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By Abner Bolos Gitnang Luzon News Service Bulatlat.com Posted 6:20 p.m., Oct. 5, 2006 TARLAC CITY- Bayan Muna party representative Satur Ocampo said on Wednesday that the killing of Bishop Alberto Ramento is part of the long string of extra-judicial executions...
September 26, 2006 Honorable Luis Alfonso d Alba President United Nations Human Rights Council C/o ONCHR-UNORG, 8-14 Avenue de la PAIX, 1211, Geneva 10 SWITZERLAND Dear President Alfonso d Alba: I am Roland G. Simbulan, Full Professor at the University of the...
NI LYN O. Inilathala ng Bulatlat Balita ay lutong putahe Pinipili ang sangkap sa mga detalye Hinuhugasan ayon sa ikakasariwa. Hinihiwa ayon sa tema… Ngunit kadalasan – Minamabuting dikdikin ang mga sangkap, Nang gayo'y saglit lang na isasalang Sa kwadradong kalang...
NI RAUL FUNILAS Inilathala ng Bulatlat Giniyahan ka upang matalunton Ang lingas ng lantay na landas. Subalit, hinila ka ng iyong sarili Paa upang palimpingi'y Ang madawag na gubat. Walang retina kumisap sa pag-abot Ng medalya at diploma, Bagkus, inasinta mo ang...
Kailangang ipaalam sa madla na ang ugat ng mga ideya ng mga naghaharing uri na ipinapakalat ng mga binabayarn nilang mga alagad sa sining at panitikan ay naka-ugat sa kanilang pagnanais na panatiliin ang kaugalian ng kanilang uri. NI EDBERTO M. VILLEGAS Inilathala...
Oct. 6, 2006 is a day to look forward to among the Chinese, and the Filipinos alike, as it marks the unfolding of this year’s Moon Festival – a feast with rich significance stemming not only from folklore but also from history. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch...
Bangus (milkfish) has given fame to Dagupan – and income to thousands of families and vendors. This may all change when a big fish processing plant rises in the city. BY AUBREY MAKILAN Bulatlat DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan (212 kms north of Manila) ? No town beats...
After staging two strikes and signing three memoranda of agreement, the employees of the Philippine Rabbit Bus Line (PRBL) still have unpaid back wages to collect. This, in spite of a motion of execution issued by the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), an...
BY THE COUNSELS FOR THE DEFENSE OF LIBERTIES (CODAL) Posted by Bulatlat Pro-Arroyo supporters handling human rights issues CODAL is seriously concerned that people without any track record for human rights advocacy, such as Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, Justice Melo and...
What is Operation Phoenix? How can an almost-40-year-old counterrevolutionary program mounted on foreign shores provide relevant insights in explaining the current murderous spree in the Philippines? By Joel Garduce IBON Features Posted by Bulatlat Splashed all...
It should not be difficult to see that any attack on any lawyer should have an impact on other lawyers in other countries. After all, we all believe in the rule of law; in effective and independent legal representation; in due process; in freedom, democracy and...
Please read, sign and pass to other journalists (email you name and media network to nujphil@gmail.com) There are presently 43 journalists in the Philippines facing libel charges filed by First Gentleman Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo. The sheer number betrays a wanton...
"The record number of cases Mr. Arroyo has filed highlight how the powerful in this benighted land regularly abuse libel laws to curtail the democratic right of the press to delve into the truth behind matters of public interest and the people's right to know." BY...
Bayan Muna’s Jariz Vida survived two assassination attempts. But in a twist of fate, he had to post bail and face charges of frustrated murder filed against him by soldiers from the 9th Infantry Division. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat.com Looking thin and pale,...
The justice department is being asked to act expeditiously on several human rights complaints submitted by the CHR for prosecution “so that justice will be served on the victims and their surviving kin and those found guilty meted out corresponding punishment.” BY...
The Arroyo administration appears to consider recently-retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan, Jr. an asset. But he may turn out to be a liability for the Philippine government at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, which has been in session to...
BY THE TAGAYTAY 5 Posted by Bulatlat We, the Tagaytay 5, denounce in very strong terms the new round of strong negligence and utter disregard of detainees basic rights and welfare after the wide destruction in CALABARZON in the aftermath of “Milenyo.” Eight days...
BY THE IGLESIA FILIPINA INDEPENDIENTE Posted by Bulatlat “I KNOW THEY ARE GOING TO KILL ME NEXT BUT NEVER WILL I ABANDON MY DUTY TO GOD AND MY MINISTRY TO THE PEOPLE” -- A statement of Bp. Alberto B. Ramento to his family The Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI)...
BY THE ECUMENICAL BISHOPS FORUM Posted by Bulatlat The Ecumenical Bishops Forum (EBF), the fellowship of bishops in the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI), United Church of Christin the Philippines (UCCP), the United Methodist Church (UMC), the Episcopal Church...
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