Bayan Muna members protesting oil price hikes (Bulatlat photo) “The latest round of price hikes will definitely hurt consumers including low to middle-income earners and especially poor sectors like farmers, fisherfolk and urban poor.” By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – Picket protests in different places across the Philippines greeted today’s hike in oil prices. On…
Photo from www.article19.org “The testimonies of the victims and their communities, as well as their steadfast commitment to fight for justice are enough bases to overcome the lies of this administration.” MANILA – “Stop whining and address the issue,” Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay told the government after it once again tagged the group as…
MANILA — In the mountainous area of Macupa, Talisayan in Misamis Oriental, an armed encounter between a unit of the New People’s Army (NPA) and soldiers from the 58th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army, took place 9:30 in the morning of Feb 23.. The Army is in the region gearing up for militarization as the latter…
When is it acceptable to red tag an activist in the Philippines? Never, unless you are among the rabid state-backed forces advocating the prohibition of communist philosophy and the violent persecution of individuals and groups accused of advancing communist causes. It is politically-incorrect even if the intent is to ridicule the supposedly ‘obsolete’ politics of…
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In this episode, Bulatlat remembers the execution of the three Filipino priests who fought the Spanish colonization. Today, church people remain under attack for standing in solidarity with the Filipino people in their struggles and aspirations. The post This Week on People’s History: Execution of Gomburza appeared first on Bulatlat.
Messages of solidarity came from Hongkong, Brussels, Vancouver, and Chicago. By JOMARI ALEJANDRO HERRERA III bulatlat.com MANILA — Labor and rights groups around the globe called for the immediate release of Filipino trade union organizer and Kilusang Mayo Uno staff Maolen Maojo B. Maga this February, a year after his questionable arrest. Messages of solidarity…
Photo by Arkibong Bayan “Our diligent study of history and our present experiences have proven that martial law has done no good to the youth or to the Filipino people in general.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – The recent statement of National Youth Commission chairperson Ronald Gian Cardema has gained wide criticisms,…