By Jasper Almirante/ Bulatlat Bulatlat.com As President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appeared June 27 on television saying “I’m sorry” for talking to an election official during the counting of votes – trying very hard to shed tears, critics said – reports were rife that congressmen involved in the hearings on her series of taped conversations allegedly dealing…
Day: July 9, 2005
Still Jamming
Photo by Dabet Castañeda / Bulatlat Bulatlat.com The tall, thin man with long white hair is poet-musician Jess Santiago, while the one with dark glasses is Pendong Aban, Jr. of the folk-rock group Asin. They were caught by Bulatlat’s camera while jamming a few minutes before their performance at the July 1 rally in Makati…
4 Negros Farmer Activists Killed in 3 Months
Mass organizations have become victims of political repression because they are the most outspoken and consistent in exposing human rights violations and defending people’s rights. The killings can no longer be viewed as isolated, however. These could be part of a planned and systematic campaign of terror against members and leaders of mass organizations in…
Filipinos in LA Rally for GMA’s Ouster
Fil-Americans picketed the Philippine Consulate in Los Angeles June 20 to call for the immediate ouster of embattled President Macapagal-Arroyo. by Angel Buensuceso Contributed to Bulatlat Bulatlat.com Los Angeles, California – More than 30 Filipino protesters picketed the Philippine Consulate at noon June 30, calling for the ouster of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Holding placards…
4 Negros Farmer Activists Killed in 3 Months
Mass organizations have become victims of political repression because they are the most outspoken and consistent in exposing human rights violations and defending people’s rights. The killings can no longer be viewed as isolated, however. These could be part of a planned and systematic campaign of terror against members and leaders of mass organizations in…
`The Philippines Needs a Constructive Armed Forces’
In this period of uncertainty, it is time for the armed forces, as the protector and defender of the people, to play a constructive role so that the nation can alter course with the right leaders and build a true democratic society so the people may have a firm hope in the future. BY RENE…
GMA Could Get 23 ½ Years in Jail
President also committed four impeachable offenses, lawyer says. The contents of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s taped conversation with an election official – widely believed to be Election Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano – could get her as much as 23 ½ years in jail. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Bulatlat.com The contents of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s taped conversation…
Time to Go
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Bulatlat.com The name of the game these days is “Will she or won’t she get away with it?” She of course refers to the woman with the unique voice and manner of speaking, caught redhanded via a wiretapped phone conversation, trying to manipulate the results of the 2004 presidential elections through a…
It is Immoral for Aquino and Others to Condone the Crimes of Arroyo
Prof. Jose Ma. Sison National Democratic Front of the Philippines Chief Political Consultant June 30, 2005 Bulatlat.com It is immoral for Corazon Aquino and others to condone the crimes of Gloria M. Arroyo and help to keep her in power. Aquino is the least qualified to advise Susan Roces on the rule of law. She…
GMA Apology Evades Big Issues
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s June 27 televised admission that it was her voice that is in the controversial taped conversations widely believed to be dealing with rigging the 2004 presidential election has, as the oft-repeated phrase goes, raised more questions than answers. As such, it has aggravated rather than solved the present presidential crisis. BY ALEXANDER…
Sidebar: Baguio Youth Jam vs. GMA
BY Angelica Campo NORTHERN DISPATCH Posted by Bulatlat Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY – Two days after President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo admitted that it was her voice in the wiretapped phone conversations, around 400 persons from Metro Baguio gathered for a mini concert initiated by youth groups at Malcolm Square, here last June 30. The concert was their…