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A study showed that ar pollution prematurely killed 66,230 people in the Philippines in 2019, with 64,920 of them being adults and 1,310 being children.

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The families of the killed hors de combat have several domestic avenues to seek justice. They can file murder charges against the perpetrators in court, pursue a criminal case under the domestic IHL, or submit a complaint to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR).

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ICYMI | Filmmaker JL Burgos appealed the ‘X’ rating of his documentary film “Alipato at Muog” given by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).

Read: https://www.bulatlat.com/2024/08/28/filmmaker-appeals-government-ban-on-documentary-on-the-disappearance-of-activist-brother/

ICYMI | “Our commitment to be with them in their struggle to defend their ancestral land and their right to self-determination, and right to education reflects a deep sense of caring and faith in action."

Read: https://www.bulatlat.com/2024/08/29/the-crucial-role-of-the-church-in-the-lumad-struggle/

Roberto Mendoza is the father of Lieshel, a farmer who was charged by elements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ 85 th Infantry Battalion last January 2024 with violating Section 12 of the Anti- Terrorism Law and the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act.

Cops arrest father of peasant activist in Quezon Roberto Mendoza is the father of Lieshel, a farmer who was charged by elements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ 85 th Infantry Battalion last January 2024 with violating Section 12 of the An…

ICYMI | The postcolonial state under different administrations can and will censor works when its interests are tipped and ticked off, whatever the cinematic or creative forms such content takes.

Read: https://www.bulatlat.com/2024/08/25/repression-on-a-loop/

ICYMI | On August 13, the Gumaca Regional Trial Court Branch 172 granted Dasig’s petition for demurrer to evidence, effectively dismissing the charges due to lack of evidence.

Read: https://www.bulatlat.com/2024/08/24/environmental-defender-goes-missing-after-supposed-release-from-prison/

Question Everything | Former Kabataan Rep. Raymond De Vera Palatino delivers a witty but profound speech to the graduates of UP College of Education.

| The Office of the Executive Secretary suspends classes in public and private schools at all levels within the National Capital Region (NCR) due to tropical storm .

| Malacañang suspends work in Metro Manila government offices effective 8:30 a.m. due to tropical storm , according to Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin.

Repost: Satur Ocampo's At Ground Level | How would mutual defense pact work in WPS dispute?

How would mutual defense pact work in WPS dispute? At a global forum in Manila in May, President Marcos Jr. warned that “if by a willful act” committed by China a Filipino is killed in the West Philippine Sea, it would be “very close” to an “act of…

Batikusin ang hindi katanggap-tanggap at huwag palampasin ang aroganteng pag-uugali ng mga dapat na nagsisilbi sa mamamayan.

Konteksto ni Danilo Arao | Shiminet

Konteksto | Shiminet Batikusin ang hindi katanggap-tanggap at huwag palampasin ang aroganteng pag-uugali ng mga dapat na nagsisilbi sa mamamayan. Habang patuloy nilang pinagkakaitan at pinahihirapan ang marami, kunin a…

“It has been 11 months since my brother, Norman Ortiz, was last seen. [W]e do not have any idea where he is. Join us in this fight to call the attention of those responsible because until now, these cases are still happening,” Nica Ortiz said.

Families of desaparecidos demand justice on International Day of the Disappeared “So many families are suffering because the heads of their families have disappeared. Let us lend not only our voices but our hearts and souls to them so they would have the courage.”

AlterMidya – People’s Alternative Media Network asked the CHR to look into restrictions on Cumpio’s visitation rights as requests have been reportedly turned down by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Tacloban City.

CHR asked to probe restrictions on detained journo’s visitation rights “We appeal to the Commission of Human Rights to help us remind the government to honor the rights of Cumpio under the Mandela Rules and other human rights related to her being a political detainee.…

On August 30 (International Day of the Disappeared), the Philippines remembers the thousands who were abducted from 1972 to the present.

The most recent instances involve activists Rowena Dasig and James Jazmines who remain missing as of this writing.

Dasig has been missing since August 22. She disappeared after her alleged release at the Lucena District Jail. A day later, Jazmines, brother of a peace consultant, also disappeared.

