Photo by Carlo Manalansan/Bulatlat The shutdown of ABS-CBN is the biggest attack, so far, on the Philippine media since the pandemic. By ALYSSA MAE CLARIN Bulatlat.com MANILA– Two days after the Word Press Freedom Day, the Duterte administration shut down ABS-CBN, the largest broadcasting company in the Philippines. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued a…
ABS-CBN employees light candles, press for renewal of the network’s franchise, Feb. 21. (Photo by Carlo Manalansan/Bulatlat) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Amid the ongoing pandemic, the National Telecommunications Commission has ordered the shutting down of Philippine media giant ABS-CBN. In an order circulating online, the NTC said that upon the expiration…
Sison said it is convenient for Duterte to scapegoat and attack the NPA to deflect attention to the government’s failures on containing the virus and to deliver food and cash assistance, mass testing and medical treatment to the people. “At the same time, he has used Covid-19 as the reason for grabbing emergency powers, the…
With the ECQ already extended twice, Luzon-wide until April 30 and the NCR and select provinces until May 15, fears over people’s livelihood and survival have surfaced. The viability of citizens’ initiatives has also been questioned. How would organizations cope if a third extension will be announced in the coming days?
Filipinos in the UAE used social media over the weekend to join their kababayans (compatriots) worldwide in expressing strong opposition to the latest circular. They said it was not only a huge burden for them but the move was also insensitive to their plight in the time of COVID-19 pandemic. The post WATCH: UAE-based Filipinos…
Health workers from Pasig General Hospital (Photo courtesy of Filipino Nurses United) “The case numbers they are presenting is not accurate. How can you tell if the number of cases did not double today if the test result will come out in at least two weeks?” San Pedro said. By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com…
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A comic on the old and the potential new. (Or The Old Normal, except much worse and more disgusting.) It’s now just a thing from a distant past. Except when it’s a mass gahdering. New repressive laws, more violators, so what do we do? Build bigger prisons. If you didn’t have money to buy a…