Contributed photo. “The problem is that President Rodrigo Duterte chooses to act on other policies such as the haphazard conversion of lands and waters to pave the way for ‘Build, Build, Build’ economic projects instead.” By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – As the world celebrates Earth Day on April 22 with the theme ‘Protect our…
“There is no singular, proven fact in that hogwash.“ By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – The National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP) called on independent journalists to stand against attempts to silence the press after a purported ouster plot against President Duterte was revealed by Manila Times president emeritus Dante Ang…
Lumad groups and environmental advocates expressed opposition to the looming plunder of mining and logging interests in the mineral-rich Pantaron Range in Mindanao, as well as the attacks against environmental defenders, as they staged a protest action in Davao City during the Earth Day commemoration on Monday, April 22.
“This has certainly gone over the walls of credulity. It is absolutely false, totally baseless and completely ludicrous,” the NUPL said in a statement.
Initially, we thought that the best insult to an imagination gone berserk is to totally ignore it.
BULATLAT FILE Photo by Fred Dabu/ May 1 in Manila By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA — Days before May 1 Labor Day, the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) reiterates its call for a pay hike. “Increasing the minimum wage from Php537 to Php750 will significantly lessen the gap between the current earnings and the family living…
Akala ni Duterte na private army na niya ang AFP at PNP. Pero ito ang kinalap ni Philippine Army Capt. Isidro Lazaro (assumed name), isang alumnus ng Philippine Military Academy, mula sa kanyang mga mistah sa iba’t ibang services, mga usap-usapan na laganap sa mga opisyal at tauhan.
The continued attacks on the country’s press community have reached an alarming level, an international media watchdog has noted.