http://www.robynsandanderson.com/exhibit-contrasts-suffering–hope.html By HANNAH SANTILLAN National Council of Churches in the Philippines July 5, 2020, 5th Sunday after Pentecost Ps 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14 Zechariah 9:9-10 Romans 8:9, 11-13 Matt 11:25-30 What is rest in this time of pandemic? What is rest for the jeepney drivers who can’t sleep because of hunger and that they can’t provide…
Reina Nasino and her baby at Fabella (Photo courtesy of Kapatid) By JOSALEE DEINLA Bulatlat.com As I nurse my child to sleep, I think of first-time mother Reina “Ina” Nasino and her three day old baby girl. Ina told me that they are struggling with breastfeeding and that another mother at the Dr. Jose Fabella…
11 detained activists at the Cabuyao Municipal Police Station. (Photo courtesy of Karapatan-Southern Tagalog) “Exactly 24 hours since Rodrigo Duterte affixed his signature on the draconian Terror Law, the first arrests were made on activists who held a peaceful protest against the dangerous law.” By JUSTIN UMALI Bulatlat.com SANTA ROSA, Laguna – A day after…
Beverly Gofredo, 20, Save Our Schools Network Volunteer Teacher (Photo by Menchani Tilendo/Bulatlat) “We will exhaust all legitimate steps and platforms to challenge this draconian law.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – “The fight is not yet over.” This is the resolute vow of progressive groups as President Duterte signed the controversial Anti-Terrorism…
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Health advocates have asked the Supreme Court to direct concerned government officials to conduct proactive and efficient mass testing amid the steady increase of COVID-19 cases in the country. In a 74-page plea, health advocates sought for the issuance of a writ of mandamus, a court order…
US soldiers bring warships, warplanes, take control and command of ‘Operation Damayan’ in Haiyan-ravaged central Philippines (Bulatlat file photo by Pom Cahilog-Villanueva, November 2013 / bulatlat.com) Iba’t iba ang tingin ng mga mamamayan kapag may paggunita at pagdiriwang na isinasagawa sa isang petsa sa kalendaryo. Depende sa naging karanasan at kasaysayan ng lipunan, maaaring pagdiriwang…
Truck of the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division at Kasiglahan Village, Rodriguez, Rizal. (Photo courtesy of Defend-Rizal) The local organization was able to confirm that a certain Harold Diaz had links to NTF-ELCAC when another suspected agent of the task-force went to the SIKKAD K3 office to invite him to the Barangay San Jose Annex building….
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. (Video grabbed from UN livestream) “It is not enough to argue that the Government’s heavy-handed policies remain popular in the country. Because victims tend to be from lower socio-economic classes and relatively disempowered communities, there is an even stronger imperative to ensure their protection. We must not…