“We must realize that giving the people and organizations behind them permission to gather and use our personal information means that we do pay for their services – not in cash but at the cost of our attention, privacy, and security.” By REINETTE TARINAY Bulatlat.com MANILA– Amid the looming passage of the anti-terror bill, digital…
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – The recent conviction of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and former reporter-researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr. brought to the fore cyber libel as a weapon against journalists. Republic Act No. 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 penalizes cyber libel. Press freedom advocates, digital rights activists and human…
FILE PHOTO: Benedictine nun Mary John Mananzan hits historical revisionism being espoused by Marcoses and their supporters. (Photo by Ronalyn V. Olea/Bulatlat) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — A women’s group has assailed presidential communications official Lorraine Badoy for red-tagging Benedictine nun Sr. Mary John Mananzan, a staunch human rights defender and women’s…
The situation in jail, according to transport group Piston “gave the jeepney drivers higher risks of contracting the coronavirus disease.” By AARON MACARAEG Bulatlat.com MANILA– Two of the six jeepney drivers arrested and detained for seven to eight days tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Caloocan City 2nd District Representative Egay Erice broke the news…
Bulatlat file photo. Copra farmers are among the country’s poorest. “Throughout the past regimes, Danding was able to amass great wealth, power, and influence after plundering the coco levy fund collected from small coconut farmers during Martial Law.” By EMILY VITAL Bulatlat.com MANILA – With the death of business tycoon, Marcos crony and landlord Eduardo…
“We don’t want aid, what we need is to get our livelihood back. What can we get from the government’s aid? A few kilos of rice and cans of sardines? Those aren’t even enough to feed our family for a day. Our request is to get our livelihood back, we’re not expecting the government to…
The challenge for American activists and organizers is to now elevate these contradictions towards the primary question of class struggle; something that hasn’t been done since the Black Panther Party of the 1960s. By JUSTIN UMALI Bulatlat.com MANILA — On June 8, thousands of American protesters occupied roughly six blocks in Seattle, Washington, barricaded the…
“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…