“Sorry, we are not just for your consumption.” By AARON MACARAEG Bulatlat.com Local brand Tribu receives backlash on Twitter for “misappropriation” in using indigenous peoples groups’ names such as “Kankana-ey,” “T’boli,” and “Bagobo” among others for their footwear. Takder, a youth and student’s organization of Kaigorotan and advocates cited a social media post by Tribu…
“This bloodthirsty regime fetishes death and violence, and Duterte strongly batting to reimpose death penalty is not surprising but no less infuriating — it’s as if the mass murder of the poor at the hands of the police in the sham drug war or in the hands of soldiers through the counterinsurgency program aren’t forms…
“Tapos na panahon ng pagkakatakot. Mas nakakatakot ang mamatay na kumakalam ang sikmura ng ating mga pamilya. Mas nakakatakot ang posibilidad na mananatili pa ang ‘veerus’ sa Malacañang. Mas nakakatakot na ang ating mga pamilya at anak ay magmamana ng ganitong klase ng pamumuno.” The post ‘Mas nakakatakot na mananatili pa ang ‘veerus’ sa Malacañang’…
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Media groups under Altermidya Network filed a consolidated complaint before the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) for cases of press freedom violations against the alternative media perpetrated by state forces. The violations range from red-tagging, threat, harassment, surveillance, illegal arrests, and illegal search and seizure. The latest case was on July 25, wherein the Bulacan…
Representatives of Bulatlat, Kodao, Pinoy Weekly and Altermidya file complaints before the Commission on Human Rights, July 30. (Photo by Adrian Puse) By EMILY VITAL MANILA – Alternative media outfits filed before the Commission on Human Rights complaints against government officials and state security agents for violating their “fundamental right to press freedom and expression,…
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Sinalubong ng nagkakaisang mamamayan ang ika-5 State of the Nation Address o SONA ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa pamamagitan ng isang protestang may temang “SONAgkaisa.” Bitbit ng mga sektor ang kani-kanilang mga panawagan at hinaing sa apat na taon na panunungkulan ng pangulo. Pinakatampok sa mga ito ang panawagang ibasura ang kontrobersyal na Anti-Terrorism Act…