Activism – Bulatlat

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Batch 2024, angkinin ang mga posibilidad, piliin ang paglaban

Mong Palatino September 2, 2024 0 Comment Activism, Philippine education, UP College of Education

Nakaangkla ang transpormasyon ng edukasyon sa buod ng namamayaning politika sa bansa. Paalala ito na hindi pwedeng ang tore ng kaalaman sa loob ng klasrum ay ihiwalay sa kalagayan ng lipunan. Hindi pwedeng malaya ang unibersidad pero nananatiling pyudal ang kaisipan sa bansa. Ang paniwalang ito ang nagtulak sa akin, sampu ng iba pa, na suungin ang isang landas na maaaring palabas ng paaralan subalit ang inspirasyon at motibo ay pagbutihin ang kagalingan ng lahat ng paaralan.

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People’s Pushback in 2023

Mong Palatino April 18, 2024 Activism, Manila Bay reclamation, people's movement, Red tagging, trumped-up charges

The year 2023 affirmed the significance of enjoining the people to voice out their demands and aspirations while battling the social evils that continue to plague the nation.

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Haunted past and present

Bulatlat Contributors March 10, 2024 Activism, Red tagging, Spirit of the Glass

Activists as they are, Ilagan and Lamangan, could not allow the play to leave its audience depressed and hopeless. Their faith in the power of the mass movement seemed endless, ending the play with a positive note, uplifting its cast and audience alike.

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Torture survivor: Graffiti is a valid act of political expression

Anne Marxze Umil August 7, 2021 Activism, graffiti, protest art

“The Operation Pinta and Operation Dikit are unique because the message it carries is serious; issues and appeals that reflect the real situation of the masses such as ‘Land for the peasantry’; ‘Fair employment for the workers’. For most Filipinos, this is not difficult to understand.”

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Who is Dennise Velasco?

Mong Palatino December 13, 2020 Activism, Anakbayan, Dennise Velasco, political prisoners

Prior to his arrest, Dennise was coordinating relief efforts in Marikina. He planned to use proceeds from his small coffee business to procure relief goods and offer livelihood opportunities in the neighborhood.

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Activism as cure to information disorder

Mong Palatino November 29, 2020 Activism, disinformation in social media, fact-checking, fake news, information disorder, social media

Activism is our fact-checking initiative against so-called “fake news.” We cannot engage in politics without a proper social investigation. Mao Zedong has a succinct quote for it: “No investigation, no right to speak”. Our statements must be grounded on the reality that affects the masses. We articulate the social condition based on verifiable facts.

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Opinion | Revolution is the path towards a more human existence

Justin Umali November 14, 2020 Activism, national democratic revolution, Philippine revolution

When you are “free” to choose between which business you give your money to so you can survive and work tomorrow for another one, you are not free. You are trapped in an endless hell for the benefit of these few businesses.

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In praise of the community organizer

Mong Palatino September 1, 2020 1 Comment Activism, Philippine Left

Working tirelessly on the ground are community organizers who turned a particular issue into a political question and mobilized the people to discuss, decide, and determine the proper course of action. They are immersed in full-time political work even if this does not yield any pecuniary benefit.

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Journalism and activism then and now

Danilo Arao July 19, 2020 Activism, journalism

A journalist should be fair but he or she cannot be neutral. In the context of its role as the Fourth Estate, journalism is inherently critical and adversarial. A neutral observer cannot ask critical or hard questions, so in a sense the framing becomes “soft” if a journalist believes in neutrality. By DANILO ARAÑA ARAO…

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What it means to be a lockdown protester in the Philippines

Mong Palatino May 19, 2020 Activism, COVID-19, COVID-19 response, draconian measures, online protests

Our hope lies in how we will face the pandemic not as mask-wearing individuals but as a group promoting medical measures, social reforms, and democratic rights. The pandemic demands medical attention, the crisis requires collective political action.

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Different shades of redbaiting

Mong Palatino February 19, 2020 Activism, Duterte, redbaiting

The occupant of Malacanang Palace is always the most rabid and notorious redbaiter-in-chief. Duterte has his own uncouth style but his ranting is no different from former presidents who used their privilege to attack critics and activists.

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How would mutual defense pact work in WPS dispute?

Repression on a loop

‘US military presence poses nuclear peril’

Special Report: Revealing the lies behind fake surrenders in Bicol

Yearender 2023: Anti-Terror Act as state’s weapon against dissent

Reaping the benefits of unionism, the Nexperia Philippines workers’ experience

Tags: Activism

Batch 2024, angkinin ang mga posibilidad, piliin ang paglaban

People’s Pushback in 2023

Haunted past and present

Torture survivor: Graffiti is a valid act of political expression

Who is Dennise Velasco?

Opinion | Revolution is the path towards a more human existence

In praise of the community organizer

Journalism and activism then and now

What it means to be a lockdown protester in the Philippines

Different shades of redbaiting