Editorial cartoon: Enemies of press freedom

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…

Rina (not her real name) in an interview with human rights group Karapatan. (Photo courtesy of Karapatan Southern Mindanao Region) By MARA S. GENOTIVA Davao Today DAVAO CITY, Philippines – “They were forced to hold a piece of paper which bore their names, age, and address, while soldiers took pictures of them and forced them…

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Screengrab from video where a cockroach lands on Duterte in the middle of his speech. By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Women’s rights groups are not at all surprised that a cockroach landed on President Rodrigo Duterte in a middle of his speech in Bohol as he once again spewed what they referred…