Environmental defenders are under attack.
‘Envi defenders subjected to intensified attacks in Marcos Jr.’s first weeks in office’
Month: July 2022
Ang paglimot ay krimen
Mula kay Marcos at ngayon, balik kay Marcos, hindi tumigil ang karahasan ng estado.
Residents of a flood-prone community seek aid, long-term solutions
Quezon City is among the world’s largest cities that will be exposed to severe flooding and drought. But families residing in urban poor communities like Tatalon are not getting sufficient help.
Bulatlat asks court to reconsider denial of TRO vs NTC block order
In the motion, Bulatlat argued that the memorandum filed by the NTC “is a content-based prior restraint on protected expression, which is unconstitutional” and Bulatlat “suffered from grave injustice or irreparable injury” from the implementation of the website blocking.
Teachers reiterate demands for reopening of schools
“We want to hear and see how President Marcos Jr. will address [the] classroom and teacher shortages.”
Marcos Jr. urged to recognize inflation, present structural economic solutions
“It’s not just because of the Duterte administration, it’s because of decades of accumulating policies which started during the Marcos dictatorship.”
Alliance formed to counter historical distortion
The wrongs of history have to be told and re-told, so we rid our future of costly mistakes. This is why I see this movement as very timely, very important and very necessary. The movement will be a collective process and effort to perpetuate eyewitness testimonies of a horrific past.”
High inflation rate, oil price hikes hurting the poor, groups say
“If BBM does not believe government data that the inflation rate in the country has reached 6.1 percent, we, the poor, will express the true suffering that we are experiencing due to high prices of essential goods.” By JOSH AVENGOZA Bulatlat.com MANILA — Urban poor groups are concerned that their situation would worsen if their…
Progressives assail decision to deny to SONA rally as ‘violation of law and rights’
“With its scare-tactics, the PNP is only succeeding in showing the world that it is a notorious human rights violator. It affirms why the US Congress voted to deny aid for the PNP because of its terrible human rights record. Let the world see the brutality and intolerance of the PNP under a second Marcos regime.”
A second conviction for The Butcher? | Bulacan court asked to convict Palparan over Manalo brothers abduction
With the memorandum submitted last week before the Bulacan court, the case is now deemed up for resolution.
‘Student denied of enrollment is a volunteer teacher who taught Makati’s poor’
The student activist who was denied of enrollment after her university accused her of being a recruiter for “terrorist groups” has volunteered to teach Makati City’s urban poor during the pandemic.