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MARTIN’S PURRSPECTIVE

Brighter day

Brighter day

Former President Rodrigo Duterte is finally given a chance to be true to his word: that he will be responsible for the murder of thousands in his "war on drugs."

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TEKA SANDALI

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Media fight back

Media fight back

Media workers, press freedom advocates, and progressive groups rally outside the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA), denouncing the anti-terror law's chilling effect on media outfits such as Bulatlat and Pinoy Weekly. This photo was taken in 2023 after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ordered the blocking of 27 websites over unfounded allegations of "promoting terrorism".

Homebound with a catch

Homebound with a catch

A fisherman from Bai, Laguna returns home after hours of casting his nets. The communities in Bai Laguna face mounting concerns over the proposed floating solar farms and infrastructure projects funded by the Asian Development Bank that threaten to disrupt the...

NEWS IN PICTURES

On 127th Independence Day, progressives protest US military intervention

On 127th Independence Day, progressives protest US military intervention

Marking the 127th day of Philippine independence, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) and allied organizations rally en route to the US Embassy condemning the escalating US military interventions and influence in the Philippines backed by various military agreements and other foreign policies. The groups also expressed the Filipino people’s strong solidarity with the Palestinian people against continuing US-Israel genocide in Palestine

THIS WEEK IN PEOPLE’S HISTORY

TWIPH | US-Ph Military Bases Agreement of 1947

TWIPH | US-Ph Military Bases Agreement of 1947

Last T?h?i?s? week in people's history, balikan natin ang pagpirma sa U.S.-Philippines Military Bases Agreement (MBA) noong March 14, 1947—isang kasunduang umano'y magtitiyak ng seguridad ng bansa. Pero sa realidad, nagdala ito ng pang-aabuso at pananatili ng impluwensyang kolonyal ng Amerika. Ano nga ba ang naging epekto nito, at bakit hanggang ngayon ay may presensya pa rin ang U.S. military sa ating teritoryo?

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STREET SHOOTER

Companionship

Companionship

Each one is likely to get them from where we like it more. (Taguig City) The Street Shooter is Altermidya National Chairperson Raymund B. Villanueva. Please follow him at IG @street_shooter and Facebook@Raymund B...

Illusion

Illusion

Makati's nighttime skyline shows trappings of development and prosperity. Daytime would however show sprawls of poverty across a dirty river. (Mandaluyong City) The Street Shooter is Altermidya National Chairperson Raymund B. Villanueva. Please follow him at...

Spaced

Spaced

Daytime near a rowdy nighttime tourist haunt showed me this quiet spot by a cook who, after serving me my meal, immediately went back to her book, space and time. (Bangkok, Thailand) The Street Shooter is Altermidya National Chairperson Raymund B. Villanueva....

Twist & text

Twist & text

Rock song lyrics acquire new meanings in a digital world. But shake it up baby now, nonetheless. (Bangkok, Thailand) The Street Shooter is Altermidya National Chairperson Raymund B. Villanueva. Please follow him at IG @street_shooter and Facebook@Raymund B...

PHOTO ESSAY/DOCUMENTARY

EDSA knows no single color

EDSA knows no single color

“Our victory in EDSA is a temporary victory. It is not final. Because there is still inequality, injustice, poverty, and corruption in the Philippines. Our enemy today is not only Marcos, not only Duterte. But our enemy right now is the political families reigning in the Philippines.”

Drowned lands, broken traditions: The Lower Sesan 2 Dam’s toll on indigenous communities in Kbal Romeas, Cambodia

Drowned lands, broken traditions: The Lower Sesan 2 Dam’s toll on indigenous communities in Kbal Romeas, Cambodia

More than a decade ago, Srang Lanh alongside members of the Bunong indigenous communities in Kbal Romeas raised multiple concerns on the implementation of the Lower Sesan 2 Hydropower Project – a 400-megawatt dam project funded by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) through its financial intermediary. The Lower Sesan 2 dam is situated below the confluence of the Sesan and Srepok rivers and 25 kilometers from the Mekong River.

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