Of all human rights, it is the right to life which is most violated in the Cordillera region. This is what is shown by figures from the Cordillera Human Rights Alliance (CHRA). BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY – Of all human rights, it is the right to life which…
Day: December 16, 2006
Church Groups Seek Release of Moro Detainees
Accused of alleged connections with the Abu Sayyaf Group, 130 Moros have spent five years at a military camp south of Manila and Moro advocates and interfaith groups are calling for justice. By Bulatlat.com Moro detainees and advocates from the Muslim and Christian sectors marked on Dec. 4 the International Human Rights Week through an…
Fil-Am Immigrants Launch U.S.-wide Alliance
Around 350 Filipino-Americans met in Queens, New York over the weekend for a two-day national conference and to form a national alliance that would address the various issues affecting the Filipino-American community. The new alliance agreed to address issues affecting the various sectors of the community. BY Bulatlat.com NEW YORK CITY — Around 350 Filipino-Americans…
Canada, Not All ‘Rosy’ for Filipino Migrants
Canada is one of the preferred countries of destination for Filipinos aiming to work and live abroad. But life for migrant workers and overseas Filipinos is not all that rosy in the “Land of the Free,” a motto coined and patented by Canada. BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN Bulatlat.com Canada is one of the preferred countries…
Rights Groups Warn vs Prolonging Arroyo Regime
To commemorate the 58th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, human rights groups held a mobilization Dec. 8 to call for justice for the victims of political killings and enforced disappearances under the Arroyo regime, as well as to oppose the moves to amend or revise the Constitution through a…
Only 27 ‘High-ranking’ Elective Officials Convicted in 27 Years
Despite thousands of cases filed with the Ombudsman and a lesser number elevated to the Sandiganbayan (anti-graft court) in 27 years, only two governors, one vice-governor, 23 mayors and one vice mayor or a total of 27 high-ranking elective officials were found guilty of graft and corruption. BY Bulatlat.com Despite thousands of cases filed with…
American Rights Lawyer Deported by Philippine Airport Authorities
By Bulatlat.com Philippine immigration authorities denied the travel rights of an American human rights lawyer by deporting him immediately back to the United States upon arrival at the international on Dec. 6. A news dispatch sent from Washington, DC by Rachel Lovis of the International Labor Rights Fund (ILRC) to Bulatlat said Brian Campbell, staff…
Arroyo Called Off ASEAN Summit Due to Storm of Protests, Activists Say
It’s the storm of protests against ASEAN and Con-Ass and not Typhoon Seniang that led to the postponement of the summit, cause-oriented groups in Cebu say. By Emily Vital Bulatlat.com CEBU CITY – Organizers of counter-ASEAN conferences here believe that the real reason behind the postponement of the regional association’s summit of leaders is not…
Progressive Solon Calls for Vigilance amid Postponement of Con-Ass
Congress should not waste time locked up on the contentious proposal for a Con-Ass as there are more pressing issues that should be addressed, an activist congressman says. By Bulatlat.com Rep. Crispin Beltran of Anakpawis (toiling masses) party-list called Dec. 9 the postponement of the convening of the controversial Constituent Assembly “a victory for the…
Chacha will Make Impeachment Impossible, Lawyer Says
The constitutional amendments being pushed by the administration camp at the House of Representatives will make impeachment impossible, the spokesperson of a broad-based group of lawyers, paralegals, and law students says. He also said convening Congress into a constituent assembly to amend or revise the Constitution without the Senate is tantamount to usurpation of authority…
Cha Cha is about Political Survival
The political crisis now cannot be solved by the shift to a parliamentary system with Macapagal-Arroyo and her allies imposing themselves upon the Filipino people. The Filipino people need less of them, not more. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Against all odds, the Macapagal-Arroyo administration and its allies in the House of Representatives are ramming through…