(Photo courtesy of Concerned Artists of the Philippines) Updated July 23, 9:16 p.m. By ALYSSA MAE CLARIN Bulatlat.com MANILA— Journalists, artists, and free expression advocates filed the 13th petition today, July 23, before the Supreme Court against RA 114979, or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. Joined by almost 40 individuals from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao,…
By Reynard Magtoto Legazpi City- “This is not the time to fear,” the families of Jenelyn Nagrampa and Pastor Dan San Andres said, who are demanding the release of the two human rights defenders arrested in separate incidents this month in Camarines Sur. Bicol progressive groups Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN), Karapatan, and Bicolana Gabriela will…
On July 22, the 100,000-mark for individuals testing positive for COVID-19 was breached. In the Department of Health (DOH) Situation Report on July 22 posted late on July 23, positive individuals have reached 100,407. This number represented 8.7% positivity rate of 1,154,206 individuals tested. The Health agency reported 1,594 cases on July 22, out of…
(Bulatlat.com file photo) As COVID-19 wipes out whatever is left of the limited opportunities for Filipinos to earn a living, the Duterte administration’s lacking response, combined with an oppressive political environment, creates conditions for a perfect storm of social unrest. By ARNOLD PADILLA Bulatlat.com MANILA – With the COVID-19 crisis, the stage is set for…
Twenty-two days of age baby River Emmanuelle would soon be separated from her mother, political prisoner Reina “Mae” Nasino. Her lawyers and various groups decried to order as “cruel and heartless.” Political prisoners’ kin group KAPATID said that “separating a 22-day old baby from her mother while that baby is breastfeeding is heartless and cruel,…
By Reynard Magtoto Legazpi City- “This is not the time to fear,” the families of Jenelyn Nagrampa and Pastor Dan San Andres said, who are demanding the release of the two human rights defenders arrested in separate incidents this month in Camarines Sur. Bicol progressive groups Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN), Karapatan, and Bicolana Gabriela will…
(Photo courtesy of Concerned Artists of the Philippines) BY ALYSSA MAE CLARIN Bulatlat.com MANILA— Journalists, artists, and free expression advocates filed the 13th petition today, July 23, before the Supreme Court against RA 114979, or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. Joined by almost 40 individuals from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, the groups filed a petition…
An effigy of US President Donald Trump and Rodrigo Duterte made by protesters in 2019. (Photo by Carlo Manalansan / Bulatlat) Under the guise of ‘freedom of navigation’ and ‘commitment to support regional stability’, China and the US have been taking turns in militarizing our territorial waters and plundering our natural resources. By MENCHANI TILENDO…