commemorate the culmination of more than a decade’s fight against the Marcos dictatorship. “It would have... Read more »
OFWs Who Lived For Years Under a Bridge in Jeddah Return Home with Harrowing Tales of Neglect
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February 25, 2011
“When we were still (in Saudi) the government did not help us. Now that we are home, they still could not extend any assistance to us.” – Lubaira Guiandal, 43, one of the OFWs who lived under the... Read more »
Manitoba Minister of Culture to speak in Toronto
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February 25, 2011
MLA FLOR MARCELINO The Honourable Flor Marcelino, Minister of Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sports, and Minister of Multicultralism of the Province of Manitoba is the guest speaker at the Leaders’ Gala,... Read more »








