Memory as defiance: Remembering RJ Ledesma
Death is used as a warning but memory becomes a form of defiance.
Sep
2025
22
Bayan, Karapatan denounce brutal arrests in Mendiola
Karapatan said the police’s conduct against the young protesters can be likened to the kind of disproportionate and excessive force employed by Marcos Sr. in quelling street protests during martial law.
Sep
2025
22
Massive anti-corruption rally floods Luneta
"We are inspired by the creative activism of the youth who led their delegations from various schools and communities. We marched with flood victims, the urban poor, farmers, workers, and ordinary Filipinos who are united in condemning the entrenched corruption in the bureaucracy."
Sep
2025
20
Philippine army’s munitions procurement from Israel condemned
"The Filipino people must not be made accomplices to the slaughter of Palestinians."
Sep
2025
20
Environmental defender charged for protesting vs corruption
“It so happens that the case against me is BP 880 issued during the Marcos Sr. era. This makes it clear that Marcos Jr is continuing the legacy of plunder and fascism of his father."
Sep
2025
20
Court rules evidence vs drag queen’s criminal charges insufficient
All the criminal charges against Pura Luka Vega are now dismissed.
Sep
2025
20
Peasant group urges commission for infrastructure to probe Region II flood control anomalies
Erring contractors must be blacklisted for life, public officials who facilitated and got kickbacks from multibillion-peso anomalous deals must be held accountable, and procurement loopholes that allow contract splitting must be shut down.
Sep
2025
20
Harassment intensifies in Southern Tagalog ahead of September 21 protest
“They can follow us, take photos of our offices, and even threaten us, but we will still march on September 21. Our fellow Filipinos deserve jobs with dignity, not a life of fear.”
Sep
2025
20
Farmers warn of P300-B ‘ghost’ road backlog, urge probe into DA’s P16-B Farm-to-Market Road budget
“Farm-to-Market Roads are supposed to be lifelines for farmers. However, they risk becoming Farm-to-Pocket Roads due to corruption."
Sep
2025
20
Group slams military red-tagging of peasant leader in Iloilo
These statements, delivered matter-of-factly by Col. Lamzon, constitute red-tagging and thus threaten the life, liberty, and security of not just Nay Lucia but the entire membership and network of Pamanggas.
Sep
2025
20
Siargao locals lead protest for Palestine, warn of Israeli settler threats on island
Residents have grown increasingly uneasy about the influx of Israeli tourists, many of whom are former or active members of the Israeli military.
Sep
2025
19
Bulatlat, first PH newsroom to be certified by Journalism Trust Initiative
"The JTI accreditation affirms that Bulatlat's human rights journalism adherences to the highest global standards and ethics in running a newsroom."
Sep
2025
18
Philippines remains deadliest country in Asia for environmental defenders
The Philippines is still the most dangerous in Asia, with eight reported killings and disappearances, not counting additional suspected attacks that go unreported.
Sep
2025
17
REALITY CHECK: Kabataan Rep. Renee Co is not related to Zaldy Co
Kabataan party-list Rep. Renee Louise Co is not related to Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co.
Sep
2025
17
Right(s) Up: Israel’s war crimes violate Genocide Convention and International Humanitarian Law
Taking into account the mass killings of Palestinians in Gaza, the resulting serious bodily and mental harm, and the lack of accountability, the Commission finds that there is a consistent pattern that clearly shows the intent to physically destroy Palestinians in Gaza as a group.
Sep
2025
17
Right(s) Up: Wage discrimination is a human rights violation
“The Institute is of the opinion that the EU seafarers and the applicant (Filipino and Indonesian seafarers) have carried out their work under equal or comparable working conditions. They were colleagues who worked on the respondent’s (Dutch shipping companies) seagoing vessels under the same conditions.”