Editorial cartoon: Bolahan

BY CARLO MANALANSAN Bulatlat.com MANILA — Multisectoral groups hEld a protest action today at the Bantayog ng Mga Bayani as part of  a nationwide action honoring the “national and new” heroes in this year’s National Heroes Day, August 31. They honored those who sacrificed their lives for the country’s democracy. They paid tribute to medical…

Photo of Zaldy Meraya after his house was riddled by bullets and killed by elements of the 20th IB. (photo from 20th IBPA Facebook account) “It is martial law without martial law, but worse: it is legalized butchery, targeting peasants and workers whose attempts to seek redress for their systemic exploitation have been criminalized.” By…

Louie Perez, (second from left) and other OFWs stranded in Saudi Arabia. With no salary and little assistance, some OFWs in the Middle East have resorted to scavenging for food. By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Louie Perez, an aluminum installer in Saudi Arabia has not been receiving his salary regularly since last…

Photo from Kodao Productions website. By Kodao Productions BACOLOD CITY – The media community in Negros Occidental is up in arms following the circulation since late last week of at least three lists of purported “drug protectors” that included at least 15 of their colleagues. The journalists said they are worried that the circulation of…