KUNG PAANO NAGING KAGALANG-GALANG SI JUAN TAMAD
Alexander Martin Remollino

Isang araw ay biglang napagod si Juan Tamad sa kahihiga sa duyan habang nakangangang naghihintay na lumapag sa loob ng kanyang bunganga ang bayabas... BASAHIN ANG BUONG TULA

HIGIT NA MAHAL
Alexander Martin Remollino

Sa silid-kainan ng iyong isip,
kailanman ay hindi nila natikman ang ipaghain --
kailanman ay hindi.
Ni hindi nga nila nalasap doon ni minsan
ang alukin man lamang na kumain --
ni minsan ay hindi... BASAHIN ANG BUONG TULA

PAGBABANTAY SA HALALAN NG 2010
Alexander Martin Remollino

Hindi mamatay-matay ang usapin ng pandaraya sa halalan sa ating bayan. At paano naman ito mamamatay, ay wala pa yatang naitatalang talagang malinis na halalan sa ating kasaysayan? Sa wika nga ng istoryador na si Ambeth Ocampo, sa kauna-unahan pa lamang na maituturing na pambansang halalan sa Pilipinas –- sa Kumbensiyon sa Tejeros -– ay may naganap nang dayaan.

Naging lalong maapoy ang usaping ito noong nakaraang dalawang halalan dahil sa garapal na pagsasagawa nito noon. Hindi pa nalilimot ang ayon nga sa makatang si Richard Gappi ay “di-mabilang” na botong “di nabilang” na para kay Fernando Poe Jr. noong halalan ng 2004, na humantong sa pagkakapagbigay diumano ng panibagong mandato kay Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Hindi rin nalilimot ang pandaraya sa ilang kandidato sa pagkasenador ng Genuine Opposition sa halalan ng 2007, na humantong naman sa pagkakaluklok ng ilang kandidato ng Team Unity na hindi naman kapani-paniwala ang pagkapanalo batay sa naging katayuan nila sa mga katiwa-tiwalang sarbey... BASAHIN ANG BU0NG ARTIKULO

INT'L ACTIVIST GROUP CONDEMNS ARREST, DETENTION, TORTURE OF 'MORONG 43'
Alexander Martin Remollino

An international activist formation has condemned the arrest, detention, and torture of the 43 health workers in the Philippines who are collectively known as the "Morong 43."

The International League of Peoples' Struggle (ILPS), which describes itself as an "anti-imperialist and democratic formation," in a recent resolution called on its member organizations worldwide to "make the strongest demand that they can muster for the release of the 43 health workers and to condemn and hold accountable the US-Arroyo regime for its gross and systematic violation of human rights in the Philippines." It also called for the immediate release of the "Morong 43" and demanded that those involved in their illegal arrest, detention, and torture be arrested and brought to justice... READ FULL ARTICLE

BLACK RIBBON
Alexander Martin Remollino

(for Atty. Kathrina Castillo, Kabataan Partylist's third nominee in the 2010 elections)

A black ribbon from them to you.
And all because you have taken the challenge
of sending sparks of hope... READ FULL POEM

10 SUREFIRE WAYS TO GET AWAY WITH CRIMES IN THE PHILIPPINES
Alexander Martin Remollino

1. Present evidence you are Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
2. Prove you are Atty. Jose Miguel Arroyo... READ FULL POEM

PANGHAHARANA SA ATING MGA BOTO
Alexander Martin Remollino

Binabasag nila ang katahimikan
ng ating mga gabi’t araw
sa kanilang panghaharana sa ating mga boto... BASAHIN ANG BUONG TULA

PHILIPPINES: DISSERVICE TO THE ELECTORATE
Alexander Martin Remollino

The Philippine civil-society group Social Watch could not have been more correct when its leaders said in a recent media briefing that the campaigns of the leading presidential candidates are not addressing the country's real problems.

This is especially true of the two frontliners -- Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III and Manuel "Manny" Villar... READ FULL ARTICLE

INT'L RIGHTS GROUP SPEAKS OUT ON 'MORONG 43'
Alexander Martin Remollino


The Nobel Prize-winning group Amnesty International has spoken out on the arrest and detention of the 43 health workers collectively known as the "Morong 43."

In a statement dated April 8, Amnesty International expressed concern for the health workers' safety. "Joint forces from the military and police forcibly entered a private residence in Morong town, Rizal province, where the health workers were staying," Amnesty International noted. "The health workers were not informed of the reason of their arrest or where they were being taken, and Amnesty International is concerned that their rights to due process are being violated... READ FULL ARTICLE

PANGILINAN PLAGIARISM: A STUDY IN CONTRASTS
Alexander Martin Remollino

The gesture of Filipino businessman Manuel "Manny" Pangilinan amidst a plagiarism controversy involving him and two students of the Ateneo de Manila University who had helped him write his speech for the university's commencement exercises this year is laudable. It provides a sharp contrast to the behavior of the people behind Ang Galing Pinoy Partylist (AG), including no less than the presidential son and Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel "Mikey" Arroyo... READ FULL ARTICLE

WHERE IS MARIO CONDES?
Alexander Martin Remollino

Mario Condes -– wherever he may be at the moment –- must be feeling very important right now.

The mere mention of his name in a search warrant issued last Feb. 5 has spawned an entire legal and political controversy involving the violation of the rights of 43 health workers in Rizal, Philippines... READ FULL ARTICLE