Urgent medical response, not militarization of Metro Manila
Let us demand what our communities need the most – public health education, free testing, water supply, sanitation, subsidy.
Urgent medical response, not militarization of Metro Manila
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.
Concerned legislators denounce PCOO USec’s red-tagging spree
Concerned legislators denounce PCOO USec’s red-tagging spree
Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy defended red tagging progressive organizations during a hearing on anti-terror bill at the House of Representatives.
Lawyers question anti-terror bill provisions ‘undermining judiciary, due process’
Lawyers question anti-terror bill provisions ‘undermining judiciary, due process’
“The [anti-terror] bill provides powers to the executive branch that properly belong to the judicial branch.”
Rights defenders decry revival of fabricated perjury charges
Rights defenders decry revival of fabricated perjury charges
“Don’t we have the right to seek protection for ourselves? And perjury? We are God-fearing. We are not liars. They are the ones who lie.”
Anti-terror bill removes safeguards, accountability
Anti-terror bill removes safeguards, accountability
“Removing or lowering these penalties gives State authorities a free pass, if not outright approval and endorsement, for violations on human rights and civil liberties...”
Why the anti-terror bill is sanctioned state terrorism
Why the anti-terror bill is sanctioned state terrorism
Who is exempted from being labeled “terrorists?” Rights defenders, lawyers, journalists, Church people, peasants, indigenous peoples and workers have been publicly vilified by state security forces as such.
Parties to cyberattack cases reach agreement
Parties to cyberattack cases reach agreement
Effective mechanisms to combat such attacks shall further be improved to prevent a repeat of this kind of situation.
HB 78 as acrimony of patrimony
HB 78 as acrimony of patrimony
Our legislators, meanwhile, think it is best to put a tag price on our basic and essential public services and allow foreign corporations to profit immensely. In the first place, government should be providing these basic services to the Filipino people.
NUJP submits 200K signatures in support of ABS-CBN franchise
NUJP submits 200K signatures in support of ABS-CBN franchise
The NUJP also called on Congress "to be independent and not be influenced by efforts in the executive and judicial branches of government to deny the network of due process."
Getting out of a toxic, one-sided relationship
Getting out of a toxic, one-sided relationship
The VFA and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) have not modernized the armed forces. Military training between the troops ensured allegiance to US interests and adoption of counterinsurgency strategies, which have been brutal to the core.
Groups slam SolGen’s plea to revoke ABS-CBN franchise
Groups slam SolGen’s plea to revoke ABS-CBN franchise
The NUJP called on Congress and the Supreme Court "to once and for all prove to the people that they are truly, as the Constitution envisions, independent and co-equal branches of government that are not at the beck and call of the executive."
Relentless, shameless red-tagging
Relentless, shameless red-tagging
Badoy echoes a national policy that espouses state-instigated violence against civilians. Portraying activists and journalists as “enemies of the state” justifies human rights abuses perpetrated by state agents. Badoy’s line is as dangerous as Duterte’s marching order to “kill, kill, kill.”
Court finds Mary Jane Veloso’s recruiters guilty of illegal recruitment
Court finds Mary Jane Veloso’s recruiters guilty of illegal recruitment
"We look forward to the full achievement of justice when the other case of Mary Jane is resolved and she is herself ultimately and finally sent home free in time."
#DuterteLegacy | Think-tank debunks claims of economic growth
#DuterteLegacy | Think-tank debunks claims of economic growth
For Ibon, the widening gap between the rich and the poor illustrates best the state of the Philippine economy. The P4-trillion net worth of 40 richest Filipinos is equivalent to the income of 54 million Filipinos.
Franchise renewal as a defense of press freedom
Franchise renewal as a defense of press freedom
By pounding on ABS-CBN, Duterte aims to create a chilling effect among media practitioners. If he could bully the biggest broadcast network, what could stop him from doing the same to others? He and his minions in the House wield the franchise renewal like a Damocles sword, ready to maim freedom of speech and whatever is left of our democracy.
DENR hit for extending Tampakan mine operations
DENR hit for extending Tampakan mine operations
"More importantly, Tampakan's continuing lack of social acceptability from LGUs and especially from indigenous Lumad communities should have been basis enough to finally discontinue the mine."
Davao-based radio reporter harassed by police
Davao-based radio reporter harassed by police
"They subjected me to psywar and harassed me, saying I was not allowed to carry out interviews."
QC local government liable for Payatas tragedy, court rules
QC local government liable for Payatas tragedy, court rules
“[t]he mountain-like trash in itself is a testament of the city government’s gross negligence in the management and operation of the dumpsite,” the decision states.
Wife of political prisoner decries inhumane treatment
Wife of political prisoner decries inhumane treatment
By 3 p.m., Badayos finally got inside the inspection area. Two female jail guards asked her to lift her shirt and she was frisked from the breast down. She was then asked to pull her pants and underwear down to her knees. She was instructed to bend forward and hop three times. One of the guards placed a mirror between her legs and asked her to emit a cough. It was only then she was allowed to go.
Duterte urged to stop all-out war, resume peace talks
Duterte urged to stop all-out war, resume peace talks
“If there’s an opportunity [for peace talks to continue], we will support it,” Bisenio told Bulatlat in an interview. “But we also know that the AFP [Armed Forces of the Philippines] is hell-bent on continuing its militarist approach,”
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