Bulatlat at 25
Celebrating our publication's silver year.
Dee Ayroso | Feb 16, 2026
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Bulatlat at 25: Championing human rights journalism, fighting back against state censorship
Bulatlat at 25: Championing human rights journalism, fighting back against state censorship
Twenty-five years is a milestone for Bulatlat, but also proof that journalism rooted in people’s struggles can outlast administrations, overcome censorship, and keep telling the truth.
Hands off Bulatlat contributor Kaizzer Manuba!
Hands off Bulatlat contributor Kaizzer Manuba!
Ms. Manuba, reporting for Bulatlat on election day, did not violate any provision of the Data Privacy Act. Section 4(d) of the said law expressly excludes the processing of personal information for journalistic purposes from its scope. Verily, a photograph taken of a public officer, in a public place, and on the occasion of an important public event for eventual publication as journalistic content cannot be a violation of the law. Moreover, merely citing that fact that police personnel are on site cannot at all be considered a defamatory imputation.
Esperon no-show in website blocking hearing, forgoes presentation of evidence
Esperon no-show in website blocking hearing, forgoes presentation of evidence
“The important issue we need to submit here is whether the memorandum issued by the NTC should be nullified in its entirety."
#Bulatlat24 | Heartbreak turned into a meaningful purpose
#Bulatlat24 | Heartbreak turned into a meaningful purpose
This is my purpose in life, I thought, to fight for the people and with the people. Eventually, I coped with my first heartbreak as I have found my true purpose.
STATEMENT | Bulatlat reminds Philippine military of culpability in cyber-attacks and misinformation
STATEMENT | Bulatlat reminds Philippine military of culpability in cyber-attacks and misinformation
Bulatlat maintains that these so-called “cyber security” efforts could mean online surveillance, distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks, “fake news” and other forms of attacks aimed to suppress freedom of the press and of expression, as well as the people’s right to information. This issue was brought to the attention of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression Irene Khan who will hold her official country visit next week.
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.
Bulatlat trains journos in human rights reporting
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.
In the Philippines, cyber censorship is a new form of authoritarianism
In the Philippines, cyber censorship is a new form of authoritarianism
Media outlets have been subjected to DDoS attacks.
Press Release | NTC’s motion for inhibition of judge in website blocking case neither just nor valid
Press Release | NTC’s motion for inhibition of judge in website blocking case neither just nor valid
“It is an insult to the intelligence and independence of the presiding Judge, and the entire judicial system for that matter."
Attacks vs media asked to be tackled in UN review on PH
Attacks vs media asked to be tackled in UN review on PH
In an effort to highlight the attacks against press freedom in the international community, alternative media groups have submitted their complaints to experts from the United Nations on Friday, Nov. 11, in Geneva Switzerland.
Sandali, normal browsing lang ba?
Sandali, normal browsing lang ba?
Are cyberattacks mere browsing? A group of Filipino IT experts belied military claims that they were merely browsing through the websites of independent media outlets.
Journalists union denounces red-tagging of officer
Journalists union denounces red-tagging of officer
“However silly the term ‘operatibang internet operator’ sounds, the attempt to link Ms. Olea to the CPP-NPA-NDF for her work in Bulatlat and in NUJP shows how hollow the claim made by Justice Secretary Crispin Remulla before the UN Human Rights Council that red-tagging is simple criticism that is ‘part of a democracy.'"
QC Court grants Bulatlat’s plea vs blocking memo
QC Court grants Bulatlat’s plea vs blocking memo
“To the Court, any limitation or restriction in the exercise of one’s right, no matter the extent, is a form of deprivation and clearly a violation of such right."
Bulatlat asks court to reconsider denial of TRO vs NTC block order
Bulatlat asks court to reconsider denial of TRO vs NTC block order
In the motion, Bulatlat argued that the memorandum filed by the NTC “is a content-based prior restraint on protected expression, which is unconstitutional” and Bulatlat “suffered from grave injustice or irreparable injury” from the implementation of the website blocking.
After denying TRO, what’s next in the fight to #UnblockBulatlat?
After denying TRO, what’s next in the fight to #UnblockBulatlat?
Minerva Lopez of the NUPL, who is also among the lawyers of Bulatlat, said that despite the denial of the TRO, “the merits of the case are yet to be decided upon by the court.”
Bulatlat seeks to nullify NTC order on blocking of website
Bulatlat seeks to nullify NTC order on blocking of website
“The blocking measure imposed through Defendant NTC’s 08 June 2022 Memorandum constitutes censorship and prior restraint or subsequent punishment, as the case may be, on the past, present, and future news as well as editorial content of Bulatlat.com."
Reminders and unwanted legacies
Reminders and unwanted legacies
Together with, and partly as a result of, its attacks on the press, it is leaving behind it neither change nor development, but more of the same rule of the few, even worse poverty, and, as it kept reminding us, the use of State violence and terror against anyone who dared exercise the freedoms the Constitution protects.
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