The keyhole rock formation in Boracay makes the sunrise even more special.
MULTIMEDIA
MARTIN’S PURRSPECTIVE
Birthday greetings and wish
Birthday greetings and wish
Ex-President Duterte spends his first birthday in an ICC jail. We wish he gets the justice he deserves.
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."
SALUNGGUHIT
A tool to hold public officials accountable
A tool to hold public officials accountable
Yup, we're talking about the people's collective action.
It’s okay, America. Let’s keep our hope burning.
It’s okay, America. Let’s keep our hope burning.
Democracy doesn't lie in the hands of the factions of the ruling class.
APARICION
Aparición | Honey May Suazo
Aparición | Honey May Suazo
Hanimay Suazo is a high-profile human rights defender in Davao City. In 2019, she was disappeared after being red-tagged by an Army general.
Aparición | Armando Portajada Sr.
Aparición | Armando Portajada Sr.
PARA KAY MANDING Ni LIGAYA PORTAJADA Sa aking pagpikit, pagdilat ng mata Ang aking hanap, ikaw aking sinta Di na maidlip itong aking diwa Hinanap na kita, nang ikaw ay mawala. Hinanap kita sa mga himpilan ng pulis Pati sa mga punerarya, itinaloglog kong pilit...
Aparición | James Balao
Aparición | James Balao
It's the eighth Cordillera Day since James Balao was disappeared.
Aparición | Prudencio Calubid and Celina Palma
Aparición | Prudencio Calubid and Celina Palma
See more at the Aparición Gallery On June 26, 2006, at 8 p.m., Prudencio Calubid, 63, peace consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), and his wife Celina Palma, 46, were disappeared by suspected state forces. Suspected military agents...
TEKA SANDALI
TEKA SANDALI | Terror Law at Terror Financing, absurd nga ba?
TEKA SANDALI | Terror Law at Terror Financing, absurd nga ba?
Four years after its enactment, the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 (ATA) has been used as a weapon against human rights defenders and non-government organizations. In this episode of Teka, Sandali, we explore how the ATA, alongside the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012 is being wielded by the state to stifle dissent.
TEKA SANDALI | Ano nga ba ang EDCA?
TEKA SANDALI | Ano nga ba ang EDCA?
Malacañang recently announced the four new sites for the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), a treaty that the progressives dubbed as lop-sided for the Philippines. In this episode, we unpack what deals may burden the Filipino people and its violent nature.
TEKA SANDALI | Ano nga ba ang kalagayan ng karapatang pantao sa ilalim ng administrasyong Marcos Jr?
TEKA SANDALI | Ano nga ba ang kalagayan ng karapatang pantao sa ilalim ng administrasyong Marcos Jr?
Extrajudicial killings, fabricated charges, arbitrary arrests and detentions, red-tagging, and other human rights violations continue under Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s administration.
TEKA SANDALI | Pamahalaan, wala na bang magagawa sa tumataas na presyo ng bilihin?
TEKA SANDALI | Pamahalaan, wala na bang magagawa sa tumataas na presyo ng bilihin?
The overwhelming price increase continues to cripple millions of Filipino families, with inflation climbing to 7.7% in October 2022, the highest rate since the last decade.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
View from the island
View from the island
The keyhole rock formation in Boracay makes the sunrise even more special.
Widow
Widow
Gina Serrano, 51, the wife of extrajudicial killing victim Robert Serrano, gazes at her husband's picture inside their small rented room in a Metro Manila community. Her husband, who was working as an ex-officio officer at the barangay, was killed in front of their 9-year-old son on April 4, 2017, by masked men—just days after they discovered he was on the drug watch list. His death occurred at the height of former President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war where thousands of suspected drug offenders killed in police operations and vigilante-style executions.
Cars over people
Cars over people
Pedestrians cross a footbridge above the heavy traffic in North Avenue, Quezon City to access the EDSA Bus Carousel or the MRT Line 3 during rush hour. Urban planning caters largely to private vehicles, leading in worsening road congestion and the neglect of pedestrian infrastructures. This photo was taken last June 4, 2024.
Riders’ prayer
Riders’ prayer
Devotees on two wheels listen to the Friday Mass outside the Quiapo Church.
COMICS
Palestine’s struggle is the struggle of all oppressed peoples of the world
Palestine’s struggle is the struggle of all oppressed peoples of the world
A blow on the oppressor will be a victory of all oppressed.
A merry ruling class Christmas
A merry ruling class Christmas
We know it's a good one they're having this year.
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?
TWIPH | The establishment of Peace Corps
TWIPH | The establishment of Peace Corps
Balikan natin ang pagtatatag ng Peace Corps noong 1961—isang volunteer program na kunwari’y tungkol sa “pagtulong,” pero ayon sa mga kritiko, isa rin palang anyo ng neokolonyalismo ng U.S. sa mga bansang tulad ng Pilipinas.
TWIPH | Ang Diktadurang Marcos
TWIPH | Ang Diktadurang Marcos
Balikan natin ang itinuturing na isa sa mga pinakamadilim na yugto ng ating kasaysayan, ang pagdedeklara ni Ferdinand Marcos Sr. ng martial law noong 1972.
TWIPH | La Independencia’s first issue
TWIPH | La Independencia’s first issue
Balikan natin ang pagkakalimbag ng pinakaunang isyu ng La Indepencia, isa sa mga pinakatanyag at mahalagang pahayagan noong ikalawang yugto ng himagsikang Pilipino.
PODCAST
PODCAST: OFWs are rising
PODCAST: OFWs are rising
In this podcast-documentary, let us hear the stories of migrant Filipinos who continue to soldier on despite the personal struggles that they have to go through.
Artists pay tribute to the late poet Richard Gappi
Artists pay tribute to the late poet Richard Gappi
Isang premyadong makata, mamamahayag, at manggagawang pangkultura, inialay ni Richard Regadillo Gappi (1971-2022) ang kaniyang sining sa pagsisilbi sa bayan. Naging masugid na kontributor ng bulatlat.com si Gappi, kilala rin sa palayaw na “Insad.”
Huntahan: Researching a pandemic
Huntahan: Researching a pandemic
All ears, journalism students. There's no other way but to love Math. Bulatlat journalists Rein Tarinay and Dawn Cecilia Peña sit down for a huntahan on the importance of research, and how numbers and data can be used to speak truth to power.
Bulatlatan: Citizen’s role in truth-telling
Bulatlatan: Citizen’s role in truth-telling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APU0ddtpwds&t=1s In this week's Bulatlatan, Advocacy and publication officer of Ramento Project for Rights Defenders, Vaughn Geuseppe Alviar discusses citizen's role on truth-telling. HOSTED BY REIN TARINAY EDITED BY AARON...