By JAZHEEL C. SARINO Indigenous peoples (IPs) in Mindanao continue to suffer inequality, discrimination, and violence despite making up a significant portion of the region's population. This was pointed out by lawyer Raymond Marvic Baguilat, senior lecturer and lead legal officer of the...
As Filipino filmmakers move heaven and earth to have their works shown to audiences everywhere, one Philippine government agency has redefined film “screening” altogether. The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) finds itself once more under...
Ni RENALYN RAMIREZ Pinagsisisihan ni Antonio ‘Ka Nuya’ Nuya, Jr., isang 72 anyos na driver-operator mula Brgy. Damayang Lagi, Quezon City, na nagpakonsolida siya ng kanyang jeepney. Ngayon, nais sana niyang bawiin ang prangkisa ng kanyang jeep mula sa kooperatibang...
THE RETURN TO MCDIOLA. UP student councils and student publication members hold a lighting rally at ‘McDiola’ (a wordplay of ‘McDonald’s’ and ‘Mendiola’) in downtown Tacloban, where protest actions in the city are commonly held.
The Cinemalaya XX’s recognition of JL Burgos’ documentary film is both historic and fitting. It is also an expression of much-needed solidarity. By KENNETH ROLAND A. GUDA “Ilitaw ang mga nawawala!” (“Surface the disappeared!”) Chants you would least expect bellowed in...
The visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to the Philippines was met with a strong backlash from people’s groups, including Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan). ...
Data from the government shows that the Philippines has been spending about Php1 billion a day on flood control. But why are we still experiencing massive floods? In the aftermath of Super Typhoon Carina (international name: Gaemi), Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. floated...
Filipino communities and supporters rallied in front of the Philippine Consulate in New York to criticize the Marcos Jr. administration. By KRISTINE VILLANUEVA New York City — Over 150 Filipino activists, community members and allies from across the Northeastern U.S.,...
Pro-environment groups in the Philippines have expressed dismay over what they claim is a lack of a concrete climate justice agenda in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA). On July 22, Marcos Jr. highlighted the country's role on...
Reclamation projectsfast-tracked under Duterteby CHANTAL ECOWhen the power over reclamation works was delegated to Malacañang with Rodrigo Duterte at the helm, more applications got the green light, including those without proper clearances. Now on hold pending a...
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A report released by human rights group Karapatan on July 19 debunked claims by the current administration that the number of human rights violations in 2023 fell by half compared to 2022. “Contrary to Pres. Marcos Jr.’s declaration, there were significant increases...
Leaders of various faith-based and civil organizations in the Philippines urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to make “a clear and unqualified” commitment to peacefully address the root causes of the world’s longest ongoing communist revolution. The newly formed...