BY BULATLAT November 29, 2007 – 9:14 p.m. Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno announced that a curfew has been imposed from 12 midnight to 5:00 a.m. tonight in the National Capital Region as well as Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog. The last time curfew was imposed was when former president Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law…
Month: November 2007
Kuwait High Court Upholds Death Sentence, Protesters, Relatives to Pursue Campaign
BY AUBREY MAKILAN Bulatlat November 27, 2007 – 9:05 p.m. Tears flowed with the rain as almost everyone at the picket in front of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) cried, and some even wailed after learning from news reports that the Kuwaiti Court of Cassation upheld the decision to impose the death penalty on…
Civilians, Media People Arrested with Trillanes, Lim
BY BULATLAT November 29, 2007 – 7:04 p.m. Totally disregarding human rights, police forces arrested former vice president Teofisto Guingona, Bp. Julio Labayen, Fr. Robert Reyes, former UP president Dodong Nemenzo and media people covering the stand-off at Manila Peninsula in Makati. Media people were caught by surprise after they were handcuffed and taken to…
Trillanes, Lim to Leave Hotel
BY BULATLAT November 29, 2007 – 5:44 p.m. Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, Brig. Gen. Danny Lim announced in a press conference with former vice president Teofisto Guingona, their lawyers and supporters that they decided to leave Manila Peninsula peacefully. Earlier tear gas cannisters were lobbed in the lobby of the hotel, intermittent gunfire was heard,…
Assault at Manila Peninsula Begins
BY BULATLAT November 29, 2007 – 4:29 p.m. As police Special Weapons and Tactics Group (SWAT) surround the Manila Peninsula Hotel, snipers from surrounding buildings fire warning shots and Marines with armed personnel carriers start moving in. (Bulatlat.com)
Troops Mass up in Makati as 3 p.m. Deadline for Trillanes’ Surrender Expires
BY BULATLAