By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – United Nations mandate holders expressed deep concern on the terrorism and terrorist financing charges against 27 development workers of Cebu-based non-government organization Community Empowerment Resource Network Inc. (CERNET). The UN mandate holders wrote to the Philippine government on Aug. 29 and was made public on Nov. 15.…
The documentary is disturbing as it throws at us painful truths.
The two dynasties are competing against their track records in terms of corruption, human rights violations and subservience to foreign masters.
The NTC memorandum blocking the 27 websites not only violates the right to publish and the right to free expression of the media outfits and organizations but also the right of their readers and subscribers to access alternative information and analyses, including those not found in other websites.
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said last week that he does not see any need to abolish the National Task Force to End the Local Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). He claimed that red-tagging does not come from the government but from “kung sino-sino” (other people). There is irony in Marcos’s statement. NTF-ELCAC, a task force created by virtue…
Here’s the timeline of Bulatlat’s fight against one form of state-sponsored censorship.
The warning declared by various groups in 2020 – that the ATA would be used by the government to intimidate and harass human rights defenders, activists and dissenters – has become a reality.
What we witnessed is the bravery of two environmental defenders in the face of outright repression.
By RATZIEL SAN JUAN Altermidya MANILA — The Philippine UPR Watch, a delegation of human rights defenders and advocates participating in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, frowned upon the Philippine government’s response to the UPR recommendations. The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted the UPR outcome of the Philippines. Out of 289…
Higit sa lahat, ang koleksyon ay pagkilala rin sa mulat na masang anakpawis, silang kadalasa’y mga walang mukha at mga pangalan sa mga diyaryo.
This is prior restraint against protected speech. It is downright unacceptable as it is based on Esperon’s mere hearsay.