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Month: October 2023
3 community journalists get human rights reporting grants
Selected as fellows were Gene Albert Coles of UP Vista, student publication of the University of the Philippines Tacloban campus; Reynard Magtoto of Baretang Bikolnon; and, Andie Laurio of Southern Tagalog Exposure.
Bangsamoro people stand for Palestine
“We are a living testimony of how difficult it is to live in a war. This is why we stand in strong solidarity with our Palestinian brothers and sisters, and we call on the international community to strengthen the demand to address the root causes of war, so there will be no more deaths and despair.”
To catch or not to catch | Gubat residents suffer from mud crab ban
The innovation of raising crablets in Gubat, Sorsogon is caught in the middle of a government ban, serving as a litmus test for local officials on how to support community-based ventures.
News in Picture | Muslims in Cotabato express solidarity with Palestine
At least 12,000 Bangsamoro gathered for a peace rally in Cotabato City yesterday, October 16 in solidarity with the call to “Free Palestine”.
Lab Notes | What must be done to the suspended land reclamations in Manila Bay?
By KELVIN S. RODOLFO, PhD* Note: Over two months have passed since the verbal announcement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on the suspension of reclamation activities in Manila Bay. However, no clear guidelines have been released yet. Reclamation activities such as seabed quarrying continue in Manila Bay. Bulatlat.com What can be done with these atrocities…
Women’s group decries violations of rights at UN session
“Gabriela aimed to apprise the UN and the international community of the grim economic and human rights crises in the country, that ‘disproportionately impact women.’ In turn, these shall serve as strong bases for UN CEDAW’s evaluation of and subsequent recommendations to the Philippine government.”
Bulatlat trains journos in human rights reporting
Bulatlat’s training is part of its project titled, “Advancing Human rights Reporting in the Philippines as a Tool for Upholding Gender Fairness, Democracy and Accountability” through its publisher Alipato Media Center. The six-month project is being supported by the German Embassy Manila.
Surface our brothers – kin of missing activists
“Whoever is holding my brother, please surface him now.”
For Filipino progressives, high time to reject IMF, World Bank neoliberal policies
“The World Bank and the IMF bear major responsibility for the widespread poverty in the Philippines through its imposition of onerous loan conditionalities and so-called development programs that resulted in higher prices, stagnant wages, union busting, cuts in social spending, higher regressive taxes, and displacement of farmers and indigenous peoples,” said Raymond Palatino, Bayan secretary general.
Massive budget cuts to make health even more inaccessible to the poor
The health department is slated to suffer a budget cut amounting to P10 billion. The Alliance of Health Workers said this will have an impact on the 69 public hospitals that they run.