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Lessons on fire safety

Fire. That one word evokes fear and panic, especially when flames occur in the presence of humans within an enclosed structure. Many lessons have been learned from the tragedy in Quezon City inside the Ozone Disco, when fire killed 162 people 20 years ago and...

SB No. 1492: What is it about ‘road to Hell’ you don’t understand?

I woke up a couple of days ago with this startling headline: LeniRobredo’s daughter arrested on drugs charge in the United States At first, the news item seemed legit, having come at first glance from Fox News. Still, something felt amiss. Gut-feel (and journalistic training) told...

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Bulatlat website hit by cyber-attacks

Bulatlat, the country’s oldest alternative digital news outlet, has been repeatedly hit with distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks over the last two months,...

Command Responsibility vs. Commanding Irresponsibility

To be goaded to question a legal decision is one thing; to be reduced to a speechless wreck is another. This, apparently, is where the...

Marcos rights gains fall short; Ex-President Duterte, former top officials unpunished for ‘Drug War’ abuses—Human Rights Watch

(Bangkok, January 16, 2025) – The administration of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. initiated some human rights improvements in 2024 but failed to address past and...

SB No. 1492: What is it about ‘road to Hell’ you don’t understand?

I woke up a couple of days ago with this startling headline: LeniRobredo’s daughter arrested on drugs charge in the United States At first, the news...