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?
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.
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.
Copra farmers in Bicol have endured decades of misery due to feudal conditions.
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.
Despite attempts to deviate himself from his predecessor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr has continued a counterinsurgency policy which resulted in gross human rights violations.
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.
Ginamit ang Batas Militar ng diktaduryang Ferdinand Marcos Sr. upang supilin ang katotohanan at subukang patahimikin ang mga tagapag-ulat nito. Makalipas ang 50 taon, nagbago man ng anyo, ay ganito pa rin ang kalagayan.
Extrajudicial killings, fabricated charges, arbitrary arrests and detentions, red-tagging, and other human rights violations continue under Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s administration.
The so called Balikatan War Games involving more than 12,200 U.S. troops are being held in the Philippines until April 28, of which Renato Reyes said: "We are not in favor of escalating the armed conflict between the U.S. and China...We are for Philippine sovereignty."
With a stricter lockdown set to begin tomorrow, Bulatlat is reposting our previous reports on how the gov't cannot rely solely on lockdown to curb the spread of the more transmissible, more deadly Delta Variant of COVID-19.
A day after the May 9 elections, supporters of Leni Robredo, members of election watchdogs and progressive groups hold a symbolic protest in front of the Commission on Elections office in Manila against what they called as the 'dirtiest' election in recent years.
These three short documentaries show how the New Clark City, touted as the first green city in the country, has wreaked havoc on the livelihood of Ayta Hung-ey and on the environment. Their collective rights, particularly the right to their ancestral domain, have been deliberately violated.
Watch this festive gathering of #LeniKiko2022 supporters in Quezon City.
The Aytas in sitio Sapang Kawayan, barangay Ayanguren in Capas, Tarlac are defending their ancestral domain against the incursion of government agency and large corporations.
Senatorial candidate and former Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares insists that Duterte will use the law against the opposition this coming elections.
Hindi lang sa Commonwealth Avenue nagprotesta ang mga progresibong grupo kundi sa iba't ibang lugar sa loob at labas ng bansa.
Exactly a week since the "Bloody Sunday," our Southern Tagalog correspondent Justin Umali sits down for a huntahan to discuss the context behind the series of police operations that killed nine, and arrested three.
The music video shows Reina Mae Nasino's continuing struggle against injustice as she remains in jail over trumped-up charges.
In this episode, Bulatlat looks back to the Great Depression and the ongoing crisis of US imperialism.
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