What led to the political comeback of the Marcoses
With so much ill-gotten wealth and alliances with other members of the ruling elite, it’s no wonder the Marcoses were able to win elections.
What led to the political comeback of the Marcoses
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#MarcosBurial | Martial law victim recounts torture
#MarcosBurial | Martial law victim recounts torture
Trinidad Herrera Repuno, an urban poor leader during the time of Ferdinand Marcos, recounts the torture she underwent in the hands of military captors. She vows to continue seeking for justice.
Negros sugar mill workers show sorry state of contractual workers
Negros sugar mill workers show sorry state of contractual workers
“In the land of bigname hacienderos, contractual workers lug everyday more than 1,000 sacks of sugar weighing 50 kilos. They are paid lower than the minimum wage. Some suffer bone fractures. Some developed hernia. But the workers complained the company does not even provide them a clinic or first aid.”
Petitioners to appeal #MarcosBurial case, hold protests
Petitioners to appeal #MarcosBurial case, hold protests
"This nation is run by the oligarchy. The oligarchy do not care about truth-telling. The oligarchy do not care about justice.”
‘Betrayal!’ Martial law victims, rights advocates say of SC ruling on #MarcosBurial case
‘Betrayal!’ Martial law victims, rights advocates say of SC ruling on #MarcosBurial case
“9-5-1 is a lie. We must stand up for the truth. And the truth is that Marcos does not deserve to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.” -- Edita Burgos
SC allows hero’s burial for Marcos
SC allows hero’s burial for Marcos
"Don't they know Marcos was a convicted plunderer and human rights violator?"
Journey of national minority depicted in first-ever literary folio
Journey of national minority depicted in first-ever literary folio
The two-week Manila campaign of struggling Moro and indigenous peoples has inspired a literary folio.
‘Premeditated rubout,’ groups say of suspected druglord killing
‘Premeditated rubout,’ groups say of suspected druglord killing
"A search warrant in a government prison facility is unnecessary and appears to be a flaccid attempt to make the apparent rubout 'legal.'" -- NUPL
Fire-storm from the boondocks: Understanding ‘Little Brown Brother’s’ Realpolitik
Fire-storm from the boondocks: Understanding ‘Little Brown Brother’s’ Realpolitik
Interviewing Dr. Kenneth Bauzon on the Duterte Presidency before the 2016 US Elections By E. SAN JUAN, Jr. Emeritus Professor of Ethnic Studies & Comparative Literature; Professorial Lecturer, Polytechnic University of the Philippines “A howling wilderness” was...
Tribute to parents of activists
Tribute to parents of activists
QUESTION EVERYTHING Mong Palatino Bulatlat.com The untold first mission of many activists does not involve the smashing of the bourgeois state or the 'bombarding of the headquarters' of the repressive government; their first instinct is to go home and confess their...
On issues surrounding Oslo talks
On issues surrounding Oslo talks
(This is my response to Mr. Edwin G. Espejo, a member of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) Peace Panel Communications Group, who wrote a piece on rappler.com about the second round of GRP-NDFP [National Democratic Front of the Philippines]...
Fishers back to Panatag an interim gain for Phl
Fishers back to Panatag an interim gain for Phl
Absent a formal agreement between the Philippines and China, the latter lifted last week its naval blockage that, for the past four years, had prevented Filipino fishers from gaining access to their traditional fishing areas in the Panatag/Scarborough Shoal in the...
Restoring a people’s dignity
Restoring a people’s dignity
I watched the cultural show Hugpungan (“encounter”) mounted by the national minorities -- Moro and indigenous peoples -- together with UP students at the Diliman Theater last week and was at one point moved to tears. A powerful choreography performed by youngsters,...
Replace members of Claims Board, martial law victims demand
Replace members of Claims Board, martial law victims demand
"The long and slow process is a violation of the law.”
Raising workers’ wages should top govt’s priority, IBON survey says
Raising workers’ wages should top govt’s priority, IBON survey says
The gap between the mandated minimum wage and the family living wage has widened over the years.
Democratic space | Poverty is root of crime
Democratic space | Poverty is root of crime
Since the Duterte Administration took over, their supposed mission was to eradicate drugs including other serious problems of the Philippines like poverty. In the article of Almi Atienza, Germelina Lacorte, Kate Pedroso and Rafael Antonio entitled ‘Traffic, poverty...
Democratic space | There are bigger battles outside the Paris Agreement
Democratic space | There are bigger battles outside the Paris Agreement
The climate talks are still a legitimate venue to advance the concrete needs and aspirations of our people.
All Souls’ Day for the kin of the disappeared
All Souls’ Day for the kin of the disappeared
“Until we see their bones in a grave, or we see them in prison, we will not stop searching.”
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