(From left to right) Bayan Muna first nominee Carlos Zarate, former Bayan Muna representative Satur Ocampo and Bayan Muna second nominee Ferdinand Gaite during the Makabayan miting de avance, May 7, 2019. (Photo by Anne Marxze D. Umil/Bulatlat) By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA Kodao Productions The Makabayan bloc may increase its number of seats by one…
Photo courtesy of Cordillera Peoples Alliance “Human rights make us human. With every violation of human rights, our humanity is diminished.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Joanna Kintanar Cariño was awarded the 2019 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights on May 18 in Gwangju, South Korea. Carino, a longtime activist is the first…
The Commission on Elections has yet to proclaim the winners of the party list elections and his petition to substitute “resigned” nominees has yet to be decided on, Duterte Youth chairperson Ronald Cardema has already claimed he is an “incoming congressman” in the House of Representatives.
The author (wearing Kabataan shirt) with colleagues in the youth movement. QUESTION EVERYTHING Mong Palatino I joined the Center for Nationalist Studies in 1997, became an active member of STAND UP in 1998, and declared my commitment to be a full-time activist after graduation in 2000. I enrolled for a master’s degree but decided to…
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Students join the Black Friday protest against electoral fraud. (Photo by Anne Marxze D. Umil/Bulatlat) A political analyst credited the “victory” of administration bets to fraudulent elections and the “unusual combination of Duterte’s popularity, systematic use of government resources, use of fear, and black propaganda and disinformation against progressive partylist groups.” By RONALYN V. OLEA…
Legislators belonging to the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) have condemned what they called as “fabricated cases” filed against leaders of different rights organizations including ACT Union regional president for Northern Mindanao Ophelia Tabacon.
Technical glitch in one vote counting machine at barangay Tunasan, Muntinlupa. (Photo by Ryan Reyes/Bulatlat) “The COMELEC had senselessly put the lives and safety of thousands of public school teachers in grave danger by sending them to battle with defective armaments.” By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – A nationwide group of teachers called…