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News in Pictures: Legislators urged to support fight for justice for Ampatuan massacre victims

News in Pictures: Legislators urged to support fight for justice for Ampatuan massacre victims


A photo exhibit on the Ampatuan massacre on November 23, 2009, that claimed the lives of 58 individuals, including 32 journalists, has been mounted at the North Wing lobby of the Batasan complex. It is organized by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines and the Philippine Center for Photojournalism (PCJ), in coordination with the office of Deputy House Speaker Erin Tañada. (Text and photos by RONALYN V. OLEA / Bulatlat.com)

| May 24, 2011

Bulatlat.com wins big in first Red Cross journalism awards

Bulatlat.com wins big in first Red Cross journalism awards

By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Bulatlat.com dominated the online category in the first Red Cross Award for Humanitarian Reporting held on Saturday, winning the first and second prizes for stories that tackle the plight of children caught in conflict. It bested mainstream media outlets for the awards, which was established last year “to promote responsible reporting of conflict situations by highlighting the plight of those affected by it.”

| May 8, 2011

Widow Accuses Palawan Officials of Corruption and Killing Gerry Ortega

Widow Accuses Palawan Officials of Corruption and Killing Gerry Ortega

By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Gerry Ortega, journalist, anti-mining advocate, and a veterinarian, was shot dead on 24 January 2011 while buying from a store in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. His widow, Patria ‘Patty’ Ortega filed murder charges against Palawan officials in a supplemental complaint-affidavit submitted to the Department of Justice last February 14.

| Mar 18, 2011

Kin of 5 Slain Journalists File Raps Vs. Philippine Gov’t Before UN Body

Kin of 5 Slain Journalists File Raps Vs. Philippine Gov’t Before UN Body

By RONALYN V. OLEA
The families of journalists Dennis Cuesta, Maricel Vigo, Juan Pala, Fernando Lintuan, and William Yap Yu said that the Philippine government violated the right to life of their loved ones under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The Philippines is a signatory to the ICCPR. They filed the complaint on March 4.

| Mar 11, 2011

Luis V. Teodoro | The Truth Interred

Luis V. Teodoro | The Truth Interred

Equally troublesome is the media tendency to speculate on Reyes’ state of mind, his reasons for his apparent suicide, and even who’s to blame for it (as the weekend approached, the Senate was turning into the villain responsible). While nothing much can be gained from it, the cost of this mindlessness is to bury under tons of verbal garbage the need to get to the bottom of the corruption metastasizing in an institution that claims national security as its exclusive mandate. By LUIS V. TEODORO / bulatlat.com

| Feb 11, 2011

Bulatlat: A Decade of Incisive, Progressive Journalism

Bulatlat: A Decade of Incisive, Progressive Journalism

Today, Feb. 7, Bulatlat marks its 10th anniversary. While we have every reason to celebrate this occasion, it is important to point out that the conditions that we set out to chronicle a decade ago that were, in fact, our raison d'être -- economic backwardness, human-rights abuses, landlessness, political persecution, corruption, to name a few -- still persist. That said, here's to the next 10 years -- and beyond!

Read managing editor Benjie Oliveros's piece on the 10 years of Bulatlat

| Feb 7, 2011

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