Franck Dick Rosete

An alliance of IP organizations in the country pointed out that providing emergency relief is insufficient, stressing that severe flooding should be addressed by thrashing out issues, such as environmental neglect, unregulated development, and government inaction. Read more 👇🏼

Bulatlat @bulatlat

"Malinaw na pamamahala at matapang na pamumuno, hindi mga walang laman na pangako." - Katribu Read: https://t.co/foga66wscc https://t.co/K7t3yGjUPq

MILF women leaders from 15 Mindanao-based organizations believed that Silongan delivered significant contributions in advancing the welfare and agenda of Bangsamoro women given the tasks she fulfilled as the executive secretary of MILF’s social welfare committee. Read more 👇🏼

Bulatlat @bulatlat

Women leaders under the revolutionary group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) opposed the exclusion of MILF official Aida Silongan from the 80-member Bangsamoro Transition Authority, the interim government of BARMM. Read: https://t.co/7oBzhYrrDv https://t.co/xfo8aoRB0W

A network of internally displaced persons (IDPs), civil society organizations, and sectoral leaders reiterated their call for Kambalingan—a Meranaw term for voluntary, safe, and dignified return—of displaced families. Read more 👇🏼

Bulatlat @bulatlat

A total of 24 barangays were included in the so-called Most Affected Areas during the siege while another eight villages in Marawi City were considered Other Affected Areas. READ: https://t.co/k84Cx1ZH92 https://t.co/cJhIEx4QHC

A motorcycle taxi rider in Cagayan de Oro urged the government to come up with a final decision without them, especially their families, bearing the brunt. Read more 👇🏼

Bulatlat @bulatlat

Berdon’s dream for a better life in the city won’t last once the pending order issued by the LTFRB directing Move It to cease its operation in Cebu and Cagayan de Oro is approved and implemented. Read: https://t.co/nxyHAwYZ4b https://t.co/hOsY5nc2c4

Stop the harassment!

Bulatlat @bulatlat

[STATEMENT] Bulatlat condemns the series of harassment and veiled threats against our election contributor Kaizzer Manuba. #DefendPressFreedom https://t.co/wnS7fbCuVG

The convener of election watchdog Kontra Daya stressed that authorities should be more judgmental to politicians who exploit poverty than to ordinary Filipinos who have no choice but to accept what was given to them just to put food on their tables. Read more 👇🏼

Bulatlat @bulatlat

The reports by election watchdogs, specifically on vote-buying and vote-selling, may seem less, but international observers have noted that these notorious election offenses remained “entrenched and endemic” in the Philippines. Read: https://t.co/viXjDo5yY5 https://t.co/LuUypfoBQC

RT @bulatlat: George Gumahad, a taxi driver, told Bulatlat the Comelec should formulate plans to address long queues during elections. It…

RT @bulatlat: Volunteers of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) assist voters who are looking for their clustered pr…

Journalists’ groups condemned the burning of a service vehicle owned by a Cagayan de Oro-based media practitioner in the early morning of May 10 in Sagay town, Camiguin province. His service van suffered partial burns. Read more 👇🏼 https://t.co/WGI3DvrohE

A Mindanao anthropologist said American linguists already discovered that the Kamigin tribe belongs to the “Proto Manobo family of language speakers in Mindanao.” Read more 👇🏼

Bulatlat @bulatlat

Indigenous peoples leaders in the province also claimed that before the passage of the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act (IPRA) of 1997, the Kamigin tribe was already recognized in the early 1990s by the Office for Southern Cultural Communities. Read: https://t.co/Cws3mO5f9M https://t.co/j77wbrg6QE

NUJP has been partnering with various law organizations to provide pro bono legal aid for journalists. This time, the network was strengthened after more partners from the legal sector expressed their intent to be part of the team. Read more 👇🏼

Bulatlat @bulatlat

Merlyn Manos, chairperson of NUJP Iligan City and Lanao del Norte, told Bulatlat that the network is a big help especially for journalists covering Mindanao where many of its areas are under the red category for the 2025 midterm elections’ areas of concern. https://t.co/40jV4uU924

A progressive women’s group demanded the Commission on Elections consider any acts degrading women and marginalized sectors as grounds for disqualification from public office. Read more 👇🏼

Bulatlat @bulatlat

The progressive group demanded the poll body consider any acts degrading women and marginalized sectors as grounds for disqualification from public office. Read: https://t.co/GuVeO1y94O https://t.co/McziaeFDro

There were two proposed amendments cited by an independent development monitoring group, saying these changes, if approved, will cause more delays in compensating the victims of the 2017 Marawi Siege. Read more 👇🏼

Bulatlat @bulatlat

There were 24 barangays in Marawi City that were considered as the main affected areas (MAA) during the siege, while another eight villages were considered other affected areas (OAA). Read: https://t.co/e4vpF8YSjq https://t.co/4R3Wkm8Vil

Kabataan Partylist Southern Mindanao Region denounced what they called a blatant attack and red-tagging against the youth, asserting that the incident is a violation of the anti-discrimination and fair campaigning guidelines issued by the Commission on Elections. Read more 👇🏼

Bulatlat @bulatlat

Youth volunteers of Kabataan Partylist were verbally harassed and allegedly red-tagged by a man while they were conducting house-to-house campaign in Matina Aplaya, Davao City, on Wednesday, April 23. Read: https://t.co/y1nZ3hnydq https://t.co/KMML6vmB9J

A resident said staying awake at night to do laundry and to stock water is not an easy routine. The situation already affected their health. Also, in some instances, they were forced to use mineral water for bathing which is way more expensive. Read more 👇🏼

Bulatlat @bulatlat

A resident said that the water firm’s internal dispute should not affect consumers and that COWD should focus on providing adequate water supply. Read: https://t.co/AQDpdZr7cH https://t.co/ffrf7xbrrC