Relatives of political prisoner, human rights advocates, and various groups held a protest action on July 10, 2019, declared as the Global Day of Action to Release all Political Prisoners. The event was part of a campaign launched by Kapatid, the association of families and friends of political prisoners, Karapatan, and the International Coalition for…
Another school year is set to open next week, but public schools were expected to struggle with same “age-old problems”.
Rights groups ask UN member states to support Iceland’s resolution to look into the human rights abuses in the Philippines. (Photo by A.M. Umil/Bulatlat) “We hope that the member states and non-member states will support this resolution because this is just one of many initiatives that will address these heinous extrajudicial killings.” By SHEERAH MAE…
The Financial Times reported that among the top selling products of big pharmaceutical companies are vaccines. Main story: Health group to gov’t: Punish those accountable for Dengvaxia mess By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA — Vaccines have a specific purpose in improving people’s health, said Dr. Gene Nisperos, vice chairperson of the Health Alliance…
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Negotiating Panel has given media outfits copies of the documents forged between them and representatives of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) negotiating panel after four rounds of backchannel talks in May and June. NDFP chief negotiator Fidel Agcaoili sent Kodao copies of the…
After being ousted via an 8-6 vote by her Supreme Court colleagues, Maria Lourdes Sereno delivers this speech.