View from the island
The keyhole rock formation in Boracay makes the sunrise even more special.
View from the island
Ronalyn V. Olea or Len to her colleagues loves to brew coffee strong enough to keep everyone in the newsroom awake. She’s a vegan and a bike commuter, braving the chaos of the road to get to meetings and errands.
Ronalyn V. Olea or Len to her colleagues loves to brew coffee strong enough to keep everyone in the newsroom awake. She’s a vegan and a bike commuter, braving the chaos of the road to get to meetings and errands.
Reality Check: Bulatlat’s initiative against disinformation
Reality Check: Bulatlat’s initiative against disinformation
The deluge of “fake news” following the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte over charges of crimes against humanity has been overwhelming, to say the least. The well-oiled disinformation network has yet again unleashed poisonous content. “Fake news” is a...
Statement | Esperon’s evidence: zero
Statement | Esperon’s evidence: zero
Former National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. did not present any evidence in today's hearing at the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 104. Esperon was the one who requested the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to order the blocking of...
Why we don’t need a law against ‘fake news’
Why we don’t need a law against ‘fake news’
Allowing the government to determine which is fake and which is true is giving them the authority to censor media content.
Riders’ prayer
Riders’ prayer
Devotees on two wheels listen to the Friday Mass outside the Quiapo Church.
Rising up for justice
Rising up for justice
Yesterday, the nation saw the light of justice after many years of darkness. We welcome it with tears, joy and hope.
Keeping EDSA alive
Keeping EDSA alive
Such efforts at twisting history should be met with resistance. Resist by exposing the lies, shedding light on the truth, and preserving our collective memory.
#Bulatlat24 | A commitment to serve the people
#Bulatlat24 | A commitment to serve the people
Alone we cannot do it. A big part of that is because of our readers and supporters, and our reason for being – the marginalized and oppressed sectors, the ordinary Filipinos whose miseries and victories we strive to amplify in every story we produce.
On the Fringes | Alipato at Muog, and the roller coaster of emotions
On the Fringes | Alipato at Muog, and the roller coaster of emotions
The documentary is disturbing as it throws at us painful truths.
Fake opposition
Fake opposition
The two dynasties are competing against their track records in terms of corruption, human rights violations and subservience to foreign masters.
Terror-tagging and censorship
Terror-tagging and censorship
The NTC memorandum blocking the 27 websites not only violates the right to publish and the right to free expression of the media outfits and organizations but also the right of their readers and subscribers to access alternative information and analyses, including those not found in other websites.
Red-tagging as a policy
Red-tagging as a policy
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said last week that he does not see any need to abolish the National Task Force to End the Local Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). He claimed that red-tagging does not come from the government but from “kung sino-sino” (other people). There is irony...
Timeline: The fight against website blocking in the Philippines
Timeline: The fight against website blocking in the Philippines
Here's the timeline of Bulatlat's fight against one form of state-sponsored censorship.
Yearender 2023: Anti-Terror Act as state’s weapon against dissent
Yearender 2023: Anti-Terror Act as state’s weapon against dissent
The warning declared by various groups in 2020 – that the ATA would be used by the government to intimidate and harass human rights defenders, activists and dissenters – has become a reality.
Exposing the NTF-ELCAC and military
Exposing the NTF-ELCAC and military
What we witnessed is the bravery of two environmental defenders in the face of outright repression.
Pagtatanggol sa katotohanan
Pagtatanggol sa katotohanan
Higit sa lahat, ang koleksyon ay pagkilala rin sa mulat na masang anakpawis, silang kadalasa’y mga walang mukha at mga pangalan sa mga diyaryo.
Why are the powers that be so afraid of our truth-telling?
Why are the powers that be so afraid of our truth-telling?
This is prior restraint against protected speech. It is downright unacceptable as it is based on Esperon's mere hearsay.
Timeline: Search for Justice for Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño
Timeline: Search for Justice for Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño
From #BulatlatArchives, know what happened since the abduction of UP students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño until the trial of retired Gen. Jovito Palparan Jr.
Popular Bookstore unfazed but vigilant after red-tagging graffiti
Popular Bookstore unfazed but vigilant after red-tagging graffiti
“Why target the bookstores? Why do this in the city? Is this part of a destabilization plot to stall elections? Is this just a beginning of something bigger?”
Mon Ramirez (1944-2021), the geek who dedicated his life in the service of the Filipino people
Mon Ramirez (1944-2021), the geek who dedicated his life in the service of the Filipino people
As topnotcher of the 1967 board exams for electric engineering, MonRam could have enriched himself by making a career in the corporate world. He chose a life serving the poor instead.
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