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Bulatlat.com | Features | Nation | NewsWhy the rush? Family of peace advocate Casambre asks CIDG on premature fly-out to Davao
Rey Claro Casambre, Peace consultant and Executive Director of the Philippine Peace Center, presented his counter affidavit to the RTC at the Bacoor Hall of Justice, Feb. 13. (Photo by Mon Ramirez/Arkibong Bayan) “We wonder what the rush is all about. Of course they may cite court orders and logistics. But really, whisking away from…
Artists, allies, to do another online concert for De Lima’s release
By: Gabriel Pabico Lalu – Reporter/INQUIRER.net / February 21, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Several artists and musicians are expected to participate in an online concert in support of Senator Leila de Lima, who remains in detention for drug-related charges. A statement from De Lima’s office said the online concert, “Leilaya! Mga Tinig at Himig ng…
Kodao, Rappler, Vera Files and the ongoing assault on the media
MUCH of public and corporate media attention has been focused on the cancellation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the registration of online news site Rappler. But hardly any has been paid to several other cases indicative of the ongoing Duterte regime assault on other media organizations, free expression, press freedom, and what…
GCQ Reality Check
Have we flattened the curve? No one really knows. The health department has cited the doubling time slowing down from 3 to 5.5 days and wrongly used it as proxy indicator that the government is winning the curve war. Up to this point, we know nothing. We know about daily new cases, like we had…
Pinoys in London protest PH gov’t crackdown vs. critics
In London, Filipino migrants marched from the Philippine embassy to Trafalgar Square to protest the government crackdown on critics as well as the administration’s failed response to the pandemic. The migrants also condemned racism in the UK and called for the protection for undocumented migrants. The group Filipino Domestic Workers Association, together with Europe chapters…