Children aged nine to 13 share their artworks and opinion on the proposal to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 12 years old. The post Hear our children appeared first on Bulatlat.
Students and teachers from Salugpongan Ta’tanu Igkanogn Community Learning Center were warmly welcomed by the University of the Philippines – Diliman community on Jan. 26 as they continue to assail the on-going human rights violations in their respective communities. In a statement, Salugpongan executive director Meggie Nolasco said the attacks against alternative Lumad schools have…
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – A human rights group is calling for an independent investigation over the deadly Jolo twin bombing on Jan. 28 that left 27 church-goers killed and scores injured. According to news reports, the first explosion took place inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at…
Last January 25, the tubao was not only an article of clothing, but also a symbol of unity of people banding together under one vision: change and social justice. By ALYSSA MAE A. CLARIN Bulatlat.com The tubao cloth is a traditionally handwoven cloth made by the people of Mindanao usually in the form of a…
Hindi porke’t peryodista ay peryodismo na ang ginagawa niya. Bagama’t may mga peryodistang nagsusulong ng responsableng peryodismo, may mga peryodista rin namang nagpapakalat lang ng propaganda ng gobyerno. Para sa ordinaryong tagasubaybay ng midya, malalaman lang ang kaibahan ng tunay sa iresponsableng peryodista kung babasahin ang inuulat niya. Tatlong tanong lang ang kailangang sagutin: (1)…
Three months before the national elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) disqualified three party-list groups belonging to the Makabayan coalition. The Manggagawa Party-List’s appeal for accreditation as party-list organization was dismissed by Comelec. They represent the workers, migrant workers and their families, the public transport drivers and the urban poor. In its decision, Comelec said…