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Julie Ann Balora an organizer of the National Federation of Sugar Workers, was traveling with companions from Victorias City when an unmarked vehicle cut off their van along a circumferential road in Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City.
Despite repeated communication for Duterte to directly respond to these allegations, she did not attend the hearings.
“If we are ‘at peace,’ why does the armed conflict persist?”
“She was happy with what she did and we cannot stop her from doing something that gives her happiness. We have to respect that."
Jorge Emmanuel, a chemical engineer, cautioned that all waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies emit toxic substances, making them a questionable solution.
Experts and citizens continue to express concern over the resumption of the Binaliw landfill, citing unresolved issues that remain unaddressed by Prime Waste Solutions.
“We’ve learned to strictly manage our expenses by eating only twice a day."
The NUJP also emphasized the need to address the climate of impunity. If this still exists, “no amount of safety measures would be enough to protect ourselves from harm.”
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Concerned groups denounced the killing of three civilians, calling for an impartial investigation that is independent of the involved units.
“This success in Dupax del Norte is a success against mining all over the Philippines."
“The more we speak, the more they target us,” Sheerah Escudero, sister of drug war victim Ephraim Escudero, told Bulatlat in Filipino. “Even the dead were not spared. They tell me, ‘How about the victims of drug addicts like your brother?’”
Cordillera’s rich natural resources have attracted local and international companies eager to profit from them. But for the Indigenous Peoples of the region, everything is interconnected. The destruction of their land means the destruction of their life, culture, and identity. Their resistance to so-called development projects has spanned many decades.
After over 70 years of cultivating the land and staying in the community, the members of the Portico Banasi Household Farmers Association (PORBAHFA) and other residents are facing threats of eviction and worries about their livelihood.
On January 4, 2026, Ana Brizuela, 64, was forced to return home in Sitio Portico, Barangay Fabrica, Bula, Camarines Sur from Manila after receiving phone calls that she was among the residents ordered to evacuate their residence by virtue of a local court ruling.
Of the 210 cases, eight media workers were killed under the Marcos Jr. administration as of October this year.
Karapatan stated that these legal victories not only granted freedom and protection to activists, but also emphasized the resistance against abuses and weaponization of counter-terror laws.
The Presidential Communications Office claims that the scandal is nearing its ‘endgame’. However, Bulatlat’s timeline of related activities suggest that the investigation has yet to reach its climax, much less a resolution.
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Balikan natin kung bakit tinawag na ‘perfect failure’ ang pag-atake ng United States sa Bay of Pigs sa Cuba.
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