Groups demand accountability for corruption, disasters
"While our houses are submerged in flood water, they are literally swimming in money."
Groups demand accountability for corruption, disasters
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How to prepare for a typhoon
How to prepare for a typhoon
Better be prepared for #TyphoonUwan. Here are some important reminders:
Weather advisory for typhoon Uwan
Weather advisory for typhoon Uwan
#TyphoonUwan Monitor: Regularly check updates from PAGASA-DOST. Here's the weather forecast for the next few days.
Do not block drug war architect Bato’s impending ICC arrest – kin, rights groups
Do not block drug war architect Bato’s impending ICC arrest – kin, rights groups
“Bato deserves to be imprisoned alongside Duterte. Just like his boss, Bato ordered the killing of our loved ones without any remorse."
How Sen. Bato Dela Rosa transformed Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ rhetoric into a national policy
How Sen. Bato Dela Rosa transformed Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ rhetoric into a national policy
“Killings in the name of drugs. This is really about killings in the name of drugs. So you drug lords out there, get ready because I’ll crush you.”
Filipino caregivers in the US decry labor exploitation, neglect of PH gov’t
Filipino caregivers in the US decry labor exploitation, neglect of PH gov’t
They emphasized that all migrant workers deserve dignity, fair compensation, and proper classification in their workplaces.
Bulatlat reporter named gold winner in international journalism award
Bulatlat reporter named gold winner in international journalism award
The international journalism award is named in honor of Elizabeth Neuffer, the Boston Globe bureau chief at the UN, who died while on an assignment in Baghdad in 2003. It is given by the United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA).
Court grants motion to nullify murder raps vs redtagged journo
Court grants motion to nullify murder raps vs redtagged journo
Regional Trial Court Branch 21 noted the “glaring disparity and difference regarding the identity of the person named in the complaint and the person arrested."
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Student leaders push back against oppression
While Republic Act No. 10973 grants officials power to summon individuals, it should not override the individual of their rights under custodial investigation such as the right to remain silent, right against self-incrimination and right to counsel, among others.
14 years after, Sendong survivors struggle for survival in relocation site
14 years after, Sendong survivors struggle for survival in relocation site
The resettlement site is commonly referred to as 722 Relocation because of the number of housing units that were supposed to be built here. This resettlement site is just one of several for Sendong survivors.
The long-overdue ratification of UN convention on enforced disappearance in PH
The long-overdue ratification of UN convention on enforced disappearance in PH
"They told us that there is already a law in place. But we have repeatedly told them: it does not work,” said Edith Burgos, mother of disappeared activist Jonas Burgos and the chairperson of International Coalition Against Enforced Disappearances (ICAED).
Search, investigations of disappeared activists marred by impunity and lack of state cooperation
Search, investigations of disappeared activists marred by impunity and lack of state cooperation
“Another challenge arises from the kind of climate where full cooperation from state forces cannot be expected. Even the safety and security of the search missions themselves are often at risk.”
3 years of high prices, hunger for Filipinos under Marcos Jr.
3 years of high prices, hunger for Filipinos under Marcos Jr.
"The Marcos Jr. administration is clinging to a failed and anti-farmer policy of rice importation. It is time to repeal the Rice Liberalization Law, break up the rice trading monopoly, and implement a genuine program for food self-sufficiency."
World Bank-funded project in Negros spells division, violence for farming communities
World Bank-funded project in Negros spells division, violence for farming communities
Under the SPLIT project funded by the World Bank, no actual new land distribution takes place. Former Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano said that there are still more than 500,000 hectares of agricultural land undistributed.
Greed in Green: Marcos Jr.’s ‘green agenda’ masks profit-driven plunder
Greed in Green: Marcos Jr.’s ‘green agenda’ masks profit-driven plunder
Across the Philippines, many communities are losing their livelihoods and homes in the name of so-called development projects causing environmental destruction. With Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s presidency already at the halfway mark, the state of the Philippine environment is caught between lofty climate pledges and worsening ecological destruction.
State of the nation? State of subservience, says groups
State of the nation? State of subservience, says groups
"If the ‘iron-clad’ alliance comes with selling out the [Philippine] economy in exchange for ‘military aid’, then that’s not really an ‘alliance’ and that’s not really ‘aid’. That’s neocolonialism.”
As more solar farms rise, Ilocos Norte community fears worsening climate impacts
As more solar farms rise, Ilocos Norte community fears worsening climate impacts
For years, residents of Barangay Paguludan-Salindeg in Currimao town have endured the impacts of solar energy projects in their community, including extreme heat and worsening flooding. These issues began with the construction of solar power plants by Mirae Asia Energy Corp. in 2016 and intensified when Nuevo Solar Energy Corp. started operating in 2023. Both power plants have a combined capacity of 85 megawatt.
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Mga tinig at huni ng Masungi (The voices and songs of Masungi)
Their message is clear: environmental protection and biodiversity conservation are not optional: these are human and environmental rights that demand concrete commitment from the government to safeguard nature and the people who defend it.
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