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First day fight
(Artwork by Dee Ayroso) By DEE AYROSO The post First day fight appeared first on Bulatlat.
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Bulatlatan Q & A | Huntahan with Rey Salinas
In this episode of Bulatlatan, let us get to know to Rey Salinas, national spokesperson of Bahaghari, as she shares her coming out story, the struggles of LGBTQIA+, and her insights on fighting back against tyranny. Rein Tarinay (RT) Mapagpalayang araw sa ating lahat! Welcome sa panibagong episode ng Bulatlatan. Bulatlatan is Bulatlat’s weekly podcast on…
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#SONAgkaisa | Groups get ready for People’s United SONA
“Stop this vindictive, murderous, power-hungry, morally-bankrupt and abusive regime from further inflicting sufferings on Filipinos!” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – More than a hundred groups are set to stage protests on July 27, Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (SONA). In an online press conference this morning, July 17, Sen. Francis…
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Journalism: The myth of neutrality and the need for impartiality
Even if this sounds nebulous, journalistic outputs are inherently biased for the truth. Journalists are therefore expected to use as sources of information the experts (i.e., truth-tellers) instead of “fake news” peddlers. By DANILO ARAÑA ARAO Bulatlat.com These are my replies to six questions sent by a campus journalist regarding the concepts of neutrality and…
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3K Quezon residents to be displaced SMC projects
2019 photo of Sariaya residents protesting against SMC’s development plans in the area. Courtesy of Quezon Reels “Thousands of fisherfolk, farmers, and rural poor who depend on fishing and coconut farming will lose their livelihoods.” By JUSTIN UMALI Bulatlat.com SANTA ROSA, Laguna – One of the Philippines’ largest corporations, San Miguel Corporation, is threatening to…
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Greta Thunberg and the DDS Playbook
By LEON DULCE Bulatlat.com As I write this, I have received a barrage of hate, accusations of libel, and a threat of being “sampled by the Anti-Terror Bill” from the ‘DDS’ (Duterte Die-hard Supporter) troll armies on Facebook. This was after I made ripostes against their disinformation in the Facebook comments section of global climate…
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Not a dictator?
Illustration by Dee Ayroso Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque claimed that the denial to renew the franchise of ABS-CBN is not a “dictator move.” A few days later, Duterte said, “Without declaring martial law, I destroyed the people controlling the economy and the people, and who don’t pay. They take advantage of their political power.” Put…
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The unbelievable indifference of the Duterte administration
The Duterte government insists that it is successfully responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The reality is a little bit different – it hasn’t done enough, and is planning to do even less. The coronavirus is spreading faster than ever. It took over three months to reach the first 10,000 confirmed cases but less than a…
