''Bulatlat'' is a Philippine

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news outlet. It was established in 2001. It is owned by the Alipato Media Center, Inc. Bulatlat was the recipient of the

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Award of Distinction in 2022. The

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(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

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and the National Democratic Front (CPP–NPA–NDF). 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. The court later rejected the NTC's plea for reconsideration, reiterating that ''Bulatlat’s'' constitutional rights were violated when its website was blocked.

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