In commemoration of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on August 30, the groups’ renewed the call for justice for the 1,900 desaparecidos, from the Marcos dictatorship to Marcos Jr’s administration, including women’s rights advocate Elgene Mungcal and Anakpawis organizer Maria Elena Pampoza.
As an alternative media organization, Bulatlat has published stories since 2001 that seek “to reflect the people’s views and stand on issues that affect their lives and their future.”
The Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted 16 individuals including four nuns from the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP) and a lawyer for allegedly providing funds to the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army.
In their separate reports, both Altermidya and News5 flagged the dangers of baseless accusations such as red-tagging, which was also stressed by the UP President’s Advisory Council itself in a statement.
The authors issued a joint statement defending their works as translation of human experiences.