Why become a people’s lawyer?

Two lawyers, one of whom recently passed the 2022 Bar exams, share whypeople’s lawyering has become a necessity for them. By MAVIC CONDE Bulatlat.com Atty. Rea Guiloreza represents a student journalist for her first case as a lawyer. Photo courtesy of Atty. Sol Taule. MANILA, Philippines — The country’s dire human rights condition necessitates people’s…

Ferdinand Marcos: The hero that never was

  Five years ago today, the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos was given a hero’s burial, much to the dismay of the victims of martial law. Bulatlat compiled stories on the horrors of martial law. Let the dead bury their dead “Cemetery of Heroes” is the English translation of “Libingan ng mga Bayani,” where burying the remains of…

EngageMedia, Bulatlat to screen films on digital rights and safety

By REIN TARINAY Bulatlat.com MANILA — EngageMedia, in partnership with Bulatlat, will be streaming Tech Tales, a collection of short films human rights issues in the digital space on Nov. 20, 2021. Four of the eight films are slated to be streamed on Saturday, which will cover issues such as online gender-based violence in Indonesia,…