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Student leader denied enrolment after joining protest vs gender discrimination

Despite his enrollment being revoked, Baltazar stated that his fight is not yet over. “Education is a right of all, not just of a few who can turn a blind eye just to follow your wrongful governance. Despite what they did to me, they will never be able to take away my principle to stand firm, my courage to speak out, and my commitment to fight for the rights not just for myself, but also for my fellow student,” he stressed.

Bulatlat Contributors | Aug 21, 2025

Parents carry on strength of their disappeared son

For Mercedita and Generoso, memories of Bazoo are inseparable from the wisdom he carried.

Dominic Gutoman | Aug 20, 2025

Study: Ship traffic can release methane trapped underwater

A 2025 study published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment found that ship traffic can cause methane emissions to spike up to 20 times higher than in undisturbed areas, even during short passages.

Mavic Conde | Aug 20, 2025

Frail kidneys and frail systems

Over and above the lack of health education, the financial strain brought by the high cost of antidiabetic medications made treatment compliance nearly impossible for her. As a result, her blood sugar levels became chronically uncontrolled, and by the age of 30, she was already put on insulin therapy. Maria was told to strictly adhere to this treatment regimen if she did not want her kidneys to fail. This significantly took a toll on both her mind and her already stretched pocket.

Bulatlat Contributors | Aug 20, 2025

Prosecutor used foreign designations in terror financing case against NGO consortium

In a report by SunStar Cebu, the second hearing revealed that the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) failed to provide evidence during the second hearing to prove CERNET’s association with a designation of persons or entities. Prior to that, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) confirmed the consortium’s legitimacy.

Maverick Avila | Aug 19, 2025

Karapatan bares rights abuses in Southern Tagalog amid intensified military ops

“The incidents we are reporting happened in a month when we should be observing International Humanitarian Law."

Bulatlat Contributors | Aug 19, 2025

Group condemns harassments against women rights advocate

The group said that this pattern of harassment and forced surrender is a continuation of what was done in previous years.

Aizel Tugalon | Aug 19, 2025

Court junks terror financing case vs Ilocos Church worker

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has dismissed the terror financing complaint against Myrna Zapanta, a church worker and peasant rights advocate, citing lack of credible evidence.

Northern Dispatch | Aug 19, 2025

Mindoro clash leaves 2 dead, rights groups decry summary killing, harassment of humanitarian mission

Under the Geneva Conventions, persons rendered hors de combat (unable to fight), through surrender, capture, or injury, must be spared from attack and treated humanely. If proven, Domingo’s killing constitutes a war crime.

Bulatlat Contributors | Aug 19, 2025

Rights groups hit gov’t hypocrisy in hosting international humanitarian law confab

The Philippines’ so-called legacy and consistent championing of IHL does not reflect the lived experiences and records of its people, particularly under the administration of Marcos Jr.

Bulatlat Contributors | Aug 17, 2025

Families hope court ruling can help find Dexter and Bazoo

The court said that the state forces chose to interpret the narration of the key witness in a manner favorable to their position, calling it selective and self-serving.

Dominic Gutoman | Aug 16, 2025

Right(s) Up: Poor investigation of disappeared activists as human rights violation

Had it not been the court’s proactive questioning, the critical documents would not have been submitted as evidence at all.

Dominic Gutoman | Aug 15, 2025

Court slams again gov’t failure to find missing activists

The witness said that the passengers were taken at gunpoint by armed men, proving what the Court said was suspiciously concealed and misrepresented.

Dominic Gutoman | Aug 14, 2025

Soldiers disrupt, harass fact-finding mission in Mindoro

The mission was conducted in response to the reports of militarization in rural and ancestral lands, and to document violations of International Humanitarian Law. Instead, the mission team were subjected to surveillance, intimidation, and threats.

Bulatlat Contributors | Aug 13, 2025

Detained humanitarian worker’s sister harassed by state forces

“Not one of them, students, activists, rights defenders, currently detained political prisoners, deserve these violations to their life, safety and security."

Anne Marxze Umil | Aug 13, 2025

Indigenous peoples condemn land-grabbing, violence in the name of ’development’

The forum, organized by the Indigenous advocates and church groups, highlighted what they called the continuing plunder of ancestral lands under the Marcos Jr. administration, a policy they said is masked by the rhetoric of progress and modernization.

Bulatlat Contributors | Aug 12, 2025

Film about disappearance gets FAMAS nominations

The nominations are Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, and Best Editing.

Dominic Gutoman | Aug 12, 2025

Farmers tag 60-day rice import ban superficial, urge repeal of rice liberalization law

“The 60-day rice import ban is just for show. While the public is being made to believe that something is being done for the farmers, the Rice Liberalization Law, one of the root causes of the decline in farmers’ income and the rising price of rice, remains in effect. It must be immediately repealed."

Daniela Mauricio | Aug 12, 2025

Where legacy takes root on Masungi’s fragile ground

While the Masungi Georeserve continues to fight on all fronts – legal, political, and territorial – forest rangers like Nilbert remain on the ground, steadfast in their daily work of protecting and growing the forest.

Bulatlat Contributors | Aug 8, 2025

Writers, linguists question KWF’s new appointee

Language workers and institutions slammed Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s appointment of Atty. Marites Barrios-Taran as Tagalog and Chair Commissioner of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF), calling it “insulting” and “belittling” to the country’s languages.