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Red-tagging, military visits to kin of missing activist warrant investigation

1 day ago | bulatlat.com | Dominic Gutoman

MANILA – Desaparecidos, an organization of family and friends of victims of enforced disappearances, calls on the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to investigate the unwarranted military visits to Nica Ortiz, sister of disappeared peasant organizer Norman Ortiz, April 21. Earlier this year, January 2025, two military officers who claimed to be with the 84th Infantry Battalion, visited their home in Licab, Nueva Ecija.
Children’s ‘pasyon’ stands in solidarity with orphans, victims of Duterte’s ‘drug war’

5 days ago | bulatlat.com | Dominic Gutoman

MANILA – This Black Saturday, a procession reenacting the Stations of the Cross remembered the children and families who became victims of the extrajudicial killings of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called “drug war.”Gathering at the University of the Philippines Diliman, members of the Children’s Rehabilitation Center (CRC) expressed their collective grief and indignation through narratives, symbolic representations, and moments of reflection.
Daughter seeks court’s help for 81-year-old father mistakenly arrested as NPA leader

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.
Trump tariffs make green energy transition more urgent – think tank

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.
Brownout-free polls can avert elex fraud, protect teachers, groups assert

1 week ago | bulatlat.com | Mavic Conde

ALBAY — The election watchdog Kontra Brownout, Iwas Daya!, formed by multi-sectoral groups, is calling on the government and power sector to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply during the 2025 midterm polls to safeguard their integrity. In a statement, the group warned that persistent power outages could jeopardize the elections, as the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines announced possible yellow and red alerts starting late April.
Red-tagging, surveillance of LGBT youth activist in Nueva Ecija spark outrage

1 week ago | bulatlat.com | Dominic Gutoman

MANILA — LGBT group Bahaghari denounced the red-tagging of its former leader, Eyu Delfin by alleged military personnel in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. Delfin was the former chairperson of Bahaghari-Nueva Ecija and is currently a second year student at Central Luzon State University (CLSU). The incident involved a friend of Delfin who was approached by a man in plainclothes claiming to be from the military on April 10.
Solidarity pours for Molbog’s fight for ancestral land

2 weeks ago | bulatlat.com | Dominic Gutoman

MANILA – With the deployment of 80 private armed guards in Sitio Mariahangin, Bugsuk, Palawan, concerned groups and individuals expressed support for the Molbog indigenous peoples’ right to their ancestral land. In a statement, Puerto Princesa, Palawan Bishop Socrates Mesiona said that justice and peace should prevail in the lives of the indigenous peoples.
Misamis Oriental governor criticized for alleged hate speech vs Muslims, sexist remarks during campaign rally

2 weeks ago | bulatlat.com | Franck Dick Rosete

“These statements not only affect the general public’s perception but also put law-abiding citizens and specifically Muslim studentry at risk of prejudice and exclusion simply because of their faith and place of residence.”CAGAYAN DE ORO — Muslims are not terrorists.
A pillar of Philippine journalism

2 weeks ago | bulatlat.com | Franck Dick Rosete

“She’s a difficult enemy, but a very good friend. She will fight for you and stand for you and your rights.”CAGAYAN DE ORO — The media community is mourning the passing of Mindanao-based journalist Julie Alipala who passed away in the early morning of April 3. She was 58.
Gov’t urged to address children’s online sexual abuse

2 weeks ago | bulatlat.com | Dominic Gutoman

MANILA – Salinlahi Alliance for Children’s Concerns called on the government to address alarming cases of online sexual abuse of children. In the 2022 study of International Justice Mission (IJM) and the University of Nottingham Rights Lab, nearly 500,000 Filipino children were trafficked to produce child sexual exploitation material (CSEM) in that year alone. The number may be higher as the crime is underreported.