By DEE AYROSO
On writing bad fiction
Tags: war on drugs
Herald of the failing state
In his message for National Heroes Day this year, President Rodrigo Duterte urged Filipinos to uphold the rule of law as the best way to express their appreciation for the sacrifices of the heroes who fought for the country’s independence. “Let us honor them by upholding the rule of law, protecting our nation and fostering…
The specter of a dictatorship
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective Too many things have been happening lately that may be a portent of worse things to come. First is the cold-blooded murder of a 17-year old student Kian Delos Santos. People were enraged at the brazenness, brutality, and inhumanity of it all. The murder of young Kian could have been…
Lawyers, urban poor ask QC court to stop compulsory drug testing
By BULATLAT MANILA – Human rights lawyers and urban poor residents of Quezon City has asked the courts to order a halt to the so-called “voluntary” drug testing being conducted by the Philippine National Police in communities in the city. The National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) led 30 Quezon city residents who filed a…
Justice for Kian, justice for all!
The cold-blooded murder of 17-year-old senior high school student, Kian Loyd delos Santos, by Caloocan police, in what President Rodrigo Roa Duterte loudly proclaims as his administration’s unrelenting “war on drugs,” has unleashed a firestorm of protest. No, Justice Secretary Aguirre, people are not buying your line that Kian’s killing is an “isolated case” that…
Progressives: ‘Duterte must answer for death of Kian, thousands of drug war victims’
“The murder of Kian is an assault on all of us, especially the poor.”
Descent to Barbarism
The wanton killings by the police and their surrogate assassins that are the main, in fact the only, component of the brutal and misdirected “war” on drugs that’s targeting the poor while the drug lords are treated with kid gloves and evade prosecution began almost as soon as Rodrigo Duterte assumed the Presidency last year.…
Elehiya para kay Kian Loyd Delos Santos
Ang pakikiramay nila ay magiging karapat-dapat upang bigyan ng hustisya at dignidad ang labi ni Kian de Los Santos at ilanlibong bangkay.
Abecedario ni Duterte
Pagsusuma ng kampanya kontra droga ng administrasyong Rodrigo Duterte.
Lumad evacuees, progressives call to lift Mindanao martial law
“There’s no safe place under Duterte’s fascist dictatorship, especially for children.”
Isakdal
Ikalima sa pitong tulang alay kay Kian Loyd Delos Santos at iba pang biktima ng pamamaslang sa ilalim ng administrasyong Rodrigo Duterte.