PROTEST. Lumad students and parents protest against militarization in schools in remote villages in Mindanao. Gathering in front of Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Sr. Central Elementary School in Davao City on January 10, 2017, they were expecting to meet Education Secretary Leonor Briones. The Secretary was supposed to visit the school on the same day. (Robby…
National Democratic Front of the Philippines chief negotiator Fidel Agcaoili. (Photo by Kodao Productions) Who is Fidel Agcaoili? And why is everyone thanking him for his early birthday greetings? By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – As chief negotiator of the peace panel of a revolutionary movement, one might expect an overbearing figure. But…
Two days after the declaration of martial law, on May 25, 2017, from 5:30am to 10pm, around 240 elements of the 39th and 72nd IBPA conducted a series of aerial bombings and fired at the Moro communities in sitios Pedtobawan, Campo, Apulan, and Centro Salat in Brgy. Salat, and in sitio Libpas in Brgy. Tuael,…
2019 photo of Sariaya residents protesting against SMC’s development plans in the area. Courtesy of Quezon Reels “Thousands of fisherfolk, farmers, and rural poor who depend on fishing and coconut farming will lose their livelihoods.” By JUSTIN UMALI Bulatlat.com SANTA ROSA, Laguna – One of the Philippines’ largest corporations, San Miguel Corporation, is threatening to…
Published February 12, 2018, 10:00 PM By Francis T. Wakefield Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana Monday said that the formal letter cancelling the contract of the planned acquisition of the 16 Canadian Bell 412 helicopters worth $233 million or (P11.65 billion) is currently being prepared and is expected to be signed this week. Lorenzana, in reply…
An effigy of US President Donald Trump and Rodrigo Duterte made by protesters in 2019. (Photo by Carlo Manalansan / Bulatlat) Under the guise of ‘freedom of navigation’ and ‘commitment to support regional stability’, China and the US have been taking turns in militarizing our territorial waters and plundering our natural resources. By MENCHANI TILENDO…