BULATLAT FILE PHOTO. (Photo by Carlo Manalansan/Bulatlat) 2. No nexus between human rights violations and declaration of martial law “The alleged violations of the petitioners’ civil liberties do not justify the grant of injunctive relief. The petitioners failed to prove that the alleged violations are directly attributable to the imposition of martial law,” the SC…
Jul 15, 2021, Lian Buan, Jodesz Gavilan MANILA, Philippines In the last five years, when scrutiny of the police intensified, the Commission on Human Rights noticed that killings in police operations declined and deaths by vigilantes increased At a glance: The police made it extremely hard for families to secure the documents necessary for filing…
Fifty years ago, six students from Mindanao State University successfully hijacked a plane and brought it to China. By Justin Umali | May 11, 2021, Esquire Philippines online These days, it would be hard to believe that Fructuoso Chua, Jr. ever led an exciting life. A first glance shows nothing more than an…
Photo by Fred Dabu/Bulatlat MANILA — On Feb. 14, youth and students together with media practitioners trooped to the College of Mass Communication in University of the Philippines in Diliman denouncing the recent attack against press freedom. Photo by Fred Dabu/Bulatlat Photo by Fred Dabu/Bulatlat This is after the arrest of Rappler chief executive officer,…
Both Mapua University and the University of Sto. Tomas were on high alert after bomb threats sent via text messages circulated on social media on September 18 and September 19, respectively. The threats were allegedly sent by the New People’s Army (NPA), a matter vehemently denied by the group, even calling the bomb scare as…
The City Government of Davao has set the re-opening of the Roxas Night Market this September 12 with “new normal” operations and guidelines for stall owners and customers.