The Public Safety and Security Command Center (PSSCC) now eyes to purchase an additional two hundred units of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras to upgrade its monitoring in the city.
A day after the predominantly Catholic Philippines celebrated Easter Sunday, hundreds of activists, artists, journalists, past and present government officials and leaders of sectoral organizations gathered at a place in Makati City. It was an event rarely seen in many years. Most of those who attended would rather not be seen together, much less talk…
“Nobody is safe in this country, not even those in the church sector and communities. We now live at a time when men in motorcycles immediately spark fear and suspicion, as they have been used in numerous killings. In the first few months this 2019, we have received frequent reports of threats and harassment, many…
Today, Aug. 8, this column pauses to pay respect to a man, born to a family of means and comfort, who opted to devote his life to the struggle for fundamental reforms and fight for the rights and welfare of the impoverished, exploited and oppressed in our society. And he lived up to those commitments,…
President Rodrigo Duterte subjected Mindanao, the richest island in the Philippines, under Martial Law in May 2017 on account of the so-called terrorist siege of Marawi. One of the most affected groups in this island are the autonomously built and fully functional Lumad Schools. These schools have been the foci of community empowerment among the…
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BY AARON MACARAEG Bulatlat.com MANILA – An organization of national minorites condemned on Monday, August 31 the torture of Aetas following the bombing of their communities last week. In report by Umahon Gitnang Luzon, soldiers from 7th Infantry Division, Philippine Army ilegally detained Witi Ramos, Jepoy Ramos and Nalin Ramos from Sitio Lumibao, San Marcelino,…