MANILA – Filipino-American activists protested Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s visit to the United States for the first trilateral U.S.-Japan-Philippines leaders’ summit on April 11. The national day of action was led by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan)-US. Protests were also held in the states of...
To the Bangsamoro people, the situation in Palestine may intensify the attacks on Muslims worldwide.
The innovation of raising crablets in Gubat, Sorsogon is caught in the middle of a government ban, serving as a litmus test for local officials on how to support community-based ventures. By MAVIC CONDEBulatlat.com GUBAT, Sorsogon — Three men were...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has acknowledged receipt of a video showing former President Rodrigo Duterte admitting funding a death squad, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV announced. “Na-acknowledge na po ng ICC ang pagtanggap ng video. Pakiramdam ko...
By Yasmin Abdel Khaleq Hi, my name is Yasmin. I am a pharmacy student here in the Philippines. In my four years of living here, I have received comments from fellow Filipinos, curious of where I come from, seeing my big nose and almond-shaped eyes. They would...
MANILA – At least 12,000 Bangsamoro gathered for a peace rally in Cotabato City yesterday, October 16 in solidarity with the call to “Free Palestine”. They also performed their Salah, a ritual prayer, for their Palestinian brothers and sisters. (Photo with permission...
By Jaeann MarañonIBON Foundation The currently raging Israel-Palestine war in Gaza and neighboring towns has perturbed not just the affected communities but also the world. It has caused a tremor in the geopolitical scene, with Israel receiving strong support from...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMILBulatlat.com MANILA – Relatives of two missing activists demanded that their abducted loved ones be surfaced in a press conference on Wednesday, October 11. “Whoever is holding my brother, please surface him now,” Nica Ortiz said. She was with...
Anti-child marriage advocates in the Philippines urged stronger efforts to implement the Prohibition of Child Marriage Law a year after the passage of the milestone legislation. As part of their commemoration of the International Day of the Girl last Wednesday,...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMILBulatlat.com MANILA – Filipino women continue to suffer rights violations and inequality amid the government’s commitment to the United Nation’s Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This is what the...
By KIMBERLIE QUITASOLNorthern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — The provincial office of the Commission on Elections in Abra is anticipating more teachers to back out from serving on the electoral board in the upcoming barangay elections after the October 9 encounter between...
Recent oil price rollbacks barely offset the several weeks of hikes (mostly consecutive) that began in early July, said research group IBON. Instead of sitting idly by, the Marcos Jr administration can be proactive by getting rid of fuel taxes, which will lower oil...
By MIKHAELA EMY SALLEBulatlat.com MANILA – Filipino health workers have expressed their concern regarding the massive budget cuts in the health sector, saying this will further make it inaccessible to the country’s poor. On Sep. 28, the AHW held a protest in front of...