Editorial cartoon: Wash your hands often
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ABS-CBN shutdown may lead to curtailing of more rights, says press freedom fighter Edita Burgos
“We are alarmed that soon, other media outlets would follow. Without the freedom of the press, there is the danger of other freedoms to be lost. God forbid, these are the first ‘test signs’ of curtailing other rights.” (BULATLAT FILE PHOTO) Mrs. Edita Burgos. By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Edita Burgos, the…
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ABS-CBN shutdown a threat to press freedom, a bane to transformative education
We, members of the Educators’ Forum for Development, express our strong indignation at the shutdown of ABS-CBN media corporation by the National Telecommunications Commission’s (NTC) issuance of a cease and desist order. The broadcasting network has gone off-the-air starting May 5th for the first time since Martial Law, and this has brought deep concerns about…
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Farmer illegally arrested in Quezon after surgery
By JUSTIN UMALI Bulatlat.com SANTA ROSA, Laguna – A farmer in Quezon province was arrested yesterday, May 7, on his way home after being discharged from a hospital in Lucena. Leoben Holeto, 19, was on his way home to Lopez, Quezon after undergoing a successful appendectomy. He, however, along with his mother, was barred from…
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Mga kaso ng COVID-19 sa NCR ngayong Mayo 7 umabot na sa 5,862 ayon sa mga LGU (6,709 sa DOH)
Batay sa kinulumpon na ulat ng mga local government unit (LGU) sa National Capital Region (NCR) pagdating ng Mayo 7, umabot na sa 5,862 ang positibo sa COVID-19 sa rehiyon. Ang naitala ng mga LGU na gumaling ay 1,274 at 598 ang namatay. Nananatiling ang LGU ng Navotas at Mandaluyong ang regular na nag-uulat ng…
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PH economy was already slowing – COVID-19 just made it worse
The Philippine economy was already weak coming into the COVID-19 crisis, research group IBON said. Growth will remain slow if the government does not acknowledge pre-existing weaknesses that the pandemic merely intensified. The group said that recognizing the problem is the first step to the bold measures needed for long-term growth and development. The Philippine…
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“Sosyal Distancing,” poem about Sitio San Roque, killing of Winston Ragos, a writers’ group’s protest under lockdown
Liga ng Kabataang Propagandista (LKP), a group of writers advocating for the use of Filipino language, information and expression to express aspirations for freedom and democracy, launched their online folio on the ongoing pandemic lockdown. Aptly named “Sosyal Distancing,” the literary compilation gathered works that tackled the struggles of the various marginalized sectors under the…
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Editorial cartoon: Enemies of press freedom
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