Sr. Mary John Mananzan (Photo by J.Ellao / Bulatlat.com) “President Duterte is whining like a crybaby for being supposedly deprived of his freedom of speech when he does not even care at all over the grave deprivation of dignified living that women have been subjected to under his regime.” By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com…
The Duterte government’s accusations against IBON are baseless and aim to stifle economic analysis that is inconsistent with its preferred narrative of growth and development. For over forty years, IBON has sought to explain socioeconomic and political issues to the public as our contribution to Philippine democracy and the cause of genuine progress and development….
Screenshot courtesy of R. Olea / Bulatlat By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – International media watchdog Reporters Without Borders has included in their website mirroring campaign two Philippine alternative news websites, Bulatlat and Kodao Productions, following the intense cyber-attacks since December. Bulatlat and Kodao Productions, along with many other alternative news websites in…
(Photo by R. Olea / Bulatlat.com) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — For the first time since it was initiated by media watchdog Reporters Without Borders in 2008, Filipino journalists commemorated the World Day against Cyber Censorship to protest the series of relentless cyber-attacks against websites of alternative news media organizations. The World…
Nagtungo ang Bayan Muna at iba pang grupo sa tanggapan ng Social Security System (SSS) para kalampagin ang ahensya na ibigay na ang P1,000 dagdag sa pension. Ipinahayag din ng grupo ang pagtutol nito sa implementasyon ng dagdag-singil sa SSS contribusyon sa mga miyembro nito sa darating na April 2019. “Nasa 36 na milyon ang…
Various youth groups from several universities launched indignation protests in various schools on Tuesday, March 12, following news on the death of a Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) cadet Willie Amihoy. Amihoy, 23, a student from Iloilo State College of Fisheries, died at the hands of Elmer Decilao, his ROTC Corps Commander. News about Amihoy’s…
Laman ng balita ngayon ang bansang Venezuela. Sabi ng midya ng malalaking kapitalista, may “humanitarian crisis” doon: walang pagkain at batayang pangangailangan para sa mga tao, at diktador ang pangulo. Gusto raw tumulong ng US at ng oposisyon ng Venezuela, pero hinahadlangan ng gobyerno. Hindi raw lehitimo ang gobyerno ni Nicolas Maduro; ang dapat kilalaning…
Lumad group Kusog sa Katawhang Lumad sa Mindanao (KALUMARAN) held a press conference on March 11 to call for the immediate release of Datu Jomorito Goaynon, the vice chairperson of KALUMARAN and chair of the regional alliance of Kalumbay in Cagayan de Oro city. He was charged with criminal cases and rebellion violations under Human…