Trick or treating the Palace
Dee Ayroso | Oct 31, 2014
Dee Ayroso is a self-taught illustrator and was a Bulatlat editor before she focused on cartooning. Comics is where her flaws and strengths in writing and drawing can sit together and have coffee.
Dee Ayroso is a self-taught illustrator and was a Bulatlat editor before she focused on cartooning. Comics is where her flaws and strengths in writing and drawing can sit together and have coffee.
‘Bakwet’ | Militarization triggers evacuation of 2,000 Lumads in Surigao del Sur
‘Bakwet’ | Militarization triggers evacuation of 2,000 Lumads in Surigao del Sur
Armed men have killed two Lumads, ransacked a store, started fires, and knocked on houses, in the middle of military operations.
‘17-year-old tool of plunder’ : Indigenous peoples want law scrapped, agency abolished
‘17-year-old tool of plunder’ : Indigenous peoples want law scrapped, agency abolished
Indigenous peoples say the call to scrap Ipra is more resonant than ever.
His friends wished they had met his ‘astig’ father
His friends wished they had met his ‘astig’ father
Arnold “AJ” Jaramillo was the iconic “astig” father: he was a New People’s Army leader.
‘Lacub martyrs’: a source of light, love and pride to their families
‘Lacub martyrs’: a source of light, love and pride to their families
The amazing lives of the “Lacub martyrs” give their loved ones the courage, hope and inspiration to seek justice.
2 Lumad killed, 2 missing in Caraga region
2 Lumad killed, 2 missing in Caraga region
Two people were killed, while two went missing in three separate incidents during heavy military operations in Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur.
Military charged with International Humanitarian Law violations in Abra killings
Military charged with International Humanitarian Law violations in Abra killings
Families of the “Lacub martyrs” went to Manila to redress their grievance against the “war crimes” committed by the military in its operations in Abra in September.
US Marine Pemberton in Camp Aguinaldo: Is it PH or US custody?
US Marine Pemberton in Camp Aguinaldo: Is it PH or US custody?
Filipino officials, including President Aquino, appear excessively careful as they avoid the use of the words “suspect,”“custody” and “detention” in connection with the US serviceman suspected in the Subic slay, who remains under US custody.
Peasant women resist Araneta’s ‘legal landgrabbing’ in Rizal
Peasant women resist Araneta’s ‘legal landgrabbing’ in Rizal
Food for the people or high-end houses for the rich? The conflict over 1,645 hectares of land in Rodriguez (formerly Montalban), Rizal boils down to land use, and the conflicting laws that cover it.
‘Military, police arrested Lumad church worker for P 4.8 M bounty’
‘Military, police arrested Lumad church worker for P 4.8 M bounty’
After the military arrested agriculturist Dominiciano Muya of the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines in Tagum City, Davao del Norte, they presented him as a top-rank communist rebel with a P4.8 million reward for his head.
Tiamzon couple hearing suspended as QC Justice hall shuts down
Tiamzon couple hearing suspended as QC Justice hall shuts down
The Quezon City Regional Trial Court suspended work today, as peasants and activists protested on its grounds and called for the release of political prisoners Wilma and Benito Tiamzon.
‘Investigate US troops’ mental health’
‘Investigate US troops’ mental health’
“Psychological studies conducted by the US Army, Marine Corps, Harvard University, and other agencies revealing alarming trends on the state of mental health of their troops are a matter of security concern to Filipino people especially with the expected entry of tens of thousands of these forces under EDCA.” – Bobby Tuazon, Director for Policy Studies, Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG)
Makabayan bloc files House resolution to terminate US-PH Visiting Forces Agreement
Makabayan bloc files House resolution to terminate US-PH Visiting Forces Agreement
This incident shows that the US-PH Visiting Forces Agreement is unmistakably an affront to the State’s sovereign power to enforce its laws within its territory and makes a mockery of our justice system.” – Makabayan bloc House Resolution no. 17
Still no PH custody | US marine charged with murder of Pinay transgender
Still no PH custody | US marine charged with murder of Pinay transgender
“Judging from the statements issued so far by DFA officials, it seems that President Aquino’s emerging position is to kowtow to US interests by invoking legal niceties in the Visiting Forces Agreement. Instead of fighting for our country’s sovereignty and safeguarding the rights of the Philippines and the victim Jennifer, the DFA is lawyering for the US.” – Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Emmi de Jesus
Lawmaker to Obama: Waive custody of US serviceman suspect in Olongapo slay
Lawmaker to Obama: Waive custody of US serviceman suspect in Olongapo slay
“The fight for justice for Ms. Laude has just begun, but the Aquino government is already backing out. It is clear that the Filipino people have nothing to expect from this administration but continued subservience to Washington’s orders.” -- Kabataan Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon
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