BY BULATLAT Relatives of desaparecidos, or those who were abducted and missing, paid tribute to their loved ones and vowed to fight for justice on the International Day of the Disappeared today, even as human rights workers fear there will be more victims of abduction and killings under the Arroyo administration. Some 2,000 activists and…
Month: August 2006
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NI ROSELLE PINEDA Bulatlat.com Maliwanag ang mga mata sa dilim Dilaw ang kulay ng kanyang mga lihim Matalas ang pandinig Dugo ang kapalit ng kanyang mga titig Kung magaan ang mga yapak Sa anino nakakahanap ng lakas ang kanyang mga pakpak Kung mabigat naman at malakas ang mga yabag Pagkitil ng buhay ang dala niyang…
Two Presidents and the Lupao Massacre
The town of Lupao in Nueva Ecija province was the site of a massacre where government soldiers under President Corazon Aquino killed 17 peasants in 1987. The same town is now reeling under a “continuing massacre” – the onslaught of killings and abductions of civilians by suspected military agents under President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s counterinsurgency campaign.…
Renewed Gov’t Pitch for Anti-Terror Bill Draws Flak
Following the reported foiling by British authorities of an alleged new terror plot, the Arroyo government renewed its pitch for the immediate enactment of the proposed Anti-terrorism bill. But the Senate remains unmoved by government appeals and human rights lawyers vowed to block such efforts. By Jhong dela Cruz Bulatlat.com The reported foiling by British…
Expecting the Other ‘Eruption’ in Tabaco City
An eruption of a different kind is happening in Tabaco City, and this has nothing to do with the hot lava coming from Mayon Volcano, the Bicol region’s crown jewel and located to its south. BY DANILO ARAÑA ARAO Bulatlat.com TABACO CITY – Isn’t it strange that this city appears to be detached from the…
Resigned PNA President Scolds Complainants
In the wake of the nursing exam leakage scam, the resigned national president of the Philippine Nursing Association (PNA) reportedly urged leaders of the professional nurses in Baguio to go slow on the scam and reportedly reprimanded a media liaison officer for allegedly dragging the name of his son in the controversy. By Arthur L.…
Stop the Killings! Resurface the Disappeared!
By the Liga ng Kabataang Pilipino We, members and officers of the Liga ng Kabataang Pilipino (League of Filipino Youth or LINKAP) based in the Netherlands, express our alarm and concern over the politically motivated killings, disappearances, persecutions and harassments of members and leaders of youth and student organizations in the Philippines. In the last…
Ka Bel: 24 Years Ago and Back
“I have been unjustly jailed without seeing any hope for freedom and justice. But my resolve remains strong, and I remain hopeful that the causes and the ends that we are fighting for will triumph, along with the masses.” – “Unjustly” jailed party-list congressman, Crispin Beltran By Lisa Ito Bulatlat.com August 18, 2006 passed quietly…
The Persistence of Fascism
By Ghali Hassan AxisofLogic.com Bulatlat.com Most people associate German Fascism with crimes against Jews and powerful German army. What they forget are the death of millions of non-Jews, the repression of minorities, and the premeditated wars of aggression and occupation of sovereign nations. All of it seems reminiscent today. Common in today’s parlance is that…
Guimaras Oil Spill Ship Found Unfit for Sailing
Ship captain had no oil management and safety training Initial findings from a Board of Marine Inquiry investigation of the Aug. 11 oil spill in Guimaras reveal that the safety management certificate of Solar 1, the ship that figured in the disaster, had already expired. Moreover, the board suspended the ship’s captain Norberto Aguro for…
Confronting Terror
The Arroyo government does not need more powers to confront terrorism, it needs less of it. On the other hand, the Filipino people must not surrender their rights to confront terrorism, it needs more of it. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com The alleged foiled plot of terrorists to bomb commercial planes shuttling from Heathrow Airport in…