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By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – When I searched for netizens’ thoughts about the commemoration of martial law last Monday, Sept. 21, I stumbled upon a number of tweets saying good things about it. “Martial law years were better than today because...
“Not doing so will only paint a picture that the capture of the Reyes brothers under Justice Secretary Leila De Lima is a mere publicity stunt.”
Sa dawag ng kalooban Bakit hindi natin suyurin Ang gubat ng kanyang talambuhay? Doon, maaari nating matagpuan Ang humahataw na braso Ng ama sa lupa ng haciendero Doon, maaaring ipako Ang ating paningin sa siklo Ng paulit-ulit nilang pagkagupo Kung ang mata ay...
iniibig ko ang pilipinas aking lupang ninanakawan tahanan ng mga kauri kong tulisan pinahihintulutan akong magnakaw magpakailanman upang maging mayaman, makapangyarihan at mapanlinlang. dahil mahal ko ang aking kapakanan susuwayin ko ang mga batas at lagi kong...
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld The Philippine government marked the 43rd anniversary of the declaration of martial law with the usual mantras about the need for everyone to see to it that “never again” will there be authoritarian rule in this...
“They think that because they threaten us, we would be silenced.”
"Political repression remains a brutal reality for many Filipinos three decades after the fall of the Marcos dictatorship.”
“The commissioners asked us more on the whereabouts of the New People’s Army, if they are also staying in our communities.”
“Instead of functioning like an unabashed apologist, why not just file charges?”
“Paramilitaries in Mindanao have been terrorizing tribal people, while the military, at best, does nothing.”
“It would have been hard not to notice this forced confinement. There were no armed guards to restrict their movement.”
“There is no truth that I was released because my case went through a democratic process. If so, there should have never been a case against me. I should not have been imprisoned. And my daughter would not have died.”
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective It has been more than four decades, 43 years to be exact, since the late president Ferdinand E. Marcos declared Martial Law, and it has been 29 years since the Filipino people ousted the dictatorship. The current generation...
There is one key reason why the United States is militarily involved in the Philippines - natural resources.
“Pope Francis, hear our misery and prolonged sufferings. Help us protect the indigenous schools, communities and people in Mindanao."
“The situation within the Philippine waters has reached the level of crisis and the fisherfolk are struggling to survive.”
Japan’s new security laws amends its pacifist constitution.
“Military occupation of civilian institutions and killing of civilians...are unacceptable, deplorable and contrary to international human rights and international humanitarian standards.”
A study by the Save the Children said the country had dropped to “sub-Saharan levels” of malnutrition.
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