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1 week ago | 
bulatlat.com | Anne Marxze Umil |Mavic Conde |Chantal Eco |Raymund B. Villanueva
“Despite the evidence we presented, he wasn’t released. Why? Because there is a P7.8 million bounty on the person who shares the same name as our father.”MANILA – The daughter of an 81-year old man mistakenly arrested and detained by the authorities filed a petition for habeas corpus at the Court of Appeals on Wednesday, April 16.
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1 week ago | 
bulatlat.com | Mavic Conde |Anne Marxze Umil |Bulatlat Contributors |Raymund B. Villanueva
ALBAY — Clean energy think-tank Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development warned that U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent tariff policies underscore the need for a just energy transition.
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3 weeks ago | 
bulatlat.com | Raymund B. Villanueva |Bulatlat Contributors |Danilo Arao |Anne Marxze Umil
There are those who choose to simply watch while others choose to play. It may also be that they don’t know how or are deliberately excluded because they don’t like what comes with the game: exhaustion, bruises, or the crushing feeling of defeat. (Arboretum, UP Diliman)The Street Shooter is Altermidya National Chairperson Raymund B. Villanueva. Please follow him at IG @street_shooter and Facebook@Raymund B Villanueva
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3 weeks ago | 
bulatlat.com | Bulatlat Contributors |Danilo Arao |Anne Marxze Umil |Dominic Gutoman
Pedestrians cross a footbridge above the heavy traffic in North Avenue, Quezon City to access the EDSA Bus Carousel or the MRT Line 3 during rush hour. Urban planning caters largely to private vehicles, leading in worsening road congestion and the neglect of pedestrian infrastructures. This photo was taken last June 4, 2024. Photo by ALEX CULLA
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4 weeks ago | 
bulatlat.com | Bulatlat Contributors |Dominic Gutoman |Anne Marxze Umil |Raymund B. Villanueva
By JIAN ZHARESE JOEIS SANZMANILA – Youth groups reiterated the demand for the disqualification of Duterte Youth in a protest action, March 25. Youth coalition Kabataan Tayo ang Pag-Asa filed an urgent motion before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) aimed to resolve the 2019 petition seeking to nullify Duterte Youth’s registration as a party-list candidate.
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4 weeks ago | 
bulatlat.com | Dominic Gutoman |Anne Marxze Umil |Bulatlat Contributors |Raymund B. Villanueva
MANILA — Lumad leader Michelle Campos has been described by her relatives and human rights defenders as someone who is determined to fight for justice. For her aunt, former Bayan Muna representative Eufemia Cullamat, Michelle is a kind daughter and never gets into a fight. “She is compassionate toward others. Even when her father was killed, she still showed resilience,” Cullamat said in Filipino in an interview with Bulatlat.
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4 weeks ago | 
bulatlat.com | Dominic Gutoman |Anne Marxze Umil |Bulatlat Contributors |Raymund B. Villanueva
MANILA — A search and humanitarian mission confirmed the whereabouts of Lumad leader Michelle Campos, and the findings conclude that she and three others were arrested without a warrant. “A mere conversation with Campos and her colleagues has been prohibited. She has been under military custody even in the hospital, stationed at the male surgical ward, with soldiers in plainclothes.
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1 month ago | 
bulatlat.com | Dominic Gutoman |Mong Palatino |Anne Marxze Umil |Bulatlat Contributors
MANILA – Chanting calls for accountability, human rights activists marched from the International Criminal Court (ICC) to the Scheveningen Prison, demanding justice for the victims of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) under the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte, March 18. The protest action was organized by various progressive groups based in The Netherlands, including Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), Migrante, Gabriela, Maya Solidarity, and other allied organizations.
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1 month ago | 
bulatlat.com | Mavic Conde |Anne Marxze Umil |Dominic Gutoman |Franck Dick Rosete
ALBAY — In Southeast Asia where impunity is common, human rights expert and current executive director of the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights Yuyun Wahyuningrum sees former president Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest as a defining moment.
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1 month ago | 
bulatlat.com | Anne Marxze Umil |Mavic Conde |Dominic Gutoman |Franck Dick Rosete
UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor and Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard have emphasized the importance of this moment for the victims of Duterte’s controversial “war on drugs,” calling for further accountability and legal action. As Duterte prepares for his initial hearing on March 14, the international community has urged continued efforts to address ongoing human rights violations in the Philippines.
