By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — A court summon has been served today, April 11, to two tech companies facing a civil complaint before a Quezon City court over the cyber-attacks against several alternative news agencies in the Philippines. National Union of Peoples’ Lawyer spokesperson Josalee Deinla told Bulatlat that the two tech…
BULATLAT FILE PHOTO: Resident Mildred Bibera and her two-year-old daughter (Photo by J. Ellao / Bulatlat.com) “Setting a high standard indicates the government having a high level of ambition for poverty eradication. Conversely, setting a low standard indicates low targets for dealing with the poverty situation.” By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO bulatlat.com MANILA — Various…
Datu Kaylo, Manilakbayan 2015 (Photo by Carlo Manalansan / Bulatlat) By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – Manobo tribal chieftain Datu Kaylo, a consistent participant in the indigenous people’s Lakbayan to Manila to air their calls for self-determination, was reportedly killed by elements of the 3rd IB of the AFP Eastern Mindanao Command during its military…
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Photo by Carlo Manalansan/Bulatlat By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – As the country commemorated Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) today, April 9, hundreds protested in front of the Chinese Consulate in Makati City against China’s continuing invasion of the West Philippine Sea and other parts of the Philippine waters. Led by the…
(Photo by J. Ellao / Bulatlat) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO bulatlat.com MANILA — Tribal school children who are seeking refuge at the University of the Philippines threw a humble surprise birthday party for former lawmaker and staunch rights activist Satur Ocampo, who turned 80 over the weekend. “He does not look like his age,…
Photo from www.article19.org “The recent circus tour of the NTF in diplomatic missions in Europe is a mere frantic attempt by the Duterte government to discredit organizations such as Karapatan, Ibon and the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines, which are exposing the issues and crimes that this regime wants buried in this cycle of…
(Photo courtesy of Michael Beltran) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Candles are lit for 14 peasants killed in Negros earlier this evening, Apr. 8, in Quezon City. In a statement, Kadamay said they feel “deep kinship” towards farmers as many of them hailed from provinces, earning a living by tilling the land…