A Marawi City evacuee tells of the hardship of searching for his kin under martial law in Mindanao.
Day: September 7, 2017
The wild, wild swing of the Duterte administration
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective “Change is coming.” That was the campaign teaser of Rodrigo Roa Duterte when he was running for president. His campaign slogan, mass appeal, straightforwardness and image of a man of action swept him to the presidency. President Duterte hit the ground running. He pushed the peace talks with the National…
Sitio Sandugo, a place rich in cultures, stories of struggles, plus, tattoo anyone?
Jasmin Adaol is mentored by no less than Whang-od, the oldest living original tattoo artist of the Kaigorotan.
Sandugo’s Lakbayan breaches miners’ barricade to deliver mine closure order, open-pit ban
“The indigenous peoples are driven out of their ancestral lands, to hunger, to scarce nutrients and agricultural land for planting food, to thirst as they steadily get deprived of water.
Landlords to benefit from CA’s rejection of Mariano, farmers say
“The marching order to reject Mariano came directly from Malacañang and President Duterte.” — KMP