Lawmakers and a Moro human rights advocate reject calls from defense officials to declare Martial Law in Sulu following the wake of the twin blasts that killed 14 in Jolo.
Photo by Anne Marxze D. Umil/Bulatlat “UNHRC, you are welcome here!“ By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – The parents of John Jezreel David did not expect he would be dead at 21 because of President Duterte’s bloody campaign against illegal drugs. David’s stepmother, Katherine Bautista, 37, said he never used illegal drugs. In…
“It is very alarming that the (Philippine police) continues to fail as a good example of a gender-sensitive institution.” By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – The looming passage of the anti-terror bill may worsen the already dire conditions of Filipino women. This after the Philippine police posted what critics described as a gender-insensitive…
Who do you suppose will end up paying for the enormous sums of money spent on the six-year social media campaign of Marcos Jr.? And for the transactional politics that convinced so many governors, mayors, and the like, to support him? Unlike our D and E voters, who were ill-informed but sincerely motivated and should not be blamed (e.g. Filipinos are “bobo”), these politicians were motivated by greed and self-preservation. Do you think Marcos Jr. will not want a return on his ill-gotten investments?
“We appeal to you to let Marawi be rebuilt the way our ancestors did: one house at a time, one masjid at a time. One village at a time.” Mr. President: We, the people of Marawi City and those who are one with us, would like to appeal to your kind office to intervene in…
Progressive lawmakers on Tuesday denounced the Duterte administration for claiming that it is powerless to eradicate contractualization in the country.
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