“While our students are struggling, our money is being siphoned into the pockets of corrupt government officials.”
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TEKA SANDALI | Bakit wala pa ring cabinet secretary ang DOH at DA?
TEKA SANDALI | Bakit wala pa ring cabinet secretary ang DOH at DA?
It has been nearly five months since Marcos Jr. was inaugurated as president but the Department of Health and the Department of Agriculture have yet to have full-time secretaries.
TEKA SANDALI | Sim Card Registration Law, naipasa na
TEKA SANDALI | Sim Card Registration Law, naipasa na
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the SIM Card Registration Act (SCRA) as his first law, mandating the public to register their SIM with their telco companies to allegedly fight text scams. However, IT experts and progressives decry the impending privacy risks, logistical difficulties, and financial costs to marginalized groups.
TEKA SANDALI | Nasaan na ang pangakong allowance para sa health workers?
TEKA SANDALI | Nasaan na ang pangakong allowance para sa health workers?
The Filipino nurses continue to call for the release of the remaining allowances, salary hikes for health workers, and the priority of the health sector under Marcos Jr.'s administration. This was after their initial victory of the promised COVID-19 health allowances approved by the Department of Budget and Management.
Teka Sandali | Lockdown, sandali
Teka Sandali | Lockdown, sandali
With a stricter lockdown set to begin tomorrow, Bulatlat is reposting our previous reports on how the gov't cannot rely solely on lockdown to curb the spread of the more transmissible, more deadly Delta Variant of COVID-19.
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Riding the waves
Riding the waves
John Amoyo, 23, skims across the water of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, as he trains for an upcoming competition. Skimboarding and surfing have become popular pastimes among the youth in the province, drawing tourists — especially during competitions.
People’s verdict
People’s verdict
An activist pulling one of the effigies toward the main program area along Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City during the People’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) in July 2024. This year, progressive sectoral groups and human rights defenders are once again expected to take to the streets to expose the true state of the nation under the Bongbong Marcos Jr. administration. Delegates from the Southern Tagalog and Central Luzon will highlight the struggles of communities amid rampant development aggression, intensified militarization, and the continued criminalization of activists and progressive organizations.
Media fight back
Media fight back
Media workers, press freedom advocates, and progressive groups rally outside the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA), denouncing the anti-terror law's chilling effect on media outfits such as Bulatlat and Pinoy Weekly. This photo was taken in 2023 after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ordered the blocking of 27 websites over unfounded allegations of "promoting terrorism".
NEWS IN PICTURES
Typhoon Tino leaves a trail of destruction in Talisay, City
Typhoon Tino leaves a trail of destruction in Talisay, City
Locals told Bulatlat that flood control projects in their area appear inconsistent. Some sections have riverwalls while others have none.
Artists haunt the corrupt in Halloween-themed protest
Artists haunt the corrupt in Halloween-themed protest
Edge Uyanguren, CAP secretary general, lambasted bureaucrat capitalism as the core behind rampant corruption in the country, saying it enables government officials to siphon the hard-earned money of the Filipino people for personal interests.
NEWS IN PICTURES | Cagayan de Oro students in solidarity with Palestine
NEWS IN PICTURES | Cagayan de Oro students in solidarity with Palestine
Students from various school-based organizations in Cagayan de Oro hold a solidarity protest at the state-run University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) on Tuesday, October 28, denouncing the military attacks in Palestine that resulted in the killings of thousands of innocent individuals.
Filipino youth in Canada honor farmers’ struggle through exhibit
Filipino youth in Canada honor farmers’ struggle through exhibit
The exhibit sheds light on pressing questions and the realities behind them–how the hard work of peasants is exploited by landlords and corporations, and how the worsening effects of typhoons and floods continue to devastate rural communities while funds meant for relief and disaster prevention are pocketed by corrupt officials.
THIS WEEK IN PEOPLE’S HISTORY
TWIPH | La Independencia’s first issue
TWIPH | La Independencia’s first issue
Balikan natin ang pagkakalimbag ng pinakaunang isyu ng La Indepencia, isa sa mga pinakatanyag at mahalagang pahayagan noong ikalawang yugto ng himagsikang Pilipino.
TWIPH | Marcelo H. Del Pilar’s birth anniversary
TWIPH | Marcelo H. Del Pilar’s birth anniversary
Balikan natin ang mga naging kontribusyon ng pangunahing lider ng kilusang propaganda na si Marcelo H. Del Pilar. Ang kanyang kaarawan din and idineklarang National Press Freedom Day sa Pilipinas.
