LGBTQIA+ group Bahaghari assailed President Duterte for being “subservient to US imperialism.”
IN PHOTOS: LGBTQIA+ group denounces pardon of convicted US soldier
Aaron Macaraeg
Groups call for halt in ‘white sand’ dumping in Manila Bay, raise environment, public health concerns
“Useless and a waste of people’s fund.”
Aetas tortured by military, forced to eat soldier’s feces
Sandugo – Movement of Moro and Indigenous Peoples for Self-Determination called on the Commission on Human Rights to investigate the incidents, and for the Army’s 7th Infantry Division, especially its commanding officer, to be “held criminally liable for their abusive acts, including the violation of the Anti-Torture Law.”
IN PHOTOS: Groups honor ‘frontliners’ on National Heroes Day
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.
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…
PH, 2nd deadliest for environment defenders- watchdog
The annual report also noted that mining-involved killings are highest in the Philippines. Named as “deadliest sector,” it killed 50 defenders worldwide, of whom 16 were from the Philippines.
Charges against 4 Pandi women dismissed
“This shows that the Pandi 4 didn’t do anything wrong in the first place. But the police who perpetrated this suppression of civil liberties should be held accountable. BY AARON MACARAEG Bulatlat.com MANILA – Four women members of urban poor group Kadamay were freed today, August 5, following the dismissal of charges against them. Janet…
Local footwear brand called out for using tribe groups as product names
“Sorry, we are not just for your consumption.”
Huntahan with Sr. Mary John Mananzan
With the Terror Law in effect, Sr. Mary John Mananzan of Movement Against Tyranny assures us that it is okay to be afraid but invites us to act for the good of humanity inspite fear. Hosted by JANESS ANN ELLAO Edited by AARON MACARAEG
Court snatches away 22-day-old baby from her mother
Kapatid decried the court’s move saying the separation of the newborn from her mother is “heartless and cruel, especially during this pandemic.” BY AARON MACARAEG Bulatlat.com MANILA– Reina Mae Nasino grieves as the Manila court denied her appeal to stay with her newborn daughter. Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 20 ordered Nasino’s 22-day old daughter…
Bulatlatan Q&A | Citizens’ role in truth-telling
In this week’s Bulatlatan, Advocacy and publication officer of Ramento Project for Rights Defenders, Vaughn Geuseppe Alviar discusses citizen’s role on truth-telling. HOSTED BY REIN TARINAY EDITED BY AARON MACARAEG Bulatlat.com Rein Tarinay (RT): Mapagpalayang araw sa ating lahat! Welcome sa panibagong episode ng Bulatlatan. Bulatlatan is Bulatlat’s weekly podcast on pressing issues in the…