Beverly Gofredo, 20, Save Our Schools Network Volunteer Teacher (Photo by Menchani Tilendo/Bulatlat) “We will exhaust all legitimate steps and platforms to challenge this draconian law.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – “The fight is not yet over.” This is the resolute vow of progressive groups as President Duterte signed the controversial Anti-Terrorism…
On the night of July 2, a day after she gave birth, Reina Mae ‘Ina” Nasino was brought back to the Manila City Jail (MCJ) with her newborn baby. Nasino gave birth to a baby girl at the Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila on July 1. Lawyers and kin were not informed that…
STATEMENT Just when we thought things could not get worse, Pesident Rodrigo Duterte signed today the “Anti-Terrorism Law of 2020,” a law that many legal pundits, human rights advocates, and no less than the United Nations Human Rights Council itself – gravely warned about. With the stroke of a pen, Duterte has unleashed a greater…
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Health advocates have asked the Supreme Court to direct concerned government officials to conduct proactive and efficient mass testing amid the steady increase of COVID-19 cases in the country. In a 74-page plea, health advocates sought for the issuance of a writ of mandamus, a court order…
US soldiers bring warships, warplanes, take control and command of ‘Operation Damayan’ in Haiyan-ravaged central Philippines (Bulatlat file photo by Pom Cahilog-Villanueva, November 2013 / bulatlat.com) Iba’t iba ang tingin ng mga mamamayan kapag may paggunita at pagdiriwang na isinasagawa sa isang petsa sa kalendaryo. Depende sa naging karanasan at kasaysayan ng lipunan, maaaring pagdiriwang…
Truck of the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division at Kasiglahan Village, Rodriguez, Rizal. (Photo courtesy of Defend-Rizal) The local organization was able to confirm that a certain Harold Diaz had links to NTF-ELCAC when another suspected agent of the task-force went to the SIKKAD K3 office to invite him to the Barangay San Jose Annex building….
“Inisyal at limitadong tagumpay ng pangangalampag para sa Balik – Pasada at laban sa Jeepney phaseout” ganito ang reaksyon ng tagapangulo ng PISTON na si Mody Floranda sa mga guidelines na naisaad sa Memorandum Circular (MC) 2020-026 ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) hinggil sa pagbabalik-pasada ng mga tradisyunal na jeepney sa limitadong…
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. (Video grabbed from UN livestream) “It is not enough to argue that the Government’s heavy-handed policies remain popular in the country. Because victims tend to be from lower socio-economic classes and relatively disempowered communities, there is an even stronger imperative to ensure their protection. We must not…