James Jazmines and Felix Salaveria Jr
Activists and senior citizens James Jazmines and Felix Salaveria Jr. were disappeared in Albay province in August 2024.
James Jazmines and Felix Salaveria Jr
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Ripples of Joy
Ripples of Joy
Vroi (wearing gray shirt), a young keeper of stray dogs and cats from Sta. Josefa, Agusan del Sur, spends a carefree afternoon playing in the water with his friends. Within life's simple pleasures, his story is an epitome of both the joy of childhood and an uncommon compassion for animals.
Resistance amid the never-ending dead season in Sinagbayan’s ‘Tiempo Muerto’
Resistance amid the never-ending dead season in Sinagbayan’s ‘Tiempo Muerto’
By exposing the hunger and systemic oppression endured by the peasant masses of Negros the play acts as a vital form of resistance against historical distortion and romanticized tourism.
The P85 wage standoff
The P85 wage standoff
For most workers who live on a tight budget, the suspension of wage hike is more than a legal development. It is a delay in money they had been counting on.
BPO worker’s dismissal as retaliation for labor organizing
BPO worker’s dismissal as retaliation for labor organizing
The termination of Kyle Enero is a textbook case of how corporations use vague allegations and administrative procedures to silence labor leaders.
US sanctions vs. ICC hinders victims’ quest for justice
US sanctions vs. ICC hinders victims’ quest for justice
"When judicial actors are threatened for applying the law, it is the international legal order itself that is placed at risk. Threats and coercive measures also impact the ability of victims to seek justice."
Pangasinan green group opposes Marcos Jr.’s pro-nuclear stance
Pangasinan green group opposes Marcos Jr.’s pro-nuclear stance
Will nuclear energy production help in energy security?
Love, arts, and revolution: Honoring Kerima & Ericson
Love, arts, and revolution: Honoring Kerima & Ericson
Class love is what both revolutionary poet Kerima “Ka Ella” Tariman and activist-musician Ericson Acosta carried on—enduring the vast distance between them due to political tasks in the countryside. Sacrificing their life as a couple by dedicating themselves and their art to the toiling peasant masses and their fight for land.
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Christina Pasion, artist, activist for the people
“She ultimately chose to travel to the Philippines to volunteer with marginalized communities because she was so moved by the plight of migrant workers and understood that to truly understand and solve this, the answers are in the Philippines itself.”
One thousand parcels in an hour
One thousand parcels in an hour
Consumers expect their items to arrive in a snap. But this is not simply because of technology – but because of the women workers’ labor inside those massive warehouses.
Power beneath the surface: Mining, politics and the Marcos dev’t agenda
Power beneath the surface: Mining, politics and the Marcos dev’t agenda
"We hope there will be no more mining projects and that these mining companies will leave, because I know that mining is not the only way a community can achieve progress."
‘Selective prosecution’ in Marcos Jr. anti-corruption probe?
‘Selective prosecution’ in Marcos Jr. anti-corruption probe?
"Marcos is at the top, and those at the lower levels cannot be the only ones held accountable."
Clearing the Green: How clean energy projects are destroying forests and watersheds that keep communities safe
Clearing the Green: How clean energy projects are destroying forests and watersheds that keep communities safe
From the island and mountains of Rizal to the watershed of Samar Island, wind energy projects are being built on the forests that protect communities from floods and landslides.
Cebu women journalists fight state repression
Cebu women journalists fight state repression
“As researchers and members of alternative media groups, we do not confine ourselves to social media, secondhand, thirdhand information. We do not confine ourselves to desks."
At the barricade: A mother’s stand against mining in Dupax del Norte
At the barricade: A mother’s stand against mining in Dupax del Norte
“This success in Dupax del Norte is a success against mining all over the Philippines."
Women human rights defenders face rising tech-assisted violence
Women human rights defenders face rising tech-assisted violence
“The more we speak, the more they target us,” Sheerah Escudero, sister of drug war victim Ephraim Escudero, told Bulatlat in Filipino. “Even the dead were not spared. They tell me, ‘How about the victims of drug addicts like your brother?’”
Kalinga women’s lives interwoven by defense of ancestral land
Kalinga women’s lives interwoven by defense of ancestral land
Cordillera’s rich natural resources have attracted local and international companies eager to profit from them. But for the Indigenous Peoples of the region, everything is interconnected. The destruction of their land means the destruction of their life, culture, and identity. Their resistance to so-called development projects has spanned many decades.
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TWIPH | Bay of Pigs Invasion
Balikan natin kung bakit tinawag na ‘perfect failure’ ang pag-atake ng United States sa Bay of Pigs sa Cuba.
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