Environmental groups trooping in front of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) July 2 to support the ongoing barricade of the people of Didipio against Oceanagold. (Photo by John Aaron Mark Macaraeg/Bulatlat) “The ongoing barricade by the affected citizens in Nueva Vizcaya echoes the battle that we’ve been long fighting. We want them gone and…
By ALYSSA MAE CLARIN Bulatlat.com MANILA — Former PTV cameraman, Reymund Paciol, was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in front of his house in Tagum City, June 30. Tagum City police reportedly received a call at 5:45 p.m., informing that a shooting incident had transpired at purok Galingan, barangay Mankilam, Tagum City. When authorities…
This week, we look back on the historic Stonewall Riots that paved the way for the LGBTQI+ movement against gender-based violence, discrimination and other issues. #Pride2019 The post This Week on People’s History: Stonewall Riots appeared first on Bulatlat.
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Ni JHIO JAN A. NAVARRO Siyam, isa, labing-apat, higit pa sa Sagay, Kabankalan, Sta. Catalina Guihulngan, Canlaon at kung saan pa nilingkis, kinalos ni Sauron sa bungkalan, tubuhan, tahanan sa harap ng asawa, anak, magulang– tinadtad ng bala sa ulo, sa mata, sa ari, sa bunganga sinilaban, nilapnos, pinabay-an sa langaw, sa uod ng lupang…
Protesters brave the rains to bring to the fore their demands. (Photo courtesy of Bahaghari) By ALYSSA MAE CLARIN Bulatlat.com MANILA— Despite the heavy onslaught of rain, members of the progressive LGBT group Bahaghari clutched their placards closer to their chest as they chanted louder under the beating rain, “Makibeki! Wag ma-shokot!” The group, joined…
(Photo by Carlo Manalansan/Bulatlat) By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA — The 14th Division of the Court of Appeals dismissed the petitions for the writ of amparo and habeas data filed by Karapatan, Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP), and Gabriela, June 28. In the decision penned by Associate Justice Mario Lopez, the appellate court…
Members of the LGBTQIA+ community commemorate the 50th anniversary of Stonewall Riots, June 28, in Manila. (Photo by John Aaron Mark Macaraeg/ Bulatlat) By JOHN AARON MARK MACARAEG Bulatlat.com MANILA — “Makibeki! ‘Wag mashokot!” Members and supporters of LGBTQIA+ community marched together from España to the front of Mendiola Peace Arch to celebrate pride, June…