BARMM polls plagued by militarization, fraud, violence
A highly militarized environment may create a “climate of fear” that could result in voter disenfranchisement.
Jun
2023
17
‘Probe massacre of peasant family in Negros’ – rights group
Based on reports gathered by Karapatan, soldiers have been harassing the Fausto couple since last year.
Jun
2023
16
Media groups condemn inclusion of media outfits in military listing
The resolution of the Kalinga Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) dated April 28 urged all cities and municipalities in Kalinga to "require all entities presenting themselves as Non-Government Organizations (NGO)" to secure permission from the local government before conducting any activity.
Jun
2023
15
NTF-ELCAC lawyers represent Año in Bulatlat’s website blocking case vs NTC, Esperon
"Cyber censorship has no place in a democracy.”
Jun
2023
13
Lumad teachers, brothers unfazed after unjust imprisonment
Despite the attacks and the experience in prison, the four continue to struggle for education and land because they have witnessed ancestors who sacrificed their lives just for their land.
Jun
2023
13
Independence or In Dependence? | Marcos Jr.’s ‘friend to all’ foreign policy dangerous — women’s group
“Marcos Jr.'s ‘friend to all’ foreign policy dangerously places the country in the midst of Washington and Beijing's increased jostling for global superiority."
Jun
2023
12
SB19’s ‘Pagtatag’ and the PPOP movement
The end song Freedom comes alive with today’s commemoration of independence day. By telling A’Tin “you are my freedom,” SB19 prompts our consciousness to rely on the masses in the struggle for self-rule.
Jun
2023
11
Balik-Tanaw | Bruised and Broken, but Shared, and Remembered
We are just pilgrims here on earth. We are all travelers. We are just passing through this world. Our worldly existence is very much finite. Our worldly existence could not overpower time.
Jun
2023
10
At Ground Level | New defense secretary, but same old policy
Nearing the end of his first year in Malacañang, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has stayed silent about his stand on the continuing calls from peace advocates to resume negotiations with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, which his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, unilaterally terminated in November 2017.
Jun
2023
10
35 years after CARP, farmers still call for genuine agrarian reform remain
"The basic reality remains, there is still no genuine land reform. Without this, peasant landlessness can only worsen, and the domestic agriculture and economy will remain underdeveloped."
Jun
2023
9
NDFP not surprised with Gibo’s rejection of peace talks
“After all, Teodoro comes from the same ilk of military warmongers who served Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and supported convicted war criminal Jovito Palparan."
Jun
2023
9
Disappeared activist Dexter Capuyan has a big heart for the masses, daughter says
“He always reminded me of my mom’s unwavering fighting spirit as she battled with cancer – that we have to be strong and prepare ourselves for any eventuality and prepare whenever she has to go."
Jun
2023
8
Hearing on website blocking to start under new judge
The hearing for the case Bulatlat filed to seek the nullification of the website blocking order starts again on June 15 under a new judge.
Jun
2023
8
Rights group calls on CHR to probe secret prisons
“If there is anything that recent abduction cases prove, it is the existence of secret prisons maintained by state forces, in violation of Republic Act 10353 or the Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2012."
Jun
2023
8
Groups launch campaign for the release of 2 activists nabbed in Mindoro
“We call for the full respect of their rights including the strict observance of their right to due process. If there are no clear cases against Lizada and Aumentado, they should be released without conditionalities."
Jun
2023
7
Nolcom mum about the disappearance 2 Cordillera activists
"It is frustrating that government agencies are violating RA 10353. We just want to know if our loved ones are in the custody of Nolcom or not," Eli Capuyan, Dexter's brother, said. "It's been 40 days since the two went missing."
