By JONAH KAYGUANBulatlat.com MANILA — As the Islamic holy month of Ramadan rounds its first week, Palestinian refugees in the Philippines continue to face an uncertain future. Those who fled the war in Gaza find themselves scattered across Metro Manila, handed from one group to the next, and...
By EMILY VITALBulatlat.com MANILA — The International Criminal Court (ICC) said that Rodrigo Duterte’s rights as an accused have been upheld, contrary to the claims by the former president’s counsel Salvador Medialdea. During Duterte’s first appearance before the ICC...
By ANNE MARXZE UMILBulatlat.com MANILA – The arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte, now in the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, has been hailed by global human rights organizations as a significant step towards justice. United...
By DOMINIC GUTOMANBulatlat.com BUTUAN — The family and lawyer of Lumad leader Michelle Campos have been able to access and visit her in the hospital, despite the restrictions and intimidation, the fact-finding team reported. Campos is currently confined at the...
By ARTEMIO DUMLAOwww.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY— Two people were killed, and another was injured after unidentified gunmen ambushed the convoy of Pidigan mayoralty candidate and former Langiden Mayor Artemio “Billy Boy” Donato Jr. on Friday afternoon, February 28, at...
LEGAZPI CITY - Families of the victims, Karapatan Bikol, Hustisya, and Desaparecidos reiterate the call to urgently and safely surface Felix Salaveria Jr., James Jazmines, and all victims of enforced disappearances, March 1. It has been six (6) months since their...
By JULIANNE JUDILLAPanay Today Iloilo City, Philippines — Bayan Muna Partylist- Panay has filed an official complaint with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) regarding a series of red-tagging and discriminatory campaign posters found in multiple locations around...
By LORENCE SISONwww.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY—Years before the EDSA uprising shook the authoritarian rule of Ferdinand E. Marcos, resistance had already begun in the mountains of the Cordillera. Ibaloy activist and Martial Law survivor Joanna Cariño said indigenous...
By DANIELA MAURICIOBulatlat.com “This happens every year—once harvest season comes, prices crash. Farmers can no longer recover their investment. Now, they can’t even sell their produce; they’re forced to give tomatoes away or throw them out. There must be immediate...
Ni JORDAN JOAQUIN at DEO MONTESCLAROSPinoy Weekly Gulugod ng lipunang Pilipino ang uring magsasaka. Sa kanila nakasalalay kung may kakainin ang bansa, may mabibili sa palengke at may ihahapag sa mesa ang bawat pamilya. Subalit may kabalintunaan ang kalagayan ng...
By FRANCK DICK ROSETEBulatlat.com CAGAYAN DE ORO – Concerned groups expressed strong opposition to an energy company’s plan to construct a 600-megawatt liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant in Barangay Tacub, Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte. The Philippine Movement for...
By DOMINIC GUTOMANBulatlat.com MANILA – Martial law veterans, multi-sectoral formations, and the youth refuse to forget the People Power uprising as they marched towards the EDSA People Monument, Tuesday, February 25, to commemorate the 39th anniversary of the...
By ANNE MARXZE UMILBulatlat.com "NTF-ELCAC’s reason for being has always been to target open, legal organizations it accuses of being ‘communist fronts.’” MANILA – Lies, lies and more lies. This is the reaction of human rights group Karapatan on the Philippine...