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Bulatlat Contributors | May 23, 2021
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LGBTQIA+ community calls for #JusticeForEbengMayor
LGBTQIA+ community calls for #JusticeForEbengMayor
Junjie Bangkiao and Ebeng Mayor are but two of the too many Filipino LGBTQIA+ community members who have experienced hate crimes in the country.
Freed Lumad students: Is it wrong to learn and dream?
Freed Lumad students: Is it wrong to learn and dream?
“When does it become wrong to protect our lands? When does it become wrong to go to school, to learn and to dream of becoming a graduate?”
Balik-Tanaw | Wikang Naririnig
Balik-Tanaw | Wikang Naririnig
Sa paglapag ng Banal na Diwa sa mga alagad ni Hesus na magkakasama sa isang lugar, nagsimula nilang maranasan ang kapangyarihang bigay nito. Kabilang dito ay ang kapangyarihang makapagsalita sa iba’t ibang wika.
Youth groups file complaint against red-tagging
Youth groups file complaint against red-tagging
Youth and student activists filed a complaint on Friday before the Commission on Human Rights and the National Bureau of Investigation, urging them to investigate the intensified red-tagging of their organizations and members amid the implementation of the Philippine terror law.
Truth-tagging? | Courts junk cases vs red-tagged activists, peace consultants
Truth-tagging? | Courts junk cases vs red-tagged activists, peace consultants
Ironically, cases against red-tagged individuals are being dismissed by government courts for lack of probable cause or because of insufficient evidence. Motions to quash search warrants were also granted by the courts, declaring whatever so-called evidence the police have acquired during the search as inadmissible.
Group lauds impending passage of bill vs child marriage
Group lauds impending passage of bill vs child marriage
“As with other forms of sexual and gender-based violence, child marriage is rooted in gender inequality and poverty."
Commentary | Pro-active doable measures to protect and save lives of prisoners
Commentary | Pro-active doable measures to protect and save lives of prisoners
Kapatid seeks to join hands with you all to continue pressing government agencies for expedient, positive, humanitarian action for the benefit of prisoners, including political prisoners, amid the continuing pandemic. Tao rin sila, may karapatang makaligtas sa pandemya.
Batangas court junks charges vs red-tagged store owner
Batangas court junks charges vs red-tagged store owner
“Simply put, the AFP and Philippine National Police (PNP) had no solid, intelligent basis before launching massive operations in a rural sitio in Nasugbu, Batangas in April 2020."
COVID-19 vaccine rollout is nowhere from high gear
COVID-19 vaccine rollout is nowhere from high gear
It has been two months since the Philippine government began its vaccine rollout but the country is far from inoculating at least one percent of the population as public hesitancy on vaccine efficacy and safety remains.
Kin of Joseph Canlas file raps vs police, jail authorities for ‘criminal negligence’
Kin of Joseph Canlas file raps vs police, jail authorities for ‘criminal negligence’
In their 26-page complaint, Canlas's children Jennelle and Joseph narrated how their father was denied immediate access to emergency medical care despite their repeated pleas.
Agri watch groups boycott gov’t food security summit, call for junking of EO 135
Agri watch groups boycott gov’t food security summit, call for junking of EO 135
“Why would the government launch a National Food Security Summit, if it will only rely on imports instead of boosting local production? The summit should be boycotted because it is organized by those who instigated the food crisis and those who did not address the legitimate demands of rice farmers and food producers.”
There is no Palestine-Israel conflict, only illegal occupation of Palestinian lands
There is no Palestine-Israel conflict, only illegal occupation of Palestinian lands
It is dangerous to view the ongoing attacks as a mere “conflict". History would teach us that the ongoing brutal crimes against the Palestinian people are because of the illegal occupation of their lands, ethnic cleansing of their people, and annexation of their territories by Israel state forces.
What it’s like to have an activist child
What it’s like to have an activist child
“It would be a long process especially if the child and parents have opposing political views but the important thing is for these children to never get tired of calmly talking to their parents. Being patient and humble with them in reminding them the reason why we became activists in the first place."
Bayanihan 3: Where will P405.6 billion go?
Bayanihan 3: Where will P405.6 billion go?
Where will the Bayanihan 3 go? Take a look.
Advocates propose over P120-B allocation for education under Bayanihan 3
Advocates propose over P120-B allocation for education under Bayanihan 3
"The police and military were first to get salary increases, while teachers are forced to make-do with their meager salaries."
Groups urge SC to act on attacks against rights lawyers and clients
Groups urge SC to act on attacks against rights lawyers and clients
“An urgent and decisive action from the Supreme Court is a matter of life and death for activists and human rights defenders especially now when we are being increasingly targeted in the government’s counterinsurgency and counterterror campaign for our work and causes."
Progressive groups pedal for food self sufficiency and #JusticeForJosephCanlas
Progressive groups pedal for food self sufficiency and #JusticeForJosephCanlas
Peasant advocates biked their way to Department of Agriculture today to press for food self-sufficiency and to call for justice for peasant leader Joseph Canlas.
ATC list is proof why Anti-Terror Law should be struck down – peace consultants
ATC list is proof why Anti-Terror Law should be struck down – peace consultants
"ATC's terrorist designation is just another nefarious device concocted by those who reckon they can and must go around or against the Constitution and the rules of law, fair play and common decency to silence those who speak and clamor for change.”
End the Nakba now
End the Nakba now
Since 1948, the people of Palestine have lost more than 85% of their land to Israel. The militarisation of the Israeli state has now confined them to a series of open-air prisons, in which the Israeli state routinely rehearses its cruel technologies of war — poisoning the soil, contaminating the water, and terrorising the people.
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