Dominic Gutoman is hungry for new ideas and connections. As a community manager and a reporter, his energy overflows as his reaction to most things mundane or sublime.
Dominic Gutoman is hungry for new ideas and connections. As a community manager and a reporter, his energy overflows as his reaction to most things mundane or sublime.
The ICSW declaration signed by over 600 activists around the world stated that only four percent of the world’s population live in countries where freedoms to organize, mobilize, and speak out are respected.
This gathering is not just an event; it is a statement, it is a declaration of our collective resolve against rising authoritarianism and a demonstration of our commitment to challenge injustice.
"A State shall not be discharged, by reason of its withdrawal, from the obligations arising from this Statute while it was a Party to the Statute, including any financial obligations which may have accrued," the Article 127 read.
It is high time to have a proposed law that promotes the full protection of municipal fisheries from commercial fishing operations that, if not outright destructive, are large-scale and unregulated
Despite the inspirational work that they do and the absence of government support for this grassroots initiative, they have been subjected to political vilification, surveillance, and harassment.
"We learn about our human rights, the state of education, social issues, and even about our environment critically."
MANILA – The recent decision of the International Criminal Court denying Rodrigo Duterte’s motion for interim release is a beam of hope for the families left behind by the so-called “war on drugs.” “This is what we have always been anticipating, and at the same...
"The good thing is, we conduct these livelihood training, together with their capacitation on leadership and paralegal. This also helps the sustainability of the indigenous communities in the long term."
“The training teaches us how to fight for our rights. Some of us are no longer silent nor do we submit in fear."
“What we are witnessing is one of the most brutal genocides in modern history.”
Mong Palatino, secretary general of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), said that the current genocide in the Palestine did not start two years ago, but a culmination of over a century of conflict.
"The conduct of these companies reveals a callous prioritization of profit over human life."
“Where is the swift judicial remedy to enforced disappearance through the writ of amparo?”
“To admit the crime but shield the culprits is to side with the oppressor. This is not justice—it is the normalization of impunity.”
In this article, Bulatlat fact-checks the claims of the government officials in the major anti-corruption protest in Manila that resulted in more than 215 individuals arrested, including 91 minors. The reality: there are casualties, maximum tolerance is questionable, and the police used teargas.
The multi-billion peso corruption scandal could have been used to fund healthcare facilities, education, and other basic social services. Instead of respecting people’s right to protest against corruption, the government responded with violence.
“While corrupt officials and abusive authorities remain unaccountable, it is ordinary citizens, especially children who face violent arrests and continued deprivation of their rights. This stark double standard must end. And in any way unacceptable to violate children’s rights in this most brutal and traumatizing manner."
"The Filipino people must not be made accomplices to the slaughter of Palestinians."
All the criminal charges against Pura Luka Vega are now dismissed.
Taking into account the mass killings of Palestinians in Gaza, the resulting serious bodily and mental harm, and the lack of accountability, the Commission finds that there is a consistent pattern that clearly shows the intent to physically destroy Palestinians in Gaza as a group.
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