Kin, rights defenders pay tribute to slain activists under Duterte
"They tried to bury us. They didn't know we were seeds."
Kin, rights defenders pay tribute to slain activists under Duterte
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‘Duterte to use Anti-Terror Law against the opposition’ – Neri Colmenares
‘Duterte to use Anti-Terror Law against the opposition’ – Neri Colmenares
Senatorial candidate and former Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares insists that Duterte will use the law against the opposition this coming elections.
Interview with Sonny Africa on IBON’s analysis on the PH economic crisis
Interview with Sonny Africa on IBON’s analysis on the PH economic crisis
The stinginess of the Philippine government’s COVID-19 response only reflects how thoroughly the state has internalized its role as prioritizing the interests of capital over the working classes. It is not spending what needs to be spent on COVID-19 containment, health measures, assistance to distressed families and small enterprises, and others.
Progressives insist Terror Law to legalize state terrorism
Progressives insist Terror Law to legalize state terrorism
Cristina Palabay, secretary general of human rights alliance Karapatan, said that the ATA, if upheld, would only legalize the human rights violations perpetrated by state security forces.
Wife seeks CA’s help in finding abducted activist Steve Abua
Wife seeks CA’s help in finding abducted activist Steve Abua
Exactly a month after her husband was abducted, Johanna Abua asked the Court of Appeals to demand army officials to produce the body of Steve Abua who went missing on November 6, 2021. He was last seen in the village of Sta. Cruz which is part of the central business district of the municipality of Lubao in the province of Pampanga, some 90 kilometers from Manila.
A look back on the Terror Law and why Filipinos oppose it
A look back on the Terror Law and why Filipinos oppose it
Today, there have been reports that the Supreme Court ruled on the Constitutionality of the terror law. As the country awaits the decision, Bulatlat compiled its previous reports on the controversial law.
Ligtas na bang pumasok uli?
Ligtas na bang pumasok uli?
Posible ang makatao, abot-kaya at angkop na edukasyon ngayong pandemya.
Balik-Tanaw | Make the winding roads straight
Balik-Tanaw | Make the winding roads straight
This Second Sunday of Advent we are admonished to have a second look at how we understand what it means to repent.
Para sa batang ayaw mag-aral
Para sa batang ayaw mag-aral
Kaya mo iyan. Mahal na mahal ka nina Nanay, Tatay, Ate, Kuya at iba pang kasama mo sa bahay. Sa paglaki mo, magiging mas marami pa ang kasama mo. Sama-sama kayong mag-aral.
“Reklamo”
“Reklamo”
Huwag sanang isiping ito’y sanaysay ng pagrereklamo. Kailangan lang isakonteksto ang mga bagay na kailangang isakripisyo dahil sa pagkalunod sa mga trabaho’t gawain. Limitado ang oras para pagkasyahin ang mga responsibilidad na dapat gampanan. May dapat gawing prayoridad, may dapat ipagpaliban muna. Anuman ang maging desisyon, walang dapat talikuran dahil lahat sila’y mahalaga.
Skepticism pays
Skepticism pays
To Filipino skepticism over Mr. Duterte’s seeming turn-around over China’s latest act of intimidation in Philippine territorial waters must thus be added the need to be especially alert over the distinct possibility that the 2022 elections will not solely be a contest among Filipinos but also another arena of contention between two of the most powerful countries on the planet.
On heroism and the duty to stand up vs tyranny
On heroism and the duty to stand up vs tyranny
“The ugly head of tyranny, lies and deceit has raised itself in the most difficult of times as we find ourselves in a pandemic of massive disinformation and historical distortion never seen before in Philippine political history.” Historical distortion, he stressed, “must be confronted with historical truth. Historical wrongs should be rectified by justice in the Bangsamoro as well as in the rest of the country.”
BPO workers continue to call for scrapping of ‘no-vax-no-work’
BPO workers continue to call for scrapping of ‘no-vax-no-work’
“Their efforts are not enough. What is happening now is exactly the opposite. The burden to ensure the workplace is safe is mainly on the employees. If they want to protect the workers, they should shoulder the RT-PCR expenses.”
Wife of abducted activist seeks audience with VP Leni
Wife of abducted activist seeks audience with VP Leni
"I wish the vice president would find time to sit with me and discuss what happened to my husband. As a woman like me, I believe she would understand my plight."
The WTO as a neoliberal project: Testimonies from people of the Global South
The WTO as a neoliberal project: Testimonies from people of the Global South
The crisis of neoliberalism has been widely discussed long before the outbreak of the COVID-19. The pandemic has even further exposed deep shortcomings in the dominant mode of global economic and political organizations reflected by the WTO. The free trade agreements brokered and promoted by the WTO have perpetuated this system of inequality between nations of the North and the South.
#BulatlatAsks Filipino workers: What are your urgent demands this Bonifacio Day?
#BulatlatAsks Filipino workers: What are your urgent demands this Bonifacio Day?
Bulatlat asks workers who joined the protest marking the birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio about their most urgent demands.
Fisherfolk call on bets to protect small fisherfolk, drive China out of West PH Sea
Fisherfolk call on bets to protect small fisherfolk, drive China out of West PH Sea
Despite the ongoing threats of Chinese presence in the West Philippine Sea and the damages faced both by the country’s aquatic resources and the small-time fisherfolk, Pamalakaya said “there is still time to rehabilitate.”
Amended Fisheries Code of the Philippines makes ‘fishing a privilege’ – Pamalakaya
Amended Fisheries Code of the Philippines makes ‘fishing a privilege’ – Pamalakaya
Under this law, local fishermen need to register themselves, along with their boats every year. This, Pamalakaya said, is very arbitrary and costly since it requires lots of papers, identification cards, certificates, and serial numbers.
Junk IATF vax-for-work resolution – transport workers
Junk IATF vax-for-work resolution – transport workers
Transport workers are calling for the junking of the “no-vaccination, no-work” order of the country’s task force set-up to control the spread of the pandemic.
Crisanto Evangelista: Lider manggagawa at tagapagtatag ng unang partido ng anakpawis sa Pilipinas
Crisanto Evangelista: Lider manggagawa at tagapagtatag ng unang partido ng anakpawis sa Pilipinas
Ang napapanahong kabuluhan ni Crisanto Evangelista ay hindi nagmumula sa kanyang pansariling talambuhay, bagkus ito ay nagmumula sa kanyang panlipunan at pampulitikang kasaysayan.
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