Duterte draws flak on his remarks on his private parts
“If God gave me a small penis, I would have cut it in front of the altar. ‘Son of a b***h, is this all you have given me?’”
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Groups demand justice for killed farmers
MANILA – Groups from different sectors gathered on April 10 in Chino Roces bridge (former Mendiola brige) to demand justice to the killing of farmers in Negros as well as the whole country. The day was set as national and global day of action against the killing of farmers. Antonio “Ka Tonying” Flores, Unyon ng…
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Court summons served to 2 tech companies over cyber-attacks vs alternative news
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — A court summon has been served today, April 11, to two tech companies facing a civil complaint before a Quezon City court over the cyber-attacks against several alternative news agencies in the Philippines. National Union of Peoples’ Lawyer spokesperson Josalee Deinla told Bulatlat that the two tech…
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Hocus pocus? Groups assail gov’t findings on ‘low’ poverty rate
BULATLAT FILE PHOTO: Resident Mildred Bibera and her two-year-old daughter (Photo by J. Ellao / Bulatlat.com) “Setting a high standard indicates the government having a high level of ambition for poverty eradication. Conversely, setting a low standard indicates low targets for dealing with the poverty situation.” By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO bulatlat.com MANILA — Various…
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Bulatlat, Rappler long-listed in international media award for independent reporting
“The inclusion of the two news outfits is an affirmation of the quality and value of the work they do and a testament to the fierce independence and courage of Filipino journalists in both the mainstream and alternative media who refuse to buckle under the continued assaults by the enemies of press freedom.”
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Indigenous peoples demand justice for Lumad chieftain Datu Kaylo
Datu Kaylo, Manilakbayan 2015 (Photo by Carlo Manalansan / Bulatlat) By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – Manobo tribal chieftain Datu Kaylo, a consistent participant in the indigenous people’s Lakbayan to Manila to air their calls for self-determination, was reportedly killed by elements of the 3rd IB of the AFP Eastern Mindanao Command during its military…
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Karapatan recommends filing of charges vs cops, soldiers in Negros 14 killings, arrests
In a press conference in Quezon City, Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay called for the indictment and prosecution of police and military operatives responsible for the killings, frustrated killings, illegal arrest and detention, and other criminal acts committed in the course of their implementation of the local synchronized enhanced management of police operations (SEMPO) on…
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Bishop calls for end to ‘barbaric attacks’ as police general says church ‘not competent’ to probe Negros killings
“Why continue this madness? Why execute people by mere suspicion? Why shed blood just because of command from the mighty? Why? We demand answers,” Bishop Alminaza said.
