Court junks charges vs Igorot woman leader
“We welcome the court’s decision on Betty’s case and the upholding of truth and justice. This proves once again the non-existence of the police’s credibility.”
Court junks charges vs Igorot woman leader
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3,000 OFWs in Hong Kong push for refund of ‘unnecessary’ training fees
3,000 OFWs in Hong Kong push for refund of ‘unnecessary’ training fees
“Refunding the training fees in full is a financial relief to the eager claimants amid the impacts of the pandemic to their work and to the families they have left behind in the Philippines. This will also give them a sense of justice.”
Safer, better internet for children urged amid increasing online sexual abuses
Safer, better internet for children urged amid increasing online sexual abuses
From January to December 2020, the US-based National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) reported almost 1.3 million cyber tips in the Philippines, which is more than a 200-percent increase from 2019.
Rights defenders urge SC to reprimand Calida for ‘unethical actions’
Rights defenders urge SC to reprimand Calida for ‘unethical actions’
“The Solicitor General’s allegation is nothing but a desperate attempt to discredit groups that stand firm in opposing the Anti-Terrorism Act, a law that is broadly criticized for the threats it poses against dissenters.”
Aetas neither bribed nor coerced into filing a petition against Terror Law – lawyers
Aetas neither bribed nor coerced into filing a petition against Terror Law – lawyers
“It is not right to say that we forced them to sign the paper because it is for their benefit especially if the ATA is declared unconstitutional by the SC.”
Boys, too, are victims of sexual violence
Boys, too, are victims of sexual violence
Gender stereotypes and misconceptions held out for boys make them more vulnerable to abuse “which results to them far less likely than girls to report abuse or ask for help and support when abused.”
The Indian peoples’ historic uprising needs global support
The Indian peoples’ historic uprising needs global support
“The economic model of India is characterized by a huge marginalization of the agricultural sector, and this is because of the deliberate undervaluing of the primary produce of farmers. The people who are dependent on primary production have incomes that keep on shrinking. They cannot produce much, not because they are inefficient but because what they are producing are actually of low value to the nation. The agricultural sector has collapsed really hard especially this pandemic.”
#Bulatlat20 | Covering the Filipino migrants in the era of dial-up internet
#Bulatlat20 | Covering the Filipino migrants in the era of dial-up internet
As migrant issues were becoming more disheartening and tragic, I would often find myself headed to the airport where families were anxiously waiting for their loved ones coming home in caskets, to migrant shelters where abused and injured domestic workers are recovering from their traumatic and near-death experiences, or to the family house of an overseas Filipino worker executed in the Middle East.
#Bulatlat20 | Ang Bulatlat laban sa rebisyunismong historikal
#Bulatlat20 | Ang Bulatlat laban sa rebisyunismong historikal
Sa paglilinaw ng maraming usaping pangkasaysayan, ipinakita ng Bulatlat na hindi lamang usapin sa kasalukuyan ang paggigiit sa katotohanan. Sa pakikipaglaban sa rebisyunismong historikal, ipinakita ng Bulatlat ang malinaw na tindig, pananaw at pamamaraan ng mapagpalayang pamamahayag na nakasandig sa katotohanan.
Lawmakers urged to prove independence as Duterte plans to veto any new franchise for ABS-CBN
Lawmakers urged to prove independence as Duterte plans to veto any new franchise for ABS-CBN
“Perhaps it is not too late for the members of the House of Representatives to salvage their reputations, to prove that they are what the Constitution charges them to be, members of a co-equal and independent branch of government, and no longer the willing accomplices to the continuing siege on press freedom and all our other rights and liberties.”
2 Aetas not coerced – rights lawyers
2 Aetas not coerced – rights lawyers
“There was no coercion, force, deceit, misrepresentation, favor or any other act or omission that vitiated the free, prior and informed consent of the Aetas to agree to the filing of the Petition-in-Intervention..."
Petitioners assert ‘mere intent constitutes terrorism’ under Terror Law
Petitioners assert ‘mere intent constitutes terrorism’ under Terror Law
Jose Manuel Diokno argued that intent, for as long as it does not cross the line, should not be criminalized. He adds that the provision punishes the exercise of civil and political rights, which, for as long as it is peaceful, should be protected.
4 activists arrested in Butuan
4 activists arrested in Butuan
Police in Caraga claimed in a statement that those arrested are high ranking members of the New People’s Army. Three of them are being implicated in the killing of members of the Manobo tribe and former New People’s Army fighters in the region but rights group assert that all of them are active in the people's organizations based in the city.
#Bulatlat20 | Mensahe ng isang bilanggong pulitikal para sa Bulatlat
#Bulatlat20 | Mensahe ng isang bilanggong pulitikal para sa Bulatlat
Kami ni Fides ay malugod na nakikiisa sa pagdiriwang ng ika-20 taon ng pagkakatatag sa Bulatlat. Ikinararangal naming dalawa na naging bahagi sa pagtatayo ng Bulatlat. Inilunsad natin ito sa kasagsagan ng kilusan para patalsikin ang rehimeng Estrada. Isang malaking...
#Bulatlat20 | Message of KAPATID on Bulatlat’s 20th anniversary
#Bulatlat20 | Message of KAPATID on Bulatlat’s 20th anniversary
Whenever we are unsure about getting media coverage on problems of political prisoners, Bulatlat has always been there to bring our stories to print—as it does for other groups and communities similarly marginalized and voiceless.
Global group of lawyers to hold accountable red-taggers of Filipino colleagues
Global group of lawyers to hold accountable red-taggers of Filipino colleagues
IADL President Jeanne Mirer said the attacks on Filipino lawyers are in violation of international law including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, the UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers, the Convention against Torture and even of the Fourth Geneva Convention and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, among others.
Appellate court affirms conviction of gunman in slay of Dutch missionary
Appellate court affirms conviction of gunman in slay of Dutch missionary
The Court of Appeals has affirmed an earlier local court ruling that convicted the suspect behind the 2012 murder of Dutch missionary and development worker Willem Geertman.
Standard Chartered, stop funding our destruction!
Standard Chartered, stop funding our destruction!
A Filipina climate activist tells a British multinational bank: "Your money kills people, fuels the climate crisis, and destroys our homes."
BLOOD RUSH | People’s war for the 21st century
BLOOD RUSH | People’s war for the 21st century
In the midst of a heightened climate of impunity, this current volume locates the place of the people’s war as a revolutionary process in which alternatives are approached in terms of tactical and strategic objectives. In doing so, resistance is foregrounded as both an actual reality and a goal of people’s war taking place in two different and parallel spheres, namely, organized and legal street protest and the underground revolutionary armed struggle.
KMP: Land-grabbers murder farmer, burn down houses
KMP: Land-grabbers murder farmer, burn down houses
“The DAR should be more proactive in resolving land dispute cases, especially when the entities involved employ violence and terror. In this case, instead of protecting the farmers and ensuring their right to the land, DAR watched from afar. The hands of DAR Secretary John Castriciones are stained with blood."
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