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While the government celebrates independence, many fishermen are losing their livelihood due to reclamation projects, and poor families face dislocation and demolition.
“Equally disturbing are the links between Pax Silica and corporations and contractors tied to US and Israeli military technologies, surveillance systems, autonomous warfare, and the global arms industry, which reveal the deeply militarized character of this project."
“When the government celebrates Philippine freedom, what they really celebrate is their freedom to steal, to exploit, to sell out."
Protesters condemned Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administration’s close ties with the United States, saying the continued presence of US troops and military operations in the country remains a barrier to genuine independence.
As the country commemorates Independence Day, Filipino progressives said they have had enough of only seeing it on paper when in reality, freedom has been scant if not trampled upon under the Duterte administration.
Sa panahong maramihan pa rin ang nakararanas ng malawakang kakulangan sa pinakabatayang pangangailangan ng pag-iral ng tao bilang tao – pagkain, damit, tirahan, kalusugan, edukasyon – nananatiling mahalaga na palalimin ang kahulugan ng kalayaan. Sa panahong maraming pagbabanta sa unibersal nang kinikilala bilang karapatan ng lahat ng tao – makapagpahayag nang malaya, mamuhay nang walang takot, makapagtipon nang hindi sinusukol – nananatiling may saysay ang pagtalakay sa kahulugan ng kalayaan.
Ni LUCHIE MARANAN Gunitain daw ang Araw ng Kalayaan. Sa ngayon, palayain kami sa bilangguan Ng panggigipit at banta ng batas militar, Kalagin ang gapos at pagkabihag Mula sa paninindak ng estadong bulag Sa ugat ng kahirapan at pakikipaglaban Ng mamamayan sa lungsod...
Independence day marchers stand against bullying, and celebrate modern-day Filipino courage against foreign aggression.
By CHRISTINE ANNE T. CABANATAN Bulatlat.com Ilang taon na ang lumipas, nang tayo ay sakupin Ngunit bakit tila nais yata nila itong ulitin? ‘Kakapal ng mga mukha, di na nahiya Anong akala n’yo sa amin, mga utak-biya? Pati ang West Philippine Sea, nais nyo pang...
“We will not be caught in the claws of the Dragon, nor the Eagle.”
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat Perspective Progressive groups were quite busy this June 12, the 116th anniversary of Philippine Independence, as well as in recent months. In the morning of June 12, there was a march toward the US embassy to protest the sell-out, nay...
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