Last January 25, the tubao was not only an article of clothing, but also a symbol of unity of people banding together under one vision: change and social justice. By ALYSSA MAE A. CLARIN Bulatlat.com The tubao cloth is a traditionally handwoven cloth made by the people of Mindanao usually in the form of a…
Three months before the national elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) disqualified three party-list groups belonging to the Makabayan coalition. The Manggagawa Party-List’s appeal for accreditation as party-list organization was dismissed by Comelec. They represent the workers, migrant workers and their families, the public transport drivers and the urban poor. In its decision, Comelec said…
Different waves of the attack in the past 24h and main country of origin of infected machines (Courtesy of Qurium Media Foundation) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Alternative news website Bulatlat is once again being subjected to a series of cyber-attack, a digital forensic investigation report revealed. In its forensic report, Qurium…
Journalists led by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines held a candle-lighting ceremony to start the countdown to the 10th anniversary of the Ampatuan Massacre. Reporters and other media workers as well as media organizations gathered last Wednesday at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani to denounce the slow trial of the suspected perpetrators…
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) condemned the government for seeking to lower the age of criminal responsibility of children from 15 to 9 or 12 years old. In going after young children, the NDFP’s Special Office for the Protection of Children (SOPC) said the Rodrigo Duterte government has “intensified its attack on…
On the 32nd anniversary of the Mendiola Massacre where 12 peasants were killed and at least 51 were injured, farmers led by the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas held a protest action at the site of the incident to press for justice. Noting that the victims still have to receive justice, the protesters also noted that…
Jan. 24, 2019 On this day eight years ago, environmentalist, good governance advocate and broadcaster Gerardo “Doc Gerry” Ortega was shot dead in an ukay-ukay shop in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. Eight years after, justice remains elusive for Doc Gerry and his family. Doc Gerry’s case is illustrative of nearly all the media killings in…
National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison said there is nothing rotten or insane about fighting for independence and democracy. Replying to yet another tirade from President Rodrigo Duterte, Sison said what is insane is killing 30,000 drug suspects as well as mass murdering workers, peasants, indigenous peoples, social…