By Prof. Jose Maria Sison Chairperson, International Coordinating Committee International League of Peoples” Struggle Posted by Bulatlat.com Driven by self-interest and malice, Gloria M. Arroyo cannot be expected to comply with the memorandum of the Amnesty International for ensuring that the Melo commission is transparent, its investigation is independently conducted and leads to accountability and…
Month: September 2006
Philippines: Toward Ensuring Justice and Ending Political Killings
Memorandum submitted to Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International Posted by Bulatlat.com Introduction On 15 August 2006, Amnesty International issued a report, Philippines: Political Killings, Human Rights and the Peace Process (AI Index: ASA 35/006/2006),(1) expressing grave concern at an intensifying…
Victims’ Kin See No Hope in Melo Commission
Between January 2001 to September this year, records from the human rights alliance Karapatan-Southern Tagalog showed 142 extra-judicial killings in the region. Cases of human rights violations have reached 2,280 affecting 9,222 individuals or 13,102 families. By Dennis Espada Bulatlat.com CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Relatives of slain political activists believe the Melo Commission created by…
New Victim’s Group Vows to Fight Lethargy and Apathy
As the ranks of victims of human rights violations under the Arroyo administration continue to grow, their families, survivors of rights abuses and rights advocates had formed HUSTISYA, or justice, which they vowed will tirelessly fight until justice is served. BY FRED VILLAREAL Gitnang Luson News Service Posted by Bulatlat.com Dr. Constancio “Chandu” Claver, wore…
Thailand’s Army Still Looms Large in Politics
By Nopporn Wong-Anan Reuters Posted by Bulatlat BANGKOK – Even though Thailand’s last military coup was 15 years ago, when Bangkok motorists spotted tanks rolling down the street last week, many thought the army was up to its old tricks once again. “I received more than 10 calls from people saying they had seen several…
THAILAND: A Short Political History
Country in southeast Asia on the Gulf of Siam, bounded east by Laos and Cambodia, south by Malaysia, and west by Myanmar (Burma). Government A hereditary monarch is head of state. A number of constitutional changes were implemented through the 1990s. There is a two-chamber national assembly, comprising a 500-member house of representatives, the Saphaphutan,…
Thailand: All the King’s Men
By Shawn W Crispin Asia Times BANGKOK – As Thailand’s military settles into its provisional authority role and awaits to see which prominent figure assumes the interim leadership role, for all intents and purposes His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej has, through his army proxies, taken absolute control of the kingdom. The military coup led by…
Ghost of the Marcos Era
By Flon Faurillo Bulatlat.com Is the country being visited by the ghost of the Marcos dictatorship? This appears to be the case. Today as in the years immediately before the declaration of martial law on Sept. 21, 1972, the Filipino people are reeling from poverty and an economic crisis that fuel social and political unrest.…
Maiksing Eskema at Eksena sa Bayan Namin
NI RAUL FUNILAS Inilathala ng Bulatlat Si Bang-aw ay isa lamang sa limang batang lagalag na ligalig Sa lansangang naglalansa ang kalan ng kanal at imburnal. Ang limang daliri’y isinuksok sa naglalantiting garapong pawis, Upang bumalani ang pampasabog na lasa ng kultadong asin Sa ga-ulo ng pusang may umok sa nakabalot na kaning kinakain Ng…
Brady Cardia
NI MARK ANGELES Bulatlat.com Inilathala ng Bulatlat Pag-expire ng century, tulog pa rin si Brady. Pinapak na ng mga uod mga utusan at tanod sa tore ng cadena de amor kung saan siya nalugmok. Tulog pa rin si Brady, pag-expire ng century. Binagtas na ang tunnel of light ng reynong ermat at erpat. Kaharian ay…
Uniquely Singapore!
Gagastos ang Singapore ng SD$3 milyon para magkaroon ng isang brand image. Isa rito ang “Uniquely Singapore” na nagpapahiwatig na espesyal ang magiging karanasan sa bansa. Subali’t sa likod ng magarbong imahen na nais ipalaganap ng bansa ay ang mga kwento ng mga katulong sa Singapore. NI ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Gagastos ang Singapore ng SD$3…