Drift toward a dictatorship?
The attack on the CHR reinforces the prevailing impunity in killings whether in the anti-drug war or in counterinsurgency or counter terror operations.
Drift toward a dictatorship?
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The specter of a dictatorship
The specter of a dictatorship
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective Too many things have been happening lately that may be a portent of worse things to come. First is the cold-blooded murder of a 17-year old student Kian Delos Santos. People were enraged at the brazenness, brutality, and...
Something is terribly wrong
Something is terribly wrong
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective The killing of 17-year old Kian Delos Santos has enraged netizens, human rights groups, the Catholic Church, cultural artists, and has alarmed the general public. The brazenness, the impunity, and the lies being peddled as...
Change on the retreat, trapos rear their ugly heads once more
Change on the retreat, trapos rear their ugly heads once more
Most of those who voted to reject Judy Taguiwalo were President Duterte's allies.
Who benefits from college education?
Who benefits from college education?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective When Kabataan Partylist Rep. Sarah Elago questioned Budget Sec. Benjamin Diokno about the absence of any allocation for free tuition in state universities and colleges (SUCs), the response was that it would cost P100 billion...
Duterte’s curse-laden SONA
Duterte’s curse-laden SONA
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective A president’s state of the nation address (SONA) is supposed to be a report of the accomplishments of the administration and an articulation of its priorities and policy direction. There were presidents who even used people...
State of Change in the Nation
State of Change in the Nation
President Duterte’s attempts at balancing the interests and concerns of the different power blocs in his government and in Philippine society has been negating the changes he promised.
The war that refuses to go away
The war that refuses to go away
It is a riddle why the thousands of AFP troops, with a tremendous amount of firepower, have not yet driven ISIS fighters away, much less neutralize them.
The on and off peace talks
The on and off peace talks
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective After an optimistic end to the fourth round of peace talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), things appeared to have soured once...
Corruption of the past still haunts us
Corruption of the past still haunts us
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective It has been 10 months since the Aquino administration stepped down and the Duterte Cabinet took over the reins of government and still, the Filipino people are suffering from the effects of the anomalies of the past. This is...
Trump the warmonger
Trump the warmonger
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective One thing truthful about US Pres. Donald Trump is that he does what he says. There has been no divide between his rhetoric and actions. His anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim rhetoric was concretized in his executive orders such as...
Kudos to El Salvador for standing up for the environment, for its people
Kudos to El Salvador for standing up for the environment, for its people
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective In a move worthy of praise from environmental activists all over the world, El Salvador became the first country in the world to pass a law banning metal mining. Indeed as Lina Pohl, the environment minister of the smallest...
President Duterte could do something positive, beneficial to the majority for a change
President Duterte could do something positive, beneficial to the majority for a change
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective The election of Rodrigo Roa Duterte as president of the country has been met with much hope. After all, his campaign slogan was “Change is coming.” The Filipino people hoped that the new administration would be the opposite...
The inutile impeachment process
The inutile impeachment process
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective The very first impeachment complaint has been filed against Pres. Rodrigo Duterte today Thursday March 16, 2016, a little more than seven months after the new administration took over the reins of government. Of course the...
Mining’s ‘Happy compromise?’
Mining’s ‘Happy compromise?’
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective Expectedly, the confirmation of Environment Sec. Regina Lopez is encountering rough sailing before the powerful Commission on Appointments. The Chamber of Mines has submitted a formal letter of opposition to the confirmation...
Who has given this government the power of life and death over its citizens?
Who has given this government the power of life and death over its citizens?
This is about the most fundamental human right: the right to life.
Amid EDSA People Power commemoration, is another one in the offing?
Amid EDSA People Power commemoration, is another one in the offing?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective This year’s EDSA people power celebration is turning out to be a very polarized one, despite the Duterte administration’s attempt to downgrade it. Two events have heightened the polarization: the retraction of former Davao...
Is change under the Duterte administration for the poor?
Is change under the Duterte administration for the poor?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective After providing an input on the Global and National Situation before sisters of the OSA, a nun asked me where President Duterte is taking the nation. My response was that it is not clear because the President could say one...
The Trump presidency | What is in store for the US and the world?
The Trump presidency | What is in store for the US and the world?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective The shocking victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential elections – despite the lies that he dished out, his racist, xenophobic, homophobic, anti-women statements, and his blunders during the debates – has been attributed...
What do the Brexit, Trump victory and the Marcos burial have in common?
What do the Brexit, Trump victory and the Marcos burial have in common?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective The people could gain insights from these three major yet seemingly unrelated events. Actually there are common threads that link these three events in world politics. First, these are all products of democratic institutions...
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