TWIPH: Great Depression
TWIPH: Great Depression
In this episode, Bulatlat looks back to the Great Depression and the ongoing crisis of US imperialism.
APARICIÓN
Aparición | Luisa Posa-Dominado and Leonilo Arado
Aparición | Luisa Posa-Dominado and Leonilo Arado
Today is the eighth year of the disappearance of two well-loved progressive personalities in Panay island: five-time political detainee Luisa Posa-Dominado and peasant leader and organizer Leonilo Arado.
Aparición | Roberto Pascual Sr.
Aparición | Roberto Pascual Sr.
Twenty-seven years ago, Roberto Pascual Sr., a 34-year-old community organizer, was abducted and disappeared in Navotas.
Aparición | Abner Hizarsa
Aparición | Abner Hizarsa
Today, March 22, is the eighth year of disappearance of Abner Hizarsa, a four-time political detainee and former spokesperson of NDF-Bataan.
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PHOTO ESSAY/DOCUMENTARY
Drowned lands, broken traditions: The Lower Sesan 2 Dam’s toll on indigenous communities in Kbal Romeas, Cambodia
Drowned lands, broken traditions: The Lower Sesan 2 Dam’s toll on indigenous communities in Kbal Romeas, Cambodia
More than a decade ago, Srang Lanh alongside members of the Bunong indigenous communities in Kbal Romeas raised multiple concerns on the implementation of the Lower Sesan 2 Hydropower Project – a 400-megawatt dam project funded by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) through its financial intermediary. The Lower Sesan 2 dam is situated below the confluence of the Sesan and Srepok rivers and 25 kilometers from the Mekong River.
Children in conflict with the law need restoration, not retribution — in photos
Children in conflict with the law need restoration, not retribution — in photos
The juvenile system in the country continues to lack facilities that could accommodate and properly rehabilitate children in conflict with the law. Organizations like the People's Recovery, Empowerment, Development Assistance Foundation Inc. (PREDA) step up to provide facilities.
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MORE VIDEOS
Yearender Special: Human rights violations persist under Marcos Jr.
Yearender Special: Human rights violations persist under Marcos Jr.
Despite attempts to deviate himself from his predecessor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr has continued a counterinsurgency policy which resulted in gross human rights violations.
SINGKWENTA | Si Ma. Ceres Doyo sa panahon ng Batas Militar
SINGKWENTA | Si Ma. Ceres Doyo sa panahon ng Batas Militar
Ginamit ang Batas Militar ng diktaduryang Ferdinand Marcos Sr. upang supilin ang katotohanan at subukang patahimikin ang mga tagapag-ulat nito. Makalipas ang 50 taon, nagbago man ng anyo, ay ganito pa rin ang kalagayan.
Ayta Hung-ey community fights for their very survival
Ayta Hung-ey community fights for their very survival
These three short documentaries show how the New Clark City, touted as the first green city in the country, has wreaked havoc on the livelihood of Ayta Hung-ey and on the environment. Their collective rights, particularly the right to their ancestral domain, have been deliberately violated.
Exit, No Entry
Exit, No Entry
The Aytas in sitio Sapang Kawayan, barangay Ayanguren in Capas, Tarlac are defending their ancestral domain against the incursion of government agency and large corporations.
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PODCAST
Elehiya para kay Kian Loyd Delos Santos
Elehiya para kay Kian Loyd Delos Santos
Ang pakikiramay nila ay magiging karapat-dapat upang bigyan ng hustisya at dignidad ang labi ni Kian de Los Santos at ilanlibong bangkay.
Abecedario ni Duterte
Abecedario ni Duterte
Pagsusuma ng kampanya kontra droga ng administrasyong Rodrigo Duterte.
Itigil ang Pagpaslang: 7 tula para kay Kian at iba pang biktima
Itigil ang Pagpaslang: 7 tula para kay Kian at iba pang biktima
Ang pagdagsa ng mga tula ay hindi lamang pakikiramay, kundi paggigiit ng katarungan at karapatang mabuhay ng mga naririto pa. Ang seryeng ito ng mga isinatinig na tula ang magbibigay ng testimonya sa karahasan ng kasalukuyang rehimen.