Since the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. (the father and namesake of the current President), more than 1,900 individuals have disappeared.

“Funds for social services, not for state terrorism!” DND's proposed 2025 budget is pegged at P254.1 billion ($4.3 billion), based on the National Expenditure Program. This is P15.75 billion higher or about 6.61 percent more than its current budget.

Groups protest defense budget hike amid rising rights violations In the proposed 2025 appropriation, the DND is allocating $2.48 billion or 58 percent of its budget to personnel services, $1.3 billion or 31 percent for maintenance and other operating expenses an…

It has been six days since James Jazmines, brother of National Democratic Front of the Philippines consultant Alan Jazmines, was reportedly seen last August 23 in Purok 4, Barangay San Lorenzo, Tabaco City, Albay.

Brother of NDFP peace consultant reported missing “We believe that James’ disappearance is either the latest in the military’s arsenal of dirty tricks to force his brother Alan to surface… given the military’s continuing failure to arrest Alan.& #8…

The church plays a crucial role in the myriad of struggles that the Lumad are facing, particularly in their assertion for their right to education and self determination. But this has also made them subjects of many forms of abuse and harassment.

The crucial role of the church in the Lumad struggle “We live in a society where those who would do good are those who would be put to jail while the real terrorists and killers are free and in government positions.”

In commemoration of this year’s International Day of the Disappeared, families of desaparecidos (victims of enforced disappearances) expressed their collective frustration over what they deemed as insufficient domestic legal remedies.

Kin of the disappeared find domestic legal remedies wanting “One desaparecido is already too much. Let us not further allow the Marcos Jr. government to rob us of our loved ones, rights and justice.”

NOW: Families of desaparecidos (victims of enforced disappearance) demand to surface the 13 victims of abduction and enforced disappearance under the administration of Ferdinand Marcos Jr, on the eve of the International Day of the Disappeared.

“We request your good office to take another look at Alipato At Muog with an open mind and an open heart. Our documentary is not fiction. It is a story of a family searching for their missing loved one. It is about human rights and the pursuit for justice,” Burgos said in his three-page letter.

Filmmaker appeals government ban on documentary on the disappearance of activist-brother By EMILY VITAL Bulatlat.com MANILA — Filmmaker JL Burgos appealed the ‘X’ rating of his documentary film “Alipato at Muog” given by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) …

Alipato at Muog director JL Burgos and executive producer Mona Nieva file a formal appeal on the X rating given by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) on their documentary film about the disappearance of Jonas Burgos.

"Workers, farmers, the poor, teachers, and ordinary people have the right and ability to have their voices heard. We are proud of our candidates and their humble roots,” said Renato Reyes Jr. of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan.

On National Heroes’ day, Makabayan bloc introduces senatorial slate for 2025 midterm elections By JOHN KIETH PALIJADO and ISABELA RIVERA Bulatlat.com MANILA – The Makabayan bloc has announced three more progressive leaders who will comprise its 2025 senatorial slate for midterm electio…

With the slogan, , progressive coalition Makabayan announced their ten senatorial candidates coming from the marginalized sectors for the 2025 midterm elections, August 26 at the Liwasang Bonifacio.

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ICYMI | Danilo Ramos is a petitioner against the Anti-Terrorism Law, representing the peasant sector. He also opposed the National Land Use Bill, a priority of the Marcos Jr. administration, and in 2007, he contributed to crafting the Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill.

Read: https://www.bulatlat.com/2024/08/23/long-time-farmer-leader-danilo-ramos-announces-senate-bid/

ICYMI | Teddy Casiño is a long time activist, writer, and served as a partylist representative of Bayan Muna from 2004 to 2013. Early this year, he was elected as chairperson of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), an alliance of progressive groups in the Philippines.

Read: https://www.bulatlat.com/2024/08/21/challenging-traditional-politics-former-bayan-muna-solon-to-run-for-the-senate/

"SURFACE ROWENA DASIG:" The disappearance of Rowena Dasig has heightened fears for her safety, especially given the long history of human rights abuses against political prisoners in the Philippines.

Read: https://www.bulatlat.com/2024/08/24/environmental-defender-goes-missing-after-supposed-release-from-prison/