Buhay lukad
Copra farmers in Bicol have endured decades of misery due to feudal conditions.
Buhay lukad
Balik-Tanaw | Journeying with the Magi
Balik-Tanaw | Journeying with the Magi
Sometimes it is called The Three Kings or the Visit of the Magi. This feast is familiar to us. It conjures up colorful pictures of a journey, a search, with only a star as a guide. It is placed in the liturgical cycle to deepen and broaden an understanding of incarnation. The chosen Scripture texts are inspirational as they open us up to the needs of the world, and the wisdom of nature.
South Africa takes Israel to ICJ on ‘genocide intent’
South Africa takes Israel to ICJ on ‘genocide intent’
Israel’s unrelenting, devastating attacks on the Gaza Strip in its war against Hamas has spurred South Africa to formally raise the issue of potential genocide before the International Court of Justice.
Balik-Tanaw | The revealing of God through Christ and through us
Balik-Tanaw | The revealing of God through Christ and through us
In a moment, anytime today we will be hearing loud bangs and celebrations coming across the world as we close this year’s chapter. A few days ago, we were also delighted at how we joyously celebrated Christmas Day and how we also stood in solidarity with those who were unable to do so because of the many struggles they were facing.
Sa talim ng balisong
Sa talim ng balisong
For years, Southern Tagalog has been one of the priority areas in the government's counterinsurgency program. Social injustice breeds resistance, and the struggle for land, jobs and decent life has been met by vicious attacks.
Taguig’s poor call for decent water supply
Taguig’s poor call for decent water supply
In the almost three decades that she has been residing at the PNR FTI compound in Taguig City, Nelia has yet to have access to a piped water system into her own home. The irony, she said, is that their community sits at a stone’s throw away from a high-end estate, whose residents would never have to experience this.
In 2024, current wars are seen to intensify
In 2024, current wars are seen to intensify
By all indications, the coming year will see the continuation and even intensification of devastating wars in the world.
Tumanduk tribe’s right to development ignored in the construction of megadam
Tumanduk tribe’s right to development ignored in the construction of megadam
The right to development of indigenous peoples in the region has been ignored since the beginning of the project. The United Nations defines the right to development as “an inalienable human right by virtue of which every human person and all peoples are entitled to participate in, contribute to, and enjoy economic, social, cultural and political development, in which all human rights and fundamental freedoms can be fully realized.”
Gomburza: Patriotism draws audiences
Gomburza: Patriotism draws audiences
By YANNI ROXAS Bulatlat.com I thought I was going to another historical film na pinatay na naman ang bida (where the protagonist was killed) and leave me sad, sour and hopeless. Had "Gomburza" the movie not won second place at the 49th Metro Manila Film Festival I...
Balik-Tanaw | Still God’s love is everlasting
Balik-Tanaw | Still God’s love is everlasting
The readings for this last Sunday of Advent are full of “messianic expectation”. They exude a hope and trust which has endured through occupation and exile and grown stronger in persecution. It is a hope centred on the key promise of God given to David, that David’s house and his kingdom would be established forever (2 Sam.7:16). After the Exile, the people longed for another David, the shepherd boy anointed by God who became a great warrior, defeated enemies in battle and united the 12 tribes around Jerusalem. With the defeat of the Davidic dynasty the people asked where was God’s promise? We see the struggle of the community with this dilemma in the Royal Psalms. Psalm 89 begins praising God’s steadfast love and faithfulness to all generations but this trust in God is being tested as the psalmist laments “where is thy steadfast love of old, which by thy faithfulness thou did swear to David” (v49).
In Christ’s birthplace existential war rages
In Christ’s birthplace existential war rages
What a sad Christmas season this is for the peace-loving peoples of the world. Devastating wars are being waged, most notably, today, in Palestine and Ukraine. Soldiers are dying, civilians are suffering and dying too, and there seems to be no power on earth that will stop the gunfire.
A bittersweet tale
A bittersweet tale
Sugarcane has lost its sweetness in Batangas province. The past year has been bittersweet for sugarcane plantation workers since one of the largest sugar mills in the Philippines closed down. They are still struggling to salvage what is left of their livelihood and of the whole sugar industry in the country.
Balik-Tanaw | For the Anawim
Balik-Tanaw | For the Anawim
We live in difficult times. There are ongoing crisis in Israel-Palestine, and Ukraine-Russia, and emerging conflict in the South China Sea. Then there is the climate and economic crises that threaten food security. We are also faced with enforced disappearances, extra-judicial killings as well as violation of rights of activists, human rights defenders, environmentalists, workers and farmers, which happen with impunity.
Is peace adviser spoiling the resumption of talks?
Is peace adviser spoiling the resumption of talks?
This is the third piece in a row I’ve written about perceivable hindrances to the smooth resumption of formal peace negotiations between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. It had been announced in early December that they had agreed to do so in Oslo, Norway, on Nov. 23.
Future of drivers, operators uncertain as Marcos Jr. rejects franchise consolidation extension
Future of drivers, operators uncertain as Marcos Jr. rejects franchise consolidation extension
PISTON and Samahang Manibela Mananakay at Nagkaisang Terminal ng Transportasyon (MANIBELA) announced the continuation of the transport strike from Monday, December 18 until December 25. They also saw the possibility of extending it until December 31, the deadline of franchise consolidation.
‘I am on your side,’ UN expert on free expression tells PH journos
‘I am on your side,’ UN expert on free expression tells PH journos
Among the issues that those who participated in the NUJP campaign hoped Khan would look into include website blocking, political prisoners, gender-based attacks against women journalists and media killings.
Rights defenders welcome perjury dismissal
Rights defenders welcome perjury dismissal
Rights groups stressed that the perjury case filed by former National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. in July 2019 was a retaliation for the writ of amparo and habeas data they filed to seek protection from the relentless state-sponsored red-tagging.
On Human Rights day, Filipino progressives decry continuing attacks against Palestine
On Human Rights day, Filipino progressives decry continuing attacks against Palestine
By BHEA BIANCA PLAMINGCO and MA. KATHLEN G. HITOSISBulatlat.com MANILA - On International Human Rights Day, Filipino progressives raised the issue of the continuing suffering of the Palestinian people as the US government recently vetoed a UN Security Council...
PH gov’t failed to comply with 75-year-old Universal Declaration of Human Rights – groups
PH gov’t failed to comply with 75-year-old Universal Declaration of Human Rights – groups
"Despite Marcos Jr.'s cultivated facade, the sordid figures on rights violations prove that he is his dictator-father's son and his regime, a continuation of that of his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte."
Right groups condemn deportation, blacklisting of Filipino-Swiss youth leader
Right groups condemn deportation, blacklisting of Filipino-Swiss youth leader
“Edna’s detention and deportation shows that the Marcos Jr. administration has not learned the lessons of history. One of these is that no amount of government repression can silence Filipino youth and migrants who will persevere in their activism and fight back against, even oust, repressive regimes."
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