Women's organizations accuse foreign troops of abusing women through their euphemistically-termed "R&R". At the Philippine 'One Billion Rising' event last February 14, even the billboard suggests the same. (Boys Scout Circle, Quezon City)
Poet, songwriter, singer, journalist and activist Ericson Acosta was illegally arrested in Northern Samar on February 13, 2011 while conducting research for peasant organizations. He has not been arraigned despite having spent more than two years in jail.
A girl strikes a pensive pose while waiting for friends. (Technohub, Quezon City)
Construction workers hang on sheer cliffs to work on the strengthening of a mountainside above a busy provincial highway. (Saranggani Province)
A couple on a leisurely bait fishing activity unwittingly mirrors the statues before them. (La Mesa Ecopark, Quezon City)
A popular mascot seems to relish his winged friends' visit. (Digos City)
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA Bulatlat.com There are a few benefits to being fat and dark. One of them is being cast as a police officer in films and live performances. The first time it happened was in a comedic role in a music video. Often, I am an abusive cop or,...
The dog might not have struck a "Downward Facing Dog" yoga pose as it enjoys the rising sun, but its shadow did resemble the Sphinx. (Digos City)
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
“The victims were unarmed and helpless, as most of them were still sleeping. It was only the elder son who was awake and in school uniform, sipping coffee outside the hut and who can be clearly seen and identified by the soldiers and yet they still fired at Jordan.”
This child shall find out when he grows older that the dust he played with were from hallowed ground. This photo was taken inside a former military camp where hundreds of Argentinians were 'disappeared' and buried during the country's Dirty War in the 70s and 80s....
A scene on Beijing's shopping mecca, Wangfujing Street. Odd that it was once described as the commercial center of six Chinese dynasties, it is now dominated by foreign brands. (Beijing, China)
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
“I vow to continue my advocacies, defend human rights and promote a just and lasting peace. I will still work for the national and social liberation of the Filipino people.” – Randy Malayao, recently-released NDFP consultant
A cropped movie poster is inadvertently given a helping (pair of) feet by an urbanite waiting for a ride home. (Hong Kong)
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