Critics assert that the anti-terror bill would infringe on the civil and political rights of dissenters and ordinary citizens. (Photo by Carlo Manalansan) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Members of the religious community are among those who have opposed and joined the growing clamor to stop the signing into law the controversial…
Protesters maintain physical distancing as they call for the junking of anti-terror bill. (Photo by Kodao Productions) Despite warnings from Malacañang that joining protest is still prohibited, thousands braved the rains and joined the party-themed protest against the anti-terror bill. By REIN TARINAY Bulatlat.com MANILA — Party hats, balloons, cake, roses and a karaoke machine….
The Duterte administration uses scare tactics to prevent Filipinos from joining protest actions against the anti-terror bill. Over the weekend, netizens who used the hashtag #JunkTerrorBill found fake Facebook accounts using their names. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), without even conducting an investigation, dismissed it as a mere glitch. Sen. Panfilo Lacson, primary author…
Critics assert that the anti-terror bill would infringe on the civil and political rights of dissenters and ordinary citizens. (Photo by Carlo Manalansan) Isang tumatagos na makapangyarihang diskursong politikal sa kasaysayan ng Pilipinas ang diskurso ng ‘di natatapos na rebolusyon’ ayon sa historyador na si Reynaldo Ileto. Makikita ito sa kasaysayan ng paggigiit ng kalayaan,…
MANILA – Public school teachers’ group stormed Department of Education (DepEd) head office in Pasig City on Tuesday, June 9. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) criticized DepEd for not addressing the widening gap in the education in the new mode of learning delivery in this academic year 2020-2021. The DepEd maintains that it will…
Now that Duterte is railroading the draconian Anti-terror bill, human rights defenders, activists, and dissenters should be more digitally safe and secured. By REIN TARINAY Bulatlat.com MANILA — Following the recent incident of the massive creation of fake, duplicated Facebook accounts, a digital security expert warned that more information put out in public, the more…
“One injustice over another.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Human rights lawyers denounced what they described as special privileges accorded to retired Major Gen. Jovito Palparan Jr. inside prison. In 2018, Palparan was declared guilty of kidnapping University of the Philippines students Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan. He is the highest military…
Artwork by Andrei Venal As the world grapples with the continuously unfolding crises in public health, economy, and food security, fishing communities face exacerbated hunger, job insecurity, and uncertainty of survival. By JC MERCADO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Most fishing communities depend on a slew of traditional and modern forecasts to see a storm coming. At…