Fides Lim, national board member of Kapatid, says: “Because we love, we know how to fight.” “Political prisoners are a symbol of unpeace and injustice. They must be freed.” By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Families and friends of political prisoners gathered and re-launched Kapatid, today, June 15 at the Commission on Human Rights…
Ni RICHARD R. GAPPI Kung tayo’y mga pulo na pinalilibutan ng tubig, sino ang nagdurugtong; ang tulay na tila dila na nagtatawid at nagtatahi sa mga pagi-pagitang kuwento, pira-pirasong alamat at pinakabagong balita sa bawat pantalan at istasyon na nililisan at dinadaungan? Hindi ba’t ang mga mangingisda? Sapagkat kabisado nila ang talasik ng alon sa…
Marami nang pelikula ang sumuong sa paglalantad ng at patuloy na nagtatangkang ilantad ang naaagnas na kasalukuyang mala-pyudal na panlipunang kaayusan at bulok na pampulitikang sistema sa bansa kung saan patuloy na nanatiling atrasado ang agrikultura, nanatiling nasa monopolyo ng iilang panginoong maylupa o landlords ang ekta-ektaryang tipak ng mga lupain sa kanayunan, at patuloy…
The Filipino people just celebrated Independence Day, and one is reminded of the popular saying “The truth shall set us free!” These words are frequently uttered by oppressed peoples fighting for liberation; as well as by those whose freedom has been curtailed by acts of injustice or tyranny. They are usually meant not merely to…
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“Freedom is meaningless if those who dissent are persecuted by those in power. Our heroes sacrificed their lives so that we can be free yet those who follow their footsteps are under attack. It is clear that those who jail activists and human rights defenders are no different from our former colonial masters who criminalized…
Fisherfolk group assails China’s bullying in West Philippine Sea (By J. Ellao / Bulatlat) “(China) acts as if they own the entire disputed waters and that they can do things as they wish.“ By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Filipino progressive groups have urged the government to file a strong protest and to…
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