“President Duterte, a fanatic of dictator Ferdinand Marcos and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, continues to attack the Filipino people through his counter insurgency program Oplan Kapayapaan (OpKap) in full throttle. A trying-hard copycat of Marcos’ martial law, Duterte has also signed the death sentence of poor Filipinos under its war on drugs and counterinsurgency campaign….
BULATLAT FILE PHOTO. Students join the protest against the elimination of Filipino as a subject, Aug. 25. (Photo by Kathy Yamzon) “This is a choice between our collective survival as a nation, and our collective death as a free country.” By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – In light of recent moves to make…
The Guardian, Daniel Boffey in Brussels, 27 Nov 2020 Provisionally approved act will allow EU to freeze assets and impose travel bans The EU will take on powers to freeze assets and impose travel bans on individuals involved in human rights abuses from next month, after the bloc’s member states provisionally approved a European Magnitsky…
We can vividly remember this administration’s campaign promise in February 2016 to provide food for every household across classes. However, as for how to fulfill such promises is another thing. With much certainty, Piñol’s PR circus cannot solve this.
Altermidya Network today condemns the ruling of Tacloban City regional trial court denying the request of the Tacloban 5, including community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, to quash the defective search warrant against them. We stand by the testimonies of the Tacloban 5: they are not only innocent of the charges filed against them, but are…
ARRESTED. NDF consultant Frank Fernandez and his wife Cleofe Lagtapon are arrested for illegal possession of firearms and explosives in Laguna. PNP photo By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA Kodao Productions The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Army finally surfaced National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace consultant Francisco “Ka Frank” Fernandez after arresting…