“This should be a wake up call for the Duterte government. The press con itself is one big commentary on how the govt (mis)handled the COVID-19 response and on the poor and inadequate leadership of the Department of Health and IATF.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Several groups expressed support to the…
“Sorry, we are not just for your consumption.” By AARON MACARAEG Bulatlat.com Local brand Tribu receives backlash on Twitter for “misappropriation” in using indigenous peoples groups’ names such as “Kankana-ey,” “T’boli,” and “Bagobo” among others for their footwear. Takder, a youth and student’s organization of Kaigorotan and advocates cited a social media post by Tribu…
“This bloodthirsty regime fetishes death and violence, and Duterte strongly batting to reimpose death penalty is not surprising but no less infuriating — it’s as if the mass murder of the poor at the hands of the police in the sham drug war or in the hands of soldiers through the counterinsurgency program aren’t forms…
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Media groups under Altermidya Network filed a consolidated complaint before the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) for cases of press freedom violations against the alternative media perpetrated by state forces. The violations range from red-tagging, threat, harassment, surveillance, illegal arrests, and illegal search and seizure. The latest case was on July 25, wherein the Bulacan…
Representatives of Bulatlat, Kodao, Pinoy Weekly and Altermidya file complaints before the Commission on Human Rights, July 30. (Photo by Adrian Puse) By EMILY VITAL MANILA – Alternative media outfits filed before the Commission on Human Rights complaints against government officials and state security agents for violating their “fundamental right to press freedom and expression,…
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