By ALYSSA MAE CLARINBulatlat.com MANILA – Part of the job. This is how Filipino women journalists perceive intimidation, harassment, and even death threats they experience as truth tellers, initial data from a recent action research revealed. The Ateneo de Manila de University’s (ADMU)...
The survivors under the banner of Campaign Against Return of the Marcoses and Martial Law (CARMMA) underscored that the fight for justice and accountability, and the struggle against historical distortion and impunity are far from over. By DOMINIC GUTOMANBulatlat.com...
By DOMINIC GUTOMANBulatlat.com MANILA – Cyclists and environmental advocates sounded alarm over the 15th victim of enforced disappearance under the administration of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Felix Salaveria Jr. is a known cyclist and a dedicated activist. He is the...
Editor’s note: The article has been updated to correct the information about the number of ATA cases dismissed. By ANNE MARXZE D. UMILBulatlat.com (Updated: Sept. 7, 2024; 7:32 pm) MANILA – No probable cause. This is the decision of the Malolos Regional Trial Court on...
By JOHN KIETH PALIJADO and ISABELA RIVERABulatlat.com MANILA – The Makabayan bloc has announced three more progressive leaders who will comprise its 2025 senatorial slate for midterm elections. Adding to the list of progressives running for senate are nurse Jocelyn...
“The candidates of Makabayan are sincere people. They came from the ranks of farmers, workers, teachers, and professionals who have shared experiences with ordinary folk.” By MARIA JODI PADA and KING ARBEE QUINTOBulatlat.com MANILA — Former Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy...
By DANIELA MAURICIOBulatlat.com MANILA — Former Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Liza Maza is resolved to run for the Senate in the 2025 midterm elections under the Makabayan Party despite government efforts to frustrate her plan. The announcement of Maza’s campaign was...
By DOMINIC GUTOMANBulatlat.com MANILA – Amid the commemoration of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) month, rights groups reported signs of torture in the bodies of six members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Iloilo, who allegedly died in a gunfight on August...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMILBulatlat.com MANILA – Environmental group Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment assailed the Court of Appeals decision denying environmentalists Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro’s petition for writ of amparo and writ of habeas data. The...
By JUSTIN UMALIBulatlat.com SAN PABLO, Laguna – A peasant and women’s rights advocate was arrested and subjected to “mental and psychological torture” while under detention, August 2, according to human rights groups. Fatima Banjawan, 19, is a member of women’s rights...
Bulatlat revisits the role of the government’s counterinsurgency plans in the increasing use of the terror financing law to quell and silence activists, critics, and development workers. By JANESS ANN J. ELLAOBulatlat.com MANILA – For the human rights community in the...
By JADE ABERINBulatlat.com MANILA – Two golds and a bronze as of this writing. While there is reason to celebrate, the country’s athletes are expected to perform better if the government would adequately fund the sports program. In its National Expenditure Program...
Companies evade responsibility for the affected communities while the government pays for initial aid and then leaves them to fend for themselves during the recovery process. By MAVIC CONDEBulatlat.com ALBAY — Historical data show that vessels are the leading cause of...