Tanduay strikers defy police threats, mark 10th death anniversary of Nestle unionist
“The workers are continuing his fight for just wages and decent jobs.”
Tanduay strikers defy police threats, mark 10th death anniversary of Nestle unionist
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Malnutrition will stay as long as there is poverty, study says
Malnutrition will stay as long as there is poverty, study says
“Families living in urban poor communities provide and feed their families with the meagre income they earn. Most of these families subsist on noodles and rice to get by.”
In the Amended Fisheries Code, big foreign fishers rule the seas
In the Amended Fisheries Code, big foreign fishers rule the seas
KALIBUTAN By CLEMENTE BAUTISTA Recently, Republic Act 10654 or the Amended Philippine Fisheries Code was passed, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) was completed only this September. Behind the policy reform are mostly big commercial fishers,...
Gathering for Lumad weaves peoples’ high resolve for solidarity, justice
Gathering for Lumad weaves peoples’ high resolve for solidarity, justice
All throughout the event, silence would fall on the entire room when a performer delivers a poignant song, dance or poem.
Netizens share their thoughts on #MartialLaw
Netizens share their thoughts on #MartialLaw
On the 43rd anniversary of the declaration of martial law, some netizens share their experiences.
‘Aquino is continuing the nightmares of Martial Law’
‘Aquino is continuing the nightmares of Martial Law’
“We believe that no real freedom and peace will prosper in the Philippines if our state forces remain to be the number one human rights violator.”
From Martial Law to ‘daang matwid,’ paramilitary groups are alive and killing
From Martial Law to ‘daang matwid,’ paramilitary groups are alive and killing
BULATLAT SPECIAL REPORT:
As “force multipliers” for the Philippine Army, paramilitary groups were also multipliers of its human rights abuses in the past four decades.
Reliving the dark days of Martial Law, still fighting for the future
Reliving the dark days of Martial Law, still fighting for the future
Every night, they would hear the door open. When soldiers hit the door with truncheons, they knew one of them would be taken out.
From up north: AFP atrocities reminiscent of Martial Law
From up north: AFP atrocities reminiscent of Martial Law
“The Armed Forces of the Philippines’ only reputation is their propensity to violate human rights and terrorize the Filipino people.”
Soldiers sue Caraga human rights leader
Soldiers sue Caraga human rights leader
A human rights leader who is at the forefront of assisting Lumad victims and evacuees is the latest to be slapped with criminal charges.
Farmer-activist couple killed in Bulacan
Farmer-activist couple killed in Bulacan
“The presence of the military’s ‘peace and development teams’ in the community bolstered the culture of impunity and even emboldened the perpetrators who killed the farmer-couple.”
Lumad killings and counterinsurgency
Lumad killings and counterinsurgency
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld Today, September 21, we commemorate the anniversary of the Dictator Marcos’ declaration of martial law and say “Never again!” This constitutes our collective denunciation of the evils spawned by 14 years of the...
Bastardization of the bagani
Bastardization of the bagani
“We have no discord, they are our brothers...but when the military armed them, they no longer recognize us as kin. And it hurts, because Lumads are being killed by other Lumads.”
Ka Bel’s family, progressives decry surveillance, ask SC for protection, habeas data
Ka Bel’s family, progressives decry surveillance, ask SC for protection, habeas data
“Such documents could only have been obtained by deliberate and systematized acts of surveillance and data-gathering on the part of respondents.”
Veteran journalist branded as ‘communist propagandist’
Veteran journalist branded as ‘communist propagandist’
“It betrays the mindset of dangerous people who do not know how to distinguish between criticism and dissent and rebellion.”
Charges against 15 activists in Haran ‘ridiculous’
Charges against 15 activists in Haran ‘ridiculous’
“The filing of the criminal charges was obviously orchestrated by the military.”
70 activists, 2 dead on ‘military hitlist’
70 activists, 2 dead on ‘military hitlist’
“They make it appear as though we are criminals.”
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Eerily evoking martial law
Eerily evoking martial law
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Will President Aquino issue a statement on Monday, Sept. 21, which marks the 43rd year after Ferdinand E. Marcos declared martial law and began a 14-year fascist dictatorship whose pernicious imprints remain...
Aquino’s feet of clay
Aquino’s feet of clay
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld No matter what his apologists and he himself believes, like every other Philippine President Benigno S. C. Aquino III will be leaving Malacañang in 2016 with a trail of citizen disappointment behind him. But unlike...
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