Why we don’t need a law against ‘fake news’
Allowing the government to determine which is fake and which is true is giving them the authority to censor media content.
Why we don’t need a law against ‘fake news’
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Rising up for justice
Rising up for justice
Yesterday, the nation saw the light of justice after many years of darkness. We welcome it with tears, joy and hope.
Keeping EDSA alive
Keeping EDSA alive
Such efforts at twisting history should be met with resistance. Resist by exposing the lies, shedding light on the truth, and preserving our collective memory.
#Bulatlat24 | A commitment to serve the people
#Bulatlat24 | A commitment to serve the people
Alone we cannot do it. A big part of that is because of our readers and supporters, and our reason for being – the marginalized and oppressed sectors, the ordinary Filipinos whose miseries and victories we strive to amplify in every story we produce.
Fake opposition
Fake opposition
The two dynasties are competing against their track records in terms of corruption, human rights violations and subservience to foreign masters.
Terror-tagging and censorship
Terror-tagging and censorship
The NTC memorandum blocking the 27 websites not only violates the right to publish and the right to free expression of the media outfits and organizations but also the right of their readers and subscribers to access alternative information and analyses, including those not found in other websites.
Red-tagging as a policy
Red-tagging as a policy
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said last week that he does not see any need to abolish the National Task Force to End the Local Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). He claimed that red-tagging does not come from the government but from “kung sino-sino” (other people). There is irony...
Exposing the NTF-ELCAC and military
Exposing the NTF-ELCAC and military
What we witnessed is the bravery of two environmental defenders in the face of outright repression.
Why are the powers that be so afraid of our truth-telling?
Why are the powers that be so afraid of our truth-telling?
This is prior restraint against protected speech. It is downright unacceptable as it is based on Esperon's mere hearsay.
Duterte’s predatory cyberwar against press freedom
Duterte’s predatory cyberwar against press freedom
These attacks underscore once again how far the Duterte administration can go in silencing the press. The recent cyberattacks are not isolated from other forms of assault on the Philippine media. These are part of Duterte’s arsenal of weapons as a “predator of press freedom,” an apt description from the Reporters Without Borders.
State forces apparently behind the cyber-attacks against PH alternative media
State forces apparently behind the cyber-attacks against PH alternative media
We are not surprised by the results of the recent digital forensic. State agents and the National Task Force to End the Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) have consistently labeled us as communist fronts for pursuing journalism for the people. Still, we are angered that taxpayers’ money is being spent to bring down our website, and to deny our readers access to our reportage.
Defund NTF-ELCAC
Defund NTF-ELCAC
The long queue to get food is proof of the government’s short-sightedness in dealing with the pandemic. The death of a senior citizen while lining up in a community pantry is an indictment of the government’s failure in many aspects.
We will not be muzzled
We will not be muzzled
The red-taggers’ mantra “If you are not with us, you are against us” is so skewed and illogical. The media’s role is to serve as a watchdog of wrongdoings especially by those in power.
No deal? Pardon of Pemberton is a spit on national sovereignty
No deal? Pardon of Pemberton is a spit on national sovereignty
Billion-dollar military deals provide context to the release of Pemberton.
State-perpetrated killings must stop
State-perpetrated killings must stop
Duterte publicly labeled the communists as the number one threat to national security in his speech on June 22. He also declared communists as terrorists on July 8. Are these not treated as orders from the Armed Forces of the Philippines commander-in-chief? Are these statements aiming to justify the attacks on so-called communist-terrorists?
Who is the real “pasaway”?
Who is the real “pasaway”?
While the Duterte administration has implemented a two-week stricter lockdown, other legitimate demands raised by medical experts have been largely ignored. It must be pointed out that many of the recommendations have been articulated by several health NGOs since day 1 but, unfortunately, these have fallen on deaf ears.
Not a dictator?
Not a dictator?
Behind his macho posture and ashen face, Duterte is afraid to the core. He is fighting against the prospect of him being made to account for all his crimes. He is doing everything to stop us, the Filipino people, from exercising our right to have better governance and better society.
Duterte and the terrors of his ways
Duterte and the terrors of his ways
The very act of spreading fear reveals this administration's fear of the power of the people.
Debunking government’s defense of the anti-terror bill
Debunking government’s defense of the anti-terror bill
Who have been declared “communist-terrorists” by state security forces and the National Task Force to End the Local Communist Armed Conflict? Practically all sectoral organizations advocating for reforms and genuine change. They did not spread terror or cause panic among the public but called on the government to act on legitimate demands of ordinary citizens.
COVID-19 virus exposes missing government
COVID-19 virus exposes missing government
With billions of pesos at its disposal, from the nation’s coffers and from loans incurred in our name, this government still failed to institute even the minimum standards for COVID-19 response. Of the P380-billion COVID-19 budget under the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, it has spent P12.32 billion for health or merely 3.2 percent of the total COVID-19 allocation.
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