“The NCIP’s so-called ‘datus’ vaguely label Rep. Cullamat’s participation in the protest as a ‘disrespectful act.’ We ask these datus: how is speaking in a peaceful protest action ‘disrespectful?’ How is the exercise of one’s democratic rights a rational basis for banning an elected representative from her own ancestral community?”
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Address the roots of the armed conflict, red-tagged activists say
“You think you can kill a movement by persecuting them? You do not know history. If you see the history of the Catholic church, it only grew when there were martyrs whose blood actually watered the seed that was sown by Jesus Christ. So if you think that you will break the movement, you will break dissent by persecuting, you are very much mistaken.”
State audit sought for Meralco’s past energy sales, purchases
The validation of such records “can lead to the correction of the distribution charges of Meralco to the residential and commercial customers.” By MARLO MADRIGAL Bulatlat.com MANILA — Consumer groups urged the government to review the finances of the country’s biggest electricity provider after finding a P66-billion discrepancy from its purchased supply. In a statement,…
‘Advocacy, protests could be declared terrorist’ — lawyers
“We are against terrorism but the law [against terrorism] should not violate human rights and the Philippine Constitution.”
Bayan Muna leader killed in Iloilo City
“How can I go home and grieve? How can we cry for justice when justice is elusive for people who fight for justice? I can only place my rage in words that mean nothing to those who killed you,”
Lumad solon to DA: Ancestral lands are not idle
“We (IPs) protect the ancestral lands against mining and plantation companies because we ourselves are dependent on those lands for food security.”
‘Use national government’s P6.10 billion of quick response funds for COVID-19 response’ – solon
“Instead of overburdening the LGUs, particularly the barangays, the concerned executive departments with embedded QRF should also maximize the use of these funds to immediately augment the needs of our people to combat COVID-19 and its effects.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Bayan Muna called on all departments of the national government…
More firetrucks needed to suppress forest fires in Benguet – solon
“…rather than give firefighters guns, it would be better if they are given better fire fighting equipment against forest and industrial fires.”
#KuwentongBM: Campaigning for Bayan Muna in 2001
As BM-Youth campaigners, we saw the election as an effective platform to broadcast our programs, organize young voters, and expand our presence in schools and communities. We formed new alliances, learned some of the intricacies of electoral tactics, and improved our way of communicating our messages to different types of voters.
Bayan Muna rising to the challenge of looming fascist rule
As progressive partylist Bayan Muna turns 20 this year, its three lawmakers in the incoming 18th Congress of the House of Representatives must rise to the various challenges these days under the Duterte administration: looming fascist rule, allowing of foreign intervention, and the dire human rights situation in the country, to name a few. Bayan…
Manobo leader Eufemia Cullamat to represent indigenous peoples in Congress
“I represent, not only the lumads and the indigenous peoples, but all the humble citizens of the country.”