Party-list Rep. Satur Ocampo of Bayan Muna dismisses recent charges by top armed forces officials that he gave communist guerrillas P5 million to bomb Metro Manila as mere products of the “military’s wild imagination.” The charges surfaced on the eve of a big rally led by militant peasant groups in Mendiola, Manila. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA…
Day: October 28, 2005
Repeating History
Repression invites more resistance than fear, and usually succeeds in achieving the exact opposite of its intention to intimidate. By the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CENPEG) The Arroyo regime is focused on survival, but is instead succeeding in strengthening already widespread opposition to it. The reason for this is simple and fundamental: it…
Is GMA-Church Clash Looming?
With President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s enforcement of the calibrated preemptive response policy, more and more Catholic bishops and even lay leaders are coming out with statements opposed to her government’s actions. Is the country’s most influential church then headed for a collision with the present administration? BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO With President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s enforcement of…
Mines over Citrus in Nueva Vizcaya
10,000 rights violations reported due to mining To the farmers, Ifugao communities, some business leaders and government officials of Didipio, Nueva Vizcaya, northern Philippines a far worthy treasure more than mines exists in a budding citrus fruit industry in their province blessed with fertile land, a hospitable climate and lush forests. BY FELICISIMO MANALANSAN Citrus…