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Halos isang linggo na ang nakaraan mula nang matapos ang ikalimang SONA ni Pangulong Duterte ngunit hanggang ngayon, ay usap-usapan pa rin sa social media, sa dyaryo, radio, at TV ang mga nangyari dito. Ang 2020 SONA niyang ito ay isa sa mga pinakamahaba nyang talumpati kompara sa dati niyang nagawa. Sa loob ng SONAng…
Member of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) light candles as countdown to the tenth year of the Ampatuan Massacre, Jan. 23, 2019 at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani. (Photo by Ronalyn V. Olea / Bulatlat) By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA —While many netizens posted on Facebook two pictures of themselves…
Environmental activist group Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment and indigenous people’s alliance Sandugo gathered at the House of Representatives earlier to protest the 23-year-old Mining Act and the proposed Charter change (Cha-cha) of the Duterte administration. The groups argued that the act has policy deficiencies, part of the reason why former environment secretary Gina Lopez…
On July 17, a protest caravan was held in Makati and Manila converging at ABS-CBN facility in Quezon City and ending in a noise barrage at the network’s Sgt. Esguerra gate. This is the 9th noise barrage, spontaneous or planned, in a row held since Congress rejected the network’s franchise application on July 10. Dubbed…
Para saan at para kanino ang #KilusangMayoUno? Labing-isang salaysay ng pagsubok, adhikain, at mga pangarap galing mismo sa iba’t ibang uring manggagawang Pilipino na dumalo sa malawakang pagkilos sa Mayo Uno. Michael, 28. Production line worker. Limang taong naging contractual bago maging regular. Maraming benepisyo ang pagiging regular. ‘Pag regular ka at nasama sa union,…
The nationwide lockdown has encroached on many of the people’s freedoms, and along with a strict stay at home order, freedom of speech was put on lockdown as well. From the lack of mass testing, to uneven implementation of laws, the failure to provide aid, and the president’s often erratic and rambling weekly reports, the…