Kin, rights defenders pay tribute to slain activists under Duterte
"They tried to bury us. They didn't know we were seeds."
Kin, rights defenders pay tribute to slain activists under Duterte
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Progressives insist Terror Law to legalize state terrorism
Progressives insist Terror Law to legalize state terrorism
Cristina Palabay, secretary general of human rights alliance Karapatan, said that the ATA, if upheld, would only legalize the human rights violations perpetrated by state security forces.
Wife seeks CA’s help in finding abducted activist Steve Abua
Wife seeks CA’s help in finding abducted activist Steve Abua
Exactly a month after her husband was abducted, Johanna Abua asked the Court of Appeals to demand army officials to produce the body of Steve Abua who went missing on November 6, 2021. He was last seen in the village of Sta. Cruz which is part of the central business district of the municipality of Lubao in the province of Pampanga, some 90 kilometers from Manila.
A look back on the Terror Law and why Filipinos oppose it
A look back on the Terror Law and why Filipinos oppose it
Today, there have been reports that the Supreme Court ruled on the Constitutionality of the terror law. As the country awaits the decision, Bulatlat compiled its previous reports on the controversial law.
Wife of abducted activist seeks audience with VP Leni
Wife of abducted activist seeks audience with VP Leni
"I wish the vice president would find time to sit with me and discuss what happened to my husband. As a woman like me, I believe she would understand my plight."
2 coconut farmers killed
2 coconut farmers killed
The two coconut farmers were killed while on their way home to Taquico village in Sampaloc, Quezon
How Duterte enabled the return of the Marcoses
How Duterte enabled the return of the Marcoses
From 1992 to 2002, the Marcos family was acquitted of seven separate counts of graft charges. In the past five years, however, five graft cases against the Marcoses were dismissed.
Anti-child trafficking advocate arrested over rebellion raps
Anti-child trafficking advocate arrested over rebellion raps
A long-time women and child rights advocate was arrested in her Bulacan home on Sunday, Nov. 14, over a rebellion case filed back in 2005.
Filipino artists want dictator’s wife Imelda Marcos jailed
Filipino artists want dictator’s wife Imelda Marcos jailed
Filipino artists are calling on the government to jail the other half of the Marcos conjugal dictatorship, Imelda Marcos, who has been convicted of several graft charges three years ago but remains scot-free.
How the accused masterminds of the Olalia-Alay-ay slay relished impunity
How the accused masterminds of the Olalia-Alay-ay slay relished impunity
The ‘lowly operatives’ such as Jabatan, Casanova, and Perez are the only ones facing the consequences of a crime, which apparently was sanctioned by the higher-ups.
‘Political prisoner Lino Baez was tortured’ – rights group
‘Political prisoner Lino Baez was tortured’ – rights group
Lino Baez recounted what was done to him, which included “beatings, pressing the barrel of a gun to his chest, and applying a chemical to his blindfold which made him nauseous.” Baez was also frequently interrogated by state forces, insisting that he was a top-ranking member of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).
Rights group demands explanation on solitary confinement of political prisoner
Rights group demands explanation on solitary confinement of political prisoner
Karapatan-Southern Tagalog is asking the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Mimaropa and the Regional Trial Court Branch 81 for an explanation to the allegations that Maria Teresa Dioquino is being held in solitary confinement and harassed by military intelligence officials.
Backstory | The 35-year-old Olalia-Alay-ay murder case
Backstory | The 35-year-old Olalia-Alay-ay murder case
Today, Oct. 12, 2021, a Philippine court will finally rule on the nearly 35-year murder case of labor leader Rolando Olalia and Leonor Alay-ay.
‘No let-up on human rights abuses despite UN reso, joint program in PH’ – advocates
‘No let-up on human rights abuses despite UN reso, joint program in PH’ – advocates
In her oral update, Bachelet urged political aspirants on all sides to “set aside the ugly rhetoric against human rights defenders, attack (on) independent media, or (in condoning) extra-judicial killings and other violations and abuses.”
2 Batangas activists arrested in Quezon province
2 Batangas activists arrested in Quezon province
Both Lino Baez and Willy Capareño are no strangers to red-tagging and state harassment. The warrant issued against Baez came from the March 7 raid of his home in Santo Tomas, Batangas, where police and military supposedly “found” firearms and explosives. The raid was part of “Bloody Sunday”, which resulted in the deaths of nine activists and the arrests of seven others.
Detained farmers seek dismissal of Hilongos multiple murder raps
Detained farmers seek dismissal of Hilongos multiple murder raps
Farmer activists who are charged with multiple murder charges over the infamous Hilongos mass grave are seeking the dismissal of the cases, saying that the evidence presented against them were insufficient and fabricated.
Protesters hurdle police blockades to denounce Duterte’s ‘Marcos-level corruption, tyranny’
Protesters hurdle police blockades to denounce Duterte’s ‘Marcos-level corruption, tyranny’
"We reject everything that is destructive to the country. We reject those who act as dictators, the son of the dictator, and the lackeys of dictators. "
Political prisoners who fought dictators then and now
Political prisoners who fought dictators then and now
Bulatlat compiled short accounts of consultants and staff of the Negotiating Panel of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, who were arrested and jailed during the dark years of the dictatorship but are now incarcerated for their continuing fight for a genuinely free country.
My channel, my rules? The dictator’s son’s attempts at whitewashing the horrors of martial law
My channel, my rules? The dictator’s son’s attempts at whitewashing the horrors of martial law
Following the controversial online interview of the son and namesake of the late dictator, Bulatlat revisited the YouTube vlog of former Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his apparent attempts of whitewashing the horrors of martial law.
Today, the 49th year since the imposition of the Marcos dictator, Bulatlat is providing facts and context to these claims.
Another peoples’ lawyer killed in Mindanao
Another peoples’ lawyer killed in Mindanao
Juan Macababbad handled several cases, particularly in defense of indigenous peoples and protection of the environment.
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