Ni AXELL SWEN LUMIGUEN, TRISHA ANNE NABORPinoy Weekly Ilang araw bago ang paggunita sa Buwan ng mga Magbubukid ngayong Oktubre, pinatay ang mga magsasakang sina Roger Clores at Ronnel Abril ng 2nd Infantry Battalion ng Philippine Army (IBPA) sa Uson, Masbate noong Set. 26. Sila ang pinakabago...
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...
Overall inflation and food inflation are at their highest this year, hitting the poorest Filipinos with meager incomes the hardest, said research group IBON. The continuous rise in prices since the start of the year, with a significant surge in July 2024, highlights...
Environmental groups said San Miguel Corporation (SMC) must be held accountable on the latest oil spill, calling the giant company the “number one destroyer of Manila Bay.” The Kalikasan-People’s Network for the Environment and AKAP KA-Manila Bay saidSMC has again...
Nabiktima na, sinisi pa? Hindi kasalanan ng mamamayan ang pagbahang dulot ng habagat at bagyo. Para sa mga siyentista, mas may pananagutan ang administrasyong Marcos Jr. dahil sa mga palpak na flood control projects at pagkunsinti sa mga proyektong mapangwasak ng...
The visit of top level United States (US) officials is aimed at drawing the Philippines into another proxy war, evidenced by the offer of half a billion US dollars in military aid, activist group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) said. On the day of the “2+2...
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...