Messages of solidarity came from Hongkong, Brussels, Vancouver, and Chicago.
Int’l community calls for the release of Filipino trade unionist
Month: February 2019
This Week on People’s History: Execution of Gomburza
In this episode, Bulatlat remembers the execution of the three Filipino priests who fought the Spanish colonization. Today, church people remain under attack for standing in solidarity with the Filipino people in their struggles and aspirations.
Contexts: The Rappler case
ASKED if he caused the February 13 arrest of Rappler CEO and editor Maria Ressa, President Rodrigo Duterte said he had nothing to do with it, and that he did not “relish picking on her.” He also said he did not know Wilfredo Keng, whose complaint that he had been libeled by the online news…
Teknolohiya at seguridad sa ating online na buhay
Huwag masyadong umasa sa bagong teknolohiya at maging sobrang maingat sa pagbibigay ng personal na impormasyon. Kung kailangang makipag-usap sa isang tao at malapit lang naman siya, huwag nang gumamit ng high-tech na gadget at direkta nang makipagkita sa kanya. Iba pa rin ang personal na interaksyon kahit na may bagong teknolohiyang nangangako ng personal na ginhawa.
Rehabilitate Manila Bay sans reclamation projects
There is probably no question that the Duterte government‘s 2017-2022 plan to clean up and rehabilitate the gravely polluted Manila Bay, at the cost of P43 billion, is a most welcome, although much-delayed, development. Much-delayed because it was in 2008 that the Supreme Court granted the petition for a writ of continuing mandamus filed —…
No threats can deter youth’s resistance against tyranny
“Our diligent study of history and our present experiences have proven that martial law has done no good to the youth or to the Filipino people in general.”
On EDSA uprising anniversary, progressives assail ‘shadows of tyranny’ under Duterte
“All tyrants believe in forever. But history, especially People Power, shows that we, the people, eventually triumph.”
Rights defenders, peace advocates pay tribute to slain NDFP peace consultant
“His death is a reminder that we should fight for what is right.”
Students walk out of class to call for press freedom
“If we recall, during the Marcos dictatorship, the first thing he did was to suppress the media.
This Week on People’s History: Execution of Gomburza
In this episode, Bulatlat remembers the execution of the three Filipino priests who fought the Spanish colonization. Today, church people remain under attack for standing in solidarity with the Filipino people in their struggles and aspirations.
Women, allies lauded for relentless effort to have expanded maternity leave signed into law
“Today, women won over the combined forces of corporate lobby and misogynist mongering against the measure.”