Bulatlat

Bulatlat
FormatOnline newspaper
PublisherAlipato Media Center Inc.
Founded2001 (2001)
Political alignmentLeft
LanguageFilipino, English
CountryPhilippines
Websitewww.bulatlat.com

Bulatlat is a Philippine independent online alternative news outlet.[1] It was established in 2001.[2] It is owned by the Alipato Media Center, Inc.[3] Bulatlat was the recipient of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility Award of Distinction in 2022.[4][5]

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued an order in June 2022 for internet service providers to block access to 26 websites, including that of Bulatlat alleging the sites to be "affiliated to and are supporting” the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People's Army and the National Democratic Front (CPP–NPA–NDF).[6][7][8] A Quezon City regional trial court issued an injunction in August 2022 ordering the NTC to unblock Bulatlat's website, citing the news website's rights to be protected by the Constitutional provision on freedom of speech and of the press.[9] The court later rejected the NTC's plea for reconsideration, reiterating that Bulatlat’s constitutional rights were violated when its website was blocked.[10]

  1. ^ "Philippines: Court orders NTC to unblock Bulatlat website". International Federation of Journalists. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  2. ^ Staff, CMFR (July 7, 2022). "Understanding alternative media and their purpose". Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Tupas, Emmanuel (August 12, 2022). "Court orders NTC: Stop blocking Bulatlat website". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  4. ^ Clarin, Alyssa Mae (October 27, 2022). "Bulatlat receives 'Award of Distinction' for championing voices of the marginalized". AlterMidya. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "JVOJS 2022: Bulatlat receives 2022 CMFR Award of Distinction; ABS-CBN's Karmina Constantino named Marshall McLuhan Fellow". CMFR. October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "Bulatlat says NTC order blocking website is illegal". BusinessWorld. July 18, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  7. ^ Walker, Tommy (July 26, 2022). "Investigative News Site in Philippines Fights 'Red-Tag' Accusations". VOA News. Voice of America. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  8. ^ Sadongdong, Martin (June 22, 2022). "Esperon says shutdown of CPP triad-linked websites 'a win' for PH". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  9. ^ Bolledo, Jairo (August 17, 2022). "Bulatlat's site now accessible after it asked court to hold NTC in contempt". Rappler. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  10. ^ Bolledo, Jairo (October 12, 2022). "QC court denies NTC's appeal to set aside order to unblock Bulatlat's website". Rappler. Retrieved October 13, 2022.