In the last 90 days, a PR firm that promises to make “dead brands famous again” stands as one of the biggest spenders on Meta.
Election watchdog alarmed over PR firm’s ad spending on Facebook
Janess Ann J. Ellao
A year on, still no justice for killed labor organizer
“Like most victims of extrajudicial killings, the police used the story line that he resisted arrest and was killed. But our initial findings reveal that he was killed on purpose. He was considered as ‘enemy of the state’ under the Marcos Jr. administration.”
Makabayan unveils Senate slate for 2025 elections
The Makabayan Coalition unveiled its slate of senatorial candidates for the upcoming 2025 midterm election during its national convention at San Andres Sports Complex in Manila, Sept. 28.
On breaking the chains that bind? Thoughts on SB19’s ‘Kalakal’
However, the song’s message extends beyond personal struggles, touching on broader societal issues, particularly the circumstances that young and new artists face. As Josh Cullen poignantly puts it, “paano pa kaya kapag naputol itong kadena,” which can be interpreted as metaphorical chains that bind many talented individuals, preventing them from reaching their full potential.
UP community condemns ‘declaration of cooperation’ with Philippine military
The University of the Philippines community condemned the recently signed Declaration of Cooperation between UP and the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Government’s counterinsurgency plan and terror financing law against rights defenders
Bulatlat revisits the role of the government’s counterinsurgency plans in the increasing use of the terror financing law to quell and silence activists, critics, and development workers.
In Asia Pacific, rise in public debt is hurting women’s access to social services
Regular check ups, particularly those related to reproductive health, are not covered by the free services provided by village health centers, as per the Philippine law on universal health care. Fabella wishes that the government can allocate more funds for the basic services but this has not improved over the years.
Jeepney drivers, workers ‘more miserable under Marcos Jr’
Jeepney drivers and operators group Piston said that those who refuse to join the unjust public transport modernization program are being “designated as illegal, or colorum, by the very same government entrusted to safeguard the rights of the working class.”
At UN event, women activists want Palestine free
Women activists gathered in front of the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on March 21, 2024 to express their support for Palestine.
Charter change could mean more US troops in the PHL – Fil-Am activists
Filipino-American activists here denounced ongoing attempts to change the Philippine Constitution as this may result in increased US military presence in the Philippines and worsen the geopolitical tension in the West Philippine Sea.
Amid attacks, urban poor persist in fight for right to housing
The struggle for their right to housing taught them that they have bigger fights to win.