‘Philippines may lose ability to feed population’ July 29, 2026 For decades, land ownership on Negros Island has remained concentrated in the hands of a small number of elite families. By Trisha Na...
People’s SONA 2026 | Filipinos in New Zealand call for end to ‘exploitative visa system,’ jobs in PH July 27, 2026 Filipinos gathered in Britomart, Auckland as Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) in the Philipp...
People’s SONA decries US influence, corruption under Marcos administration July 27, 2026 By Kasheena Camacho MANILA — More than 15,000 protesters from various progressive organizations and sectoral groups gathered for the P...
‘Overkill’ | Groups slam police arrests of activists during SONA 2026 protest July 27, 2026 By ELISHA BEATRICE UMALI MANILA – Various progressive groups and activists criticized the arrest of artists, rappers and other activist...
Education at a crossroads ahead of Marcos Jr.’s SONA July 26, 2026 “We expect reforms in education that will address classroom shortages, increase teaching and education support personnel, and improve teac...
Worsening poverty, rights violations belie Marcos Jr.’s promise July 26, 2026 Marcos Jr. will likely boast in his next SONA about the administration’s campaign against corruption. LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – “The adm...
Rights groups data show terror laws used for state repression July 26, 2026 By Aaron Ernest Cruz and Anne Marxze D. Umil MANILA – It has been months since both charges of Anti-Terrorism Act and attempted murder...
Media community faces killings, weaponization of laws under Marcos Jr. July 26, 2026 “Protecting press freedom is a shared responsibility. Without it, the public’s right to know and the foundations of democratic society are...
Delivery driver July 25, 2026 An idle delivery driver parked near a mall in Manila. Photo by Viggo Sarmago The post Delivery driver appeared first on Bulat...
Canada-Philippines ‘strategic partnership’ for whom? July 25, 2026 “Security, development, and economic growth for whom? For whom is this going to serve? It always goes to big business, to bureaucrats, to ...