They paid tribute to medical health workers, media professionals, human rights defenders, farmers, teachers, and workers for their valuable contribution battling the COVID-19 pandemic.
Month: August 2020
Bulatlatan Q&A: Huntahan with Karapatan
They may be tireless and fearless, but human rights defenders are humans too. They get tired and have their own share of fear. Still, they continue to rise above it all amid the worsening human rights situation in the country. Watch this fun-filled Huntahan sesh with human rights defenders of Karapatan, which is now on…
Drug suspect missing for over 2 years
Cerbito is among the countless victims of the Duterte administration’s “war against illegal drugs,” which only targeted the poor, according to its critics.
Caring, generous dev’t worker remains missing
“Who will benefit from this? Who red-tagged her in the first place? I cannot think of anyone else but state forces.”
Paramilitary destroys Lumad school; leader blames Duterte for the attack
BY RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA A paramilitary group destroyed an indigenous people’s school in Bukidnon Province last Wednesday, August 26, the Save Our Schools (SOS) Network reported. The Mindanao Interfaith Services Foundation Inc. (MISFI) Academy in Sitio Laburon, Brgy. Matupe, San Fernando was attacked and destroyed by around 50 members of paramilitary group ‘Bagani’, the network…
Health watch
The state of health of any candidate for President is not just a matter of idle curiosity. Because whoever wins that post will have power enough to lead the country to either fortune or perdition, his or her physical and mental capacity to govern is a valid public issue.
Déjà vu: Stop the Killings campaign given new push
Despite these hazards, the way is wide open for the Stop the Killing campaign.
Balik-Tanaw | From Fear to Hope
As a Church it is essential to be in mission by following Christ with courage to stand firm and move forward in the midst of persecution and fear.
As ABS-CBN regionals close, employees, supporters push for people’s initiative
“The closure of ABS-CBN’s regional stations also deprives millions upon millions of Filipinos throughout the country of a major source of credible news and information even as the national struggles against the pandemic.”
Anti-China hysteria drives record 2021 U.S. defense spending
Anti-China hysteria has emerged as the central ‘threat’ designed to justify endless U.S. military spending and adventurism in the Asia-Pacific.
BALIKSAYSAY | Si Jose Rizal at ang Novenario ng Birhen sa Balintawak
Sa misang Aglipayano, kalimitang mararanasang nagbabasa ng mga sulating radikal at makabayan matapos ang pagbabasa ng mga bahagi ng Bibliya. Ang mga ideya ni Rizal ukol sa pagkamakabayan at pagkamamamayan ang isa sa mga tampok na tema at babasahin sa mga tekstong nabanggit.