For the locals, the wrath exposed the cracks in billion-peso flood control projects.
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MARTIN’S PURRSPECTIVE
The Gazan journalist who was loved by his cat and the world
The Gazan journalist who was loved by his cat and the world
Farewell to Saleh Aljafarawi, the 28-year-old Palestinian journalist who was killed by an Israeli-backed gang in Gaza a few days after a ceasefire was declared.
COMICS
SALUNGGUHIT
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
The common enemy
The common enemy
Progressive organizations condemn the US-Israel attack on Iran and the continued genocide in Palestine, burning the flag of “the number one terrorist.”
Sickle and call
Sickle and call
A peasant raises a sickle-shaped propaganda material bearing the call 'down with feudalism'.
Harvesting corn
Harvesting corn
Aida Cabradilla, an indigenous Isnag, works on her cornfield in Madduang village, Kabugao, Apayao. Although their field is in an upland location and will not be submerged when the Gened-1, Gened-2, and Madduang dams are built, she fears they will no longer be able to farm because of strict prohibitions on kaingin (slash-and-burn farming) intended to prevent contamination of the reservoir.
Defending the environment is a way of life
Defending the environment is a way of life
Nilbert Marquez, 28, is a Dumagat from Quezon province, stands on a dried-up streambed, sharing stories of the changes he has witnessed since his first day as a forest ranger at Masungi. During his first year, this stream alone would only hold water for about three months each year. Today, it retains water for up to six consecutive months – a clear sign of improvement brought about by consistent and effective conservation efforts.
NEWS IN PICTURES
Marcos complicit in Cebu’s substandard flood control projects
Marcos complicit in Cebu’s substandard flood control projects
ACT Teachers Representative and Deputy Minority Leader Antonio Tinio slammed Marcos Jr's hypocrisy.
Typhoon Tino leaves a trail of destruction in Talisay, City
Typhoon Tino leaves a trail of destruction in Talisay, City
Locals told Bulatlat that flood control projects in their area appear inconsistent. Some sections have riverwalls while others have none.
Artists haunt the corrupt in Halloween-themed protest
Artists haunt the corrupt in Halloween-themed protest
Edge Uyanguren, CAP secretary general, lambasted bureaucrat capitalism as the core behind rampant corruption in the country, saying it enables government officials to siphon the hard-earned money of the Filipino people for personal interests.
NEWS IN PICTURES | Cagayan de Oro students in solidarity with Palestine
NEWS IN PICTURES | Cagayan de Oro students in solidarity with Palestine
Students from various school-based organizations in Cagayan de Oro hold a solidarity protest at the state-run University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) on Tuesday, October 28, denouncing the military attacks in Palestine that resulted in the killings of thousands of innocent individuals.
THIS WEEK IN PEOPLE’S HISTORY
TWIPH | The Inauguration of PGH
TWIPH | The Inauguration of PGH
Balikan natin ang inagurasyon ng Philippine General Hospital o PGH noong ikasampu ng Setyembre, 1910.
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.
APARICIÓN
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 | James Balao
Aparición | James Balao
It's the eighth Cordillera Day since James Balao was disappeared.
STREET SHOOTER
PHOTO ESSAY/DOCUMENTARY
Vanishing grains of the Dayak land
Vanishing grains of the Dayak land
For the Dayak, it is not just about the food but it is about preserving their connection to the land that defines their identity and survival as Indigenous Peoples.
Where legacy takes root on Masungi’s fragile ground
Where legacy takes root on Masungi’s fragile ground
While the Masungi Georeserve continues to fight on all fronts – legal, political, and territorial – forest rangers like Nilbert remain on the ground, steadfast in their daily work of protecting and growing the forest.
San Gabriel eco-warriors: The youth leading Kaputian Falls’ protection
San Gabriel eco-warriors: The youth leading Kaputian Falls’ protection
In 2022, as tourism in the Philippines began to reopen after the pandemic and Kaputian Falls gained popularity online, the youth of San Gabriel saw the need to establish a group dedicated to protecting their community’s natural resources.
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.”
MORE VIDEOS
Mga tinig at huni ng Masungi (The voices and songs of Masungi)
Mga tinig at huni ng Masungi (The voices and songs of Masungi)
Their message is clear: environmental protection and biodiversity conservation are not optional: these are human and environmental rights that demand concrete commitment from the government to safeguard nature and the people who defend it.
Buhay lukad
Buhay lukad
Copra farmers in Bicol have endured decades of misery due to feudal conditions.
Sa talim ng balisong
Sa talim ng balisong
For years, Southern Tagalog has been one of the priority areas in the government's counterinsurgency program. Social injustice breeds resistance, and the struggle for land, jobs and decent life has been met by vicious attacks.
Yearender Special: Human rights violations persist under Marcos Jr.
Yearender Special: Human rights violations persist under Marcos Jr.
Despite attempts to deviate himself from his predecessor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr has continued a counterinsurgency policy which resulted in gross human rights violations.
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.
