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Rights group condemns killings in Masbate

TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains graphic details of human rights violations. By ANNE MARXZE D. UMILBulatlat.com MANILA – Human rights group Karapatan denounced the recent extrajudicial killing of a farmer In Masbate. The group said that with the implementation of Ferdinand Marcos

April 12, 2024

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From Under Her Hat – Bulatlat

Kathleen Okubo. (Photo by Noel Godinez/Northern Dispatch) (A Tribute to Kathleen Okubo) By LUCHIE MARANAN Let me borrow your column’s titleFor that is how it isWhen one’s beating a deadlineLike now to see things the way you did,From the eyes of an

April 10, 2024

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Prioritize workers’ health, safety amid extreme heat — labor groups

A global research showed how more than 70 percent of industrial greenhouse gases have been linked to only 100 companies since 1988. By DOMINIC GUTOMANBulatlat.com MANILA – Labor groups are demanding stronger measures from the government and employers to address health and

April 10, 2024

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Timeline: The fight against website blocking in the Philippines

Here’s the timeline of Bulatlat’s fight against website blocking, one of the forms of state-sponsored censorship the media outfit faced in recent years. Since June 2022, twenty-seven websites of media outfits, progressive groups and revolutionary organizations have been blocked in the Philippines

April 6, 2024

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Rights groups denounce bombing of communities in Abra, Ilocos Sur

Contributed photo By ANNE MARXZE D. UMILBulatlat.com MANILA – Human rights groups condemned the recent series of bombings in Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur and Pilar, Abra. A news report revealed that at least 137 families of Pilar, Abra fled their homes due

April 6, 2024

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Farmers, fishers demand immediate relief for El Niño impacts

Photo from Amihan Facebook page. By LIA MERCADOBulatlat.com MANILA – Farmers, fisherfolk and advocates staged a protest in front of the National Food Authority (NFA) and Department of Agriculture (DA) offices, April 3, expressing frustration over the agencies’ failure those affected by

April 5, 2024

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‘Spirit of the Glass’: Aral ng kasaysayan at paghamon sa red-tagging

Matapang na tinalakay ng dula ang usapin ng red-tagging at kung bakit ito banta sa malayang palitan ng diskurso sa lipunan. Bukod sa napapanahon, malinaw, at maingat na tinilad-tilad sa dula ang mga pangkalahatan at partikular na ginagawa ng red-tagging sa komunidad

April 4, 2024

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17 years since the disappearance of Jonas Burgos, activists continue to be abducted

Photo by Dominic Gutoman/Bulatlat By DOMINIC GUTOMANBulatlat.com MANILA — Seventeen years since the disappearance of activist-musician Jonas Burgos, families and friends strengthen their resolve to search for him and find justice. Edita Burgos, mother of Jonas, said that the government has not

April 4, 2024

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Climate change to affect 26M Filipino students — child rights group

Photo from Save the Children Philippines By DOMINIC V. GUTOMANBulatlat.com MANILA – Save the Children Philippines (SCP) said that over 26 million enrolled students in the Philippines are affected by climate change. This situation reflects the Philippines’ top ranking not just in

April 3, 2024

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Tondo para-teachers denounce red-tagging, surveillance

“The harassment faced by the leaders of SMTH deeply troubles us. It prompts us to reflect on why the military is targeting this community-based, cause-oriented group that is simply advocating for their fundamental rights to housing and livelihood.” By ZYSA MEI ELLORANBulatlat.com

March 31, 2024