By FRANCK DICK ROSETEBulatlat.com CAGAYAN DE ORO — Lawyers of detained journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and lay worker Marielle Domequil maintained that their clients are innocent, disagreeing with the court decision that was only based on testimonies from “rebel returnees” without supporting...
Progressives here in the Philippines said the three-day visit of US Vice President Kamala Harris will further drive the US government’s role in the worsening violations of human rights in the country.
For the past years, several State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) nationwide have faced budget cuts yearly.
When asked about the country’s inflation rate, Jemelie Polinar, a mother of three, let out a sigh as she picked the freshest yet cheapest squash.
Will this gathering of world leaders finally heed the demands of environmental defenders for genuine and systemic solutions to the climate crisis? Will the world’s biggest polluter be finally made accountable?
Students of Far Eastern University (FEU), along with other university belt schools, staged a protest last November 4 to condemn the FEU administration for the possible dismissal of three Tamaraw students.
The UNHRC said they are concerned at the “reports of increased crackdowns, including in the context of the government’s counter-terrorism and anti-illegal drug operations, on human rights defenders, activists and other civil society actors to discourage them from carrying out their legitimate activities.”
Environmental activists are renewing their calls against the plans to revive the controversial Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), with a 160-kilometer bike ride from Quezon City Memorial Circle to Morong, Bataan last weekend.
Families of the disappeared commemorate their loved ones on All Souls Day, decrying what they described as the “state’s apparent disregard for accountability and justice.”
Filmmakers have opted to use the horror and thriller genres to make us confront the social ills and fears.
Alternative news media outfit Bulatlat.com received the Award of Distinction today, Oct. 27, during the Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Seminar organized by the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR).
It was a clear manifestation of the President’s extreme lack of concern for the lives, health, safety and welfare of the health workers and the entire Filipino nation.
Iloilo City”s Municipal Trial Court Branch 7 acquitted the 42 activists who were arrested while holding a protest to demand justice for slain Bayan Muna Iloilo coordinator Jory Porquia on May 1, 2020.