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MARTIN’S PURRSPECTIVE
25 years and counting
25 years and counting
In the tradition of the mosquito press, Bulatlat continues its human rights reporting.
COMICS
The mango graham we deserve
The mango graham we deserve
Exchanging cabbage recipes at the market and thinking of a better future.
SALUNGGUHIT
TEKA SANDALI
TEKA SANDALI | Oil price hike
TEKA SANDALI | Oil price hike
The Philippine government seems helpless in regulating oil price hikes. Progressive groups say the government should go beyond stopgap measures to address the crisis.
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.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Choose your ride
Choose your ride
Private or public commute? From left to right: EDSA regular lane, bus carousel lane, LRT.
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'.
NEWS IN PICTURES
Filipino migrant groups protest Marcos Jr. policies at UN, PH Consulate in New York
Filipino migrant groups protest Marcos Jr. policies at UN, PH Consulate in New York
“Marcos and his cronies are spineless cowards who would rather fill their pockets as their countrymen suffer. There is no future for their exploitation and greed in a society that we want to build."
Progressives commemorate International Worker’s Day
Progressives commemorate International Worker’s Day
On International Workers’ Day, multisectoral formations marched alongside workers from España Blvd to Mendiola, demanding higher wages, the removal of value added tax, justice for recent state-perpetrated killings, and an end to US imperialism.
Youth, kin, hold indignation rally for the death of student activist
Youth, kin, hold indignation rally for the death of student activist
Friends, teachers and loved ones shared stories about Alano’s energetic and indomitable character.
On Earth Day, progressives condemn US’ Pax Silica, war on Iran
On Earth Day, progressives condemn US’ Pax Silica, war on Iran
For progressive groups, the Pax Silica would make the Philippines a source of raw materials for the US war production, which includes drones and missiles with advanced AI.
THIS WEEK IN PEOPLE’S HISTORY
TWIPH | Bay of Pigs Invasion
TWIPH | Bay of Pigs Invasion
Balikan natin kung bakit tinawag na 'perfect failure' ang pag-atake ng United States sa Bay of Pigs sa Cuba.
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.
APARICIÓN
Elizabeth Magbanua
Elizabeth Magbanua
Labor organizer Elizabeth "Loi" Magbanua has been missing since May 3, 2022.
Dexter Capuyan and Bazoo de Jesus
Dexter Capuyan and Bazoo de Jesus
Dexter and Bazoo were disappeared April 28, 2023.
William Lariosa
William Lariosa
Labor organizer William Lariosa has been missing for two years on this day.
STREET SHOOTER
PHOTO ESSAY/DOCUMENTARY
Promised land
Promised land
Over fourteen years ago, I ventured into Mindanao with preconceptions etched in my mind. But the longer I stayed, the more I saw, the more I learned to reject the narratives I was fed. A colleague once said, ‘There are over 200 books written about Mindanao, yet none come close to capturing its essence.’ Conflicts are full of contradictions, and the real reasons are often obscured by those who want to hide them.
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.
MORE VIDEOS
Mga di-pangkaraniwan sa Utrecht, West Philippine Sea, at Cagayan Valley
Mga di-pangkaraniwan sa Utrecht, West Philippine Sea, at Cagayan Valley
Mga Pilipinong rebolusyonaryo sa Netherlands. Mga mangingisdang nakikipagtagisan sa iba't ibang pwersa sa West Philippine Sea. At mga aktibistang tinarget ng karahasan ng estado sa Cagayan Valley.
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.
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.
