Independent and alternative media outfits under Altermidya Network today launched the #MirrorUs campaign, an initiative which calls on supporters to create a mirror copy of their websites that have been the subject of unrelenting cyber-attacks in the past months. “The concept behind the #MirrorUs campaign is for supporters and advocates to create a mirror copy…
Marking the World Day Against Cyber Censorship, independent and alternative journalists, as well as student and human rights activists and IT advocates picketed the National Computer Emergency Response Team (NICT) of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) head office at Diliman, Quezon City to press the agency to act on relentless and continuing…
In this file photo, victims of martial law marched to Chino Roces (formerly Mendiola) bridge to demand justice. “Stopping the reparation and recognition of our claims may be tantamount to non-acknowledgement of victims of martial law.” By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA — Martial law victims criticized the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) for…
Members of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) denounce the red tagging of NUPL during its Bureau meeting held recently in Kuala Lumpur. (Photo courtesy of Edre Olalia) The IADL said that the military’s red tagging of NUPL contradicts Article 16 of the Basic Principles, which mandates governments to ensure that lawyers are able…
Not creating enough decent jobs is among the worst problems of the economy. Filipinos are forced abroad, suffer poor quality work, or are jobless because of neoliberal policies especially since the 1980s. Despite hyped economic growth, employment generation under the Duterte administration is at its worst in over 60 years. #MalalangEkonomiya #MayMagagawa #PeopleEconomics #BeyondElections2019
(Photo grabbed from the Facebook page of FNU Nasyunal) By SHEERAH ESCUDERO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Nurses and health workers organizations temporarily left their work stations to take their calls on the streets to raise social awareness on the deteriorating local working conditions of nurses and on the people’s right for health along Taft Avenue, Manila…
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In this report, we take a second look on the charges filed against IT companies IP Converge and Suniway Group of Companies. The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers provided legal assistance to the alternative media outfits. By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – On March 29, the 25th year of the Internet in the…