Marilou Ranario, 35, is known to many as a person with a kind heart and a lending hand. But witnesses to her good deeds are saddened that despite her kindness, she seemed to be helpless behind bars and is languishing in death row in a foreign land. BY AUBREY MAKILAN MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VII,…
Day: September 29, 2007
Flash of Hope
The relatives of victims of forced disappearance have seen a flash of hope with the Supreme Court’s recent approval of the rules for the writ of amparo. The writ of amparo orders military and police officials to produce or actively search for victims of enforced disappearances, provides access to military camps for relatives searching for…
The Many Faces of Boracay, the Popular Haven for Tourists
BY JHONG DELA CRUZ Bulatlat PHOTO ESSAY Vol. VII, No. 34, September 30-October 6, 2007 1. At first sight, one would not believe this is part of the world-known island of Boracay, in the southern Philippine province of Aklan. Inside this island-resort are thriving communities whose people are largely dependent on tourism, fishing and in…