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Various groups protesting at the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) calling for the abolition of NTF-ELCAC. (File photo by Carlo Manalansan/Bulatlat) By TONYO CRUZ Bulatlat Quite a surprise but President Marcos Jr.’s second State of the Nation Address offered little

New People’s Army guerrillas hold a military drill in December 2018. (Photo by Ronalyn V. Olea/ Bulatlat) By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVAKodao Productions/Bulatlat.com The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) dismissed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s amnesty proclamation announcement in his second State of

Seagrass (Photo by Mavic Conde / Bulatlat) By MAVIC CONDEBulatlat.com PRIETO DIAZ, Sorsogon – Seagrass is often a casualty of mangrove rehabilitation programs in the Philippines. This coastal town in Sorsogon province is no exception. It has the Bicol region’s largest mangrove

Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay (Photo by Arkibong Bayan) By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Human rights defender Cristina Palabay is asking the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court to dismiss the indirect contempt charges filed by Ferdinand Topacio against her and

Graphics by Jo Maline Mamangun/Bulatlat Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was silent on press freedom issues during his second State of the Nation Address. The situation on the ground is no better. By ALYSSA MAE CLARINBulatlat.com MANILA — Media organizations in the Philippines decried

The author being interviewed by the media. (Photo by Lito Ocampo/Bulatlat) By MAX SANTIAGO*Bulatlat.com MANILA — For this year’s SONA, BAYAN created the “Doble Kara” effigy of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The effigy represents the duality of the same Tallano gold coin.

Brgy. Captain Lucina Minao points to the area where the bomb was dropped near the Gawaan Elementary School. (Photo by Sinag Joaquin / Bulatlat) In his second State of the Nation Address, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was silent on human rights issues during

SONA 2023 (Photo by Carlo Manalansan / Bulatlat) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAOBulatlat.com MANILA — For Debie Faigmani, the last 15 years of working in a multinational milk company has not been a walk in the park. As his family’s breadwinner, he

Journalists and advocates reiterate call for the junking of the Anti-Terror Act in a protest in July 2023. (Photo by Carlo Manalansan/Bulatlat) One year into the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the state of free expression has not improved. In fact, it

Journalists and advocates reiterate call for the junking of the Anti-Terror Act in a protest in July 2023. (Photo by Carlo Manalansan/Bulatlat) By LISA ITOSecretary-GeneralConcerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP) In October of 2018, artists and media workers voiced out the call