Urban poor groups bike for mass testing, financial aid amid pandemic
They called for financial aid, mass testing, vaccination and to stop attacks on urban poor.
Urban poor groups bike for mass testing, financial aid amid pandemic
Peasant advocates pedal for food, jobs and land
Peasant advocates pedal for food, jobs and land
SAKA called for PHP10,000 financial aid to public, workers' PHP100 wage relief, a PHP15,000 production subsidy for food security frontliners, free mass testing, protection of community pantries and the assertion of PH sovereignty.
The story of Macliing Dulag and the fight for indigenous peoples’ land
The story of Macliing Dulag and the fight for indigenous peoples’ land
Author Luz Maranan said it was important to highlight Dulag's story as his life embodied not just the fight of the Cordillera people but what it meant to be a hero nowadays, for having defeated a dictator and a destructive project like the Chico Dam.
Cops visit community pantries, question organizers
Cops visit community pantries, question organizers
In a statement, urban poor group Kadamay said police presence is "definitely not needed" in the community pantries, adding that their atrocious record will scare away people who badly need food.
Jeepney drivers still no route of hope
Jeepney drivers still no route of hope
More than a year after the Philippine government first imposed strict lockdown to "contain" COVID-19 transmission, more and more jeepney drivers still plea for financial aid as most of them have yet to recover from the hunger and poverty brought by the government's...
Women cyclists fight against gender-based harassment
Women cyclists fight against gender-based harassment
"Such lewd posts and comments circulating in male-dominated online hubs and cycling communities are clearly indications of the deep-seated sexism and objectification of women in our society that should never be tolerated."
Advocates post photos of empty plates to press aid for the hungry
Advocates post photos of empty plates to press aid for the hungry
In time for the Catholic tradition of fasting during the Holy Week, a peasant advocates group led a protest action assailing how the government "has virtually imposed hunger on the poor and the marginalized amid the apparent absence of any concrete plans for economic relief and the strengthening of the public health system."
Who is Joseph Canlas and why is he trending on Twitter?
Who is Joseph Canlas and why is he trending on Twitter?
Joseph Canlas is a peasant leader and community organizer based in Central Luzon, where he led various campaigns and struggles against landgrabbing and land-use conversion in many farming communities in the region.
Calls for #DuterteResign trend on PH social media
Calls for #DuterteResign trend on PH social media
#DuterteResign trended on the Philippines' social media platforms, after the country's capital and its neighboring provinces were put yet again on a stricter lockdown.
COVID-19 cases to double in 2 months – UP experts
COVID-19 cases to double in 2 months – UP experts
"To match the standards of World Health Organization's positivity rate on a daily basis, We should be testing at least 130,000 individuals per day, at least 90,000 in NCR, at the current rate that we are going."
#DutertePalpak: Progressive groups protest Duterte’s inefficient COVID-19 response
#DutertePalpak: Progressive groups protest Duterte’s inefficient COVID-19 response
"Duterte failed. Duque failed. They should be held accountable."
A year into lockdown, the powerful get away with violating protocols
A year into lockdown, the powerful get away with violating protocols
While government officials and personalities have breached protocols and got away with it, nearly 600,000 Filipinos, mostly poor, have been warned, ticketed, fined, and charged over quarantine violations.
HUNTAHAN: Context behind the ‘Bloody Sunday’
HUNTAHAN: Context behind the ‘Bloody Sunday’
Exactly a week since the "Bloody Sunday," our Southern Tagalog correspondent Justin Umali sits down for a huntahan to discuss the context behind the series of police operations that killed nine, and arrested three.
Nimfa Lanzanas, a woman with a big heart
Nimfa Lanzanas, a woman with a big heart
"Nimfa thinks nothing of her own sicknesses like hypertension, anemia and rhinitis just so she can be of help whenever she is needed even if it means walking for kilometers to visit political prisoners. When did it become a crime to help people in need?”
Kakie Pangilinan: Women need to empower each other
Kakie Pangilinan: Women need to empower each other
"We all have our own sphere of influence: our friends, families, colleagues. No one else can connect with those people in such an intimate way we can."
UP campus journalists get threats from suspected paid trolls
UP campus journalists get threats from suspected paid trolls
The College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) denounced the attack, describing the threats as "an utter insanity and a cheap action to silence campus journalists."
On the 35th anniversary of people power, groups say no to Duterte’s tyranny
On the 35th anniversary of people power, groups say no to Duterte’s tyranny
"Now more than ever, we must not only forget: we must assert our right to fight back — to defy and resist this unbridled and worsening assault on human rights and democracy.”
Fisherfolk slam China’s coast guard law
Fisherfolk slam China’s coast guard law
"With the law, the Chinese Coast guard are being ordered by Chinese government to shoot at vessels, even small fishing boat, in territories being claimed by China."
Artists pedal for detained colleagues’ freedom
Artists pedal for detained colleagues’ freedom
Detained artists Amanda Echanis, Cheryl Catalogo and Alvin Fortaliza have done nothing wrong and merely used their art to present the story of the masses.
#Bulatlat20 | Of finding passion and purpose
#Bulatlat20 | Of finding passion and purpose
Bulatlat community manager Rein Tarinay shares how she has found her passion and why it is worth pursuing.
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