By LEON DULCE Bulatlat.com As I write this, I have received a barrage of hate, accusations of libel, and a threat of being “sampled by the Anti-Terror Bill” from the ‘DDS’ (Duterte Die-hard Supporter) troll armies on Facebook. This was after I made ripostes against their disinformation in the Facebook comments section of global climate…
Illustration by Dee Ayroso Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque claimed that the denial to renew the franchise of ABS-CBN is not a “dictator move.” A few days later, Duterte said, “Without declaring martial law, I destroyed the people controlling the economy and the people, and who don’t pay. They take advantage of their political power.” Put…
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At a checkpoint in San Mateo/Batasan Road boundary. Police set up checkpoints to implement the lockdown order of the national government. March 15, 2020. (Photo by JL Burgos) With the new policy, there is a higher probability that the police themselves would be spreading the disease. By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Interior…
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Bulatlat File Photo: Anakpawis in one of its protest actions against oil price hikes. The group has long been proposing that the government become the exclusive importer of crude oil and petroleum products so the country may effectively search for the cheapest source of oil. Oil firms-imposed price adjustments are higher than what should be…
Family members of Oplan Tokhang victims stage a symbolic protest to demand justice from the government. (Photo screengrabbed from ‘Aswang’ free movie screening.) A review of documentary “Aswang” Alyx Ayn Arumpac By MENCHANI TILENDO Bulatlat.com “Whenever they say an Aswang is around, what they really want to say is– be afraid.” ‘Aswang’, the much-awaited award-winning documentary…