A protester uses her face mask to express her sentiments. (Photo by Carlo Manalansan / Bulatlat) “The Anti-Terror Act of 2020 tramples on our basic human rights and it is unconstitutional. It does not provide us safeguards and protection from terrorism. If anything, it is the very tool that creates all-out terror among the people.”…
“The truth of the matter is that this arrest only proves that the Terror Law was not made to fight terrorism but to stifle democratic dissent.” By JUSTIN UMALI Bulatlat.com CABUYAO, Laguna – Police have still yet to file any formal charges against the 11 Cabuyao activists detained last July 4 after they staged a…
http://www.robynsandanderson.com/exhibit-contrasts-suffering–hope.html By HANNAH SANTILLAN National Council of Churches in the Philippines July 5, 2020, 5th Sunday after Pentecost Ps 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14 Zechariah 9:9-10 Romans 8:9, 11-13 Matt 11:25-30 What is rest in this time of pandemic? What is rest for the jeepney drivers who can’t sleep because of hunger and that they can’t provide…
The Department of Budget and Management in the region (DBM-10) has not reviewed Misamis Oriental province’s P3.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2020 and has instead returned the appropriation ordinances back to the Capitol for lack of necessary requirements.
Reina Nasino and her baby at Fabella (Photo courtesy of Kapatid) By JOSALEE DEINLA Bulatlat.com As I nurse my child to sleep, I think of first-time mother Reina “Ina” Nasino and her three day old baby girl. Ina told me that they are struggling with breastfeeding and that another mother at the Dr. Jose Fabella…
Misamis Oriental’s delivery of basic services and its anti-Coronavirus measures could be adversely affected as a local court issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) stopping the provincial government from disbursing out of its P3.58 billion 2020 budget.
11 detained activists at the Cabuyao Municipal Police Station. (Photo courtesy of Karapatan-Southern Tagalog) “Exactly 24 hours since Rodrigo Duterte affixed his signature on the draconian Terror Law, the first arrests were made on activists who held a peaceful protest against the dangerous law.” By JUSTIN UMALI Bulatlat.com SANTA ROSA, Laguna – A day after…
Citing the people’s right to health under the Philippine Constitution, the petition for a writ of mandamus shall compel the Department of Health and other agencies to conduct pro-active mass testing, aggressive contract tracing and effective isolation, and treatment of Covid-19 positive cases to contain the spread of the virus. The post Health advocates file…