Ni Jayson Enebrad | Baretang Bikolnon NAGA CITY, Camarines Sur – Nagtipon ang nasa 300 human rights activists mula sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng Bicol Region para sa ikalawang asembliya ng Defend Bicol Stop The Attacks Network noong Hulyo 18 sa Naga City. Tinalakay sa pagtitipon ang human...
The Duterte dynasty is facing more criminal cases as former senator Antonio Trillanes IV filed drug smuggling charges against them at the Department of Justice this morning, Wednesday. Named as respondents in the complaint are Davao City Rep. Paolo (Pulong) Duterte...
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...
By DOMINIC GUTOMANBulatlat.com MANILA – A children’s rights group called for urgent government action for at least 3.5 million children in Metro Manila due to typhoons Butchoy and Carina this month. In a statement, Save the Children Philippines (SCP) underscored how...
By REYNARD MAGTOTOBaretang Bikolnon Students from Bicol University held a lightning protest during their graduation rites on July 12. Photos of the placards being seized from the students circulated on social media. They showed cadets of the university's Reserve...
By JULINNE JUDILLAPanay Today On July 25, 1931, four school paper editors from four of the biggest universities in the country convened to create a guild for student publications and student journalists. The goal? To enhance their journalistic skills. However, it...
The persistent lack of decent work, low wages, and worsening poverty contradict the Marcos administration’s claims that the labor market is on a positive momentum and that more quality jobs are being created. Official year-on-year labor force data for May 2024 appears...
Ni MICHAEL BELTRANPinoy Weekly Pinirmahan ng Pilipinas at Japan nitong Hul. 8 ang Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), isang mayor na kasunduan na magpapahintulot ng pagpasok ng mga kagamitan at tropang Hapones sa teritoryo ng Pilipinas. Sinasabing para raw sa “disaster...
Gabriela Women’s Party said their champion to carry the ‘Babae, Bata, at Bayan’ agenda Undeterred by new hindrances, such as the controversial conviction of two of its stalwarts in alleged child abuse charges, another Makabayan coalition representative announced her...
‘This is a clear miscarriage of justice’ ACT Teachers’ Party Rep. France Castro and former Bayan Muna representative Satur Ocampo said their conviction for “child abuse” is wrongful and they intend to contest the verdict “in all venues possible.” In a statement after...
By JONAS ALPASANBulatlat.com MANILA – A Tagum court convicted a lawmaker, human rights activists and several volunteer Lumad teachers over child-trafficking case filed against them in 2018. The case stemmed from a solidarity mission that was aimed to bring food and...
By JACINTO LINGATONGBulatlat.com LOS BAÑOS, Laguna — Activists from the Southern Tagalog region are appalled over the recent statement of the Philippine police chief, where he said that activists should avoid “inconveniencing” the public in the upcoming State of the...
By SHERWIN DE VERAwww.nordis.net SAN FERNANDO CITY (updated July 8 10:00 AM) — Despite a resolution declaring Baguio as an “inclusive human rights city,” red-tagging of Baguio-based activists persists. Recent victims include Joanna Cariño, the first Filipino recipient...