The documentary is disturbing as it throws at us painful truths.
On the Fringes | Alipato at Muog, and the roller coaster of emotions
Ronalyn V. Olea
Fake opposition
The two dynasties are competing against their track records in terms of corruption, human rights violations and subservience to foreign masters.
Terror-tagging and censorship
The NTC memorandum blocking the 27 websites not only violates the right to publish and the right to free expression of the media outfits and organizations but also the right of their readers and subscribers to access alternative information and analyses, including those not found in other websites.
Red-tagging as a policy
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said last week that he does not see any need to abolish the National Task Force to End the Local Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). He claimed that red-tagging does not come from the government but from “kung sino-sino” (other people). There is irony in Marcos’s statement. NTF-ELCAC, a task force created by virtue…
Timeline: The fight against website blocking in the Philippines
Here’s the timeline of Bulatlat’s fight against one form of state-sponsored censorship.
Yearender 2023: Anti-Terror Act as state’s weapon against dissent
The warning declared by various groups in 2020 – that the ATA would be used by the government to intimidate and harass human rights defenders, activists and dissenters – has become a reality.
Exposing the NTF-ELCAC and military
What we witnessed is the bravery of two environmental defenders in the face of outright repression.
PH refuses to accede to ICC, review anti-terror law
By RATZIEL SAN JUAN Altermidya MANILA — The Philippine UPR Watch, a delegation of human rights defenders and advocates participating in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, frowned upon the Philippine government’s response to the UPR recommendations. The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted the UPR outcome of the Philippines. Out of 289…
Pagtatanggol sa katotohanan
Higit sa lahat, ang koleksyon ay pagkilala rin sa mulat na masang anakpawis, silang kadalasa’y mga walang mukha at mga pangalan sa mga diyaryo.
Why are the powers that be so afraid of our truth-telling?
This is prior restraint against protected speech. It is downright unacceptable as it is based on Esperon’s mere hearsay.
Timeline: Search for Justice for Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño
From #BulatlatArchives, know what happened since the abduction of UP students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño until the trial of retired Gen. Jovito Palparan Jr.