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Bayan hits ‘Marcosian’ tactics against protesters

By Bulatlat Contributors | Nov 15, 2026

“We assert that the actions of the police are illegal and undermine the people’s right to free speech. They have no right to demand a permit from those intending to go to Manila."

Nov 2026 10

Natatanging Gawad honors journalist RJ Ledesma

By Bulatlat Contributors | Media Freedom & Free Expression

Ledesma was recognized for his coverage on land disputes, renewable energy projects, palm oil expansion and reclamation. He also documented life stories of sugar workers, landless farmers, and communities facing possible displacement.

Nov 2026 10

‘Get Off Our Lands’ political pop vs Pax SIlica

By Bulatlat Contributors | Arts, Culture & Education

“Get Off Our Lands” is indeed a battlecry, a sonic weapon, against the US-led Pax Silica.

Nov 2026 10

Investigate police, doctors involved in Duterte’s ‘drug war’

By Dominic Gutoman | Civil & Political Rights

The Truth Commission pointed to a failed system for investigating deaths.

Nov 2026 10

What’s at stake in Trump’s Manila visit?

By Arnold Padilla | Commentary, International Issues

The Filipino people must join hands with the peoples of Southeast Asia to resist foreign domination.

Nov 2026 7

Peryodiko

By Danilo Arao | Konteksto, Latest Stories

Maganda ang teknolohiya kung mapapakinabangan ng karamihan.

Nov 2026 6

The Philippines’ ‘solar surge’ leaves many Filipinos behind

By Bulatlat Contributors | Economic and Socio-Cultural Rights

Amid increasing energy prices, Filipinos are turning to solar – but upfront costs mean it remains out of reach for those who most need savings

Nov 2026 6

Trump out! | Progressive groups launch 12 days of protest

By Anne Marxze Umil | National Sovereignty

“We don’t want this lunatic to come to our country. He is a mass murderer who has initiated wars around the world, led by and benefiting the US."

Nov 2026 5

Rural communities face continuing violence amid militarization

By Bulatlat Contributors | Civil & Political Rights

Farmers and fisherfolk play a vital role in sustaining the nation's food security and economy, yet they are the ones who struggle the most to survive.

Nov 2026 5

Molbog community exposes agenda behind land-use projects

By Shannia Cabuello | National Sovereignty

They turned our ancestor's burial sites into dumping grounds.

Nov 2026 5

Women on the frontlines defending land, life, and livelihood

By Bulatlat Contributors | Environment & Climate Crisis

Women often bear much of this burden, even as they take an active role in resisting the forces that threaten their homes and livelihoods.

Nov 2026 5

Women tending the Kasibu barricades against large-scale mining

By Menchani Tilendo | Environment & Climate Crisis, In-Depth

At the barricade, she has found her place by turning its often-invisible work of care into a collective act of resistance.

Nov 2026 5

Protecting the mangrove paradise in Tacloban

By Bulatlat Contributors | Environment & Climate Crisis, In-Depth

For Gilda Salazar Laag, if it were not for the mangroves, more would have been dead from Yolanda.

Nov 2026 5

The women of Davao Oriental protecting Balete Bay

By Bulatlat Contributors | Environment & Climate Crisis, In-Depth

Amid the warming climate and the looming impacts of large-scale extractive mining projects, women like Peralez, Millomeda, and Decena, from fishing, farming, and religious backgrounds across Mati City have come together to protect one of the most ecologically critical areas in their town.