A group of displaced residents from Marawi City condemned on Friday the alleged harassment and surveillance by the government to silence them from expressing their sentiments to the media.
(Agence France-Presse) – July 3, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — More than 2,000 people have fled from a volcano eruption that has filled the air near the Philippine capital with toxic gas, officials said Saturday. Taal Volcano, which sits in a picturesque lake, has been belching sulphur dioxide for several days, creating a thick haze over…
Pia Lee Brago – The Philippine Star October 18, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The European Union is allocating P47 million (€800,000) in humanitarian aid funding for the Philippines to respond to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in recent months. The assistance will benefit 70,000 people in far-flung areas in Mindanao, it said. “The unprecedented…
“Labeling, discrediting, threatening, and attacking lawyers are against the basic principles of lawyering, the State’s duty to protect them and the delivery of justice.” By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Prominent Filipino and foreign lawyers have issued a statement throwing their support to the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) amid what they called…
Text by Mong Palatino / Global Voices Southeast Asia Editor Photos by Lito Ocampo Veteran photographer and activist Lito Ocampo has been making frequent visits to his hometown of Pampanga, located in the central part of Luzon Island in the Philippines, to escape the noise and dirt of the capital region Manila. His visits allowed…
We in the alternative media denounce the unlawful arrest of Margarita Valle, veteran Mindanao-based journalist and a columnist of Davao Today. Valle was arrested at the Laguindingan airport on June 9 by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) reportedly based on two arrest warrants dated 2006 and 2011. She was forced to come with…
Feeding the pigeons in Rizal Park in Davao City is an activity enjoyed by some park goers. In this photo, a girl feeds the birds on Wednesday morning. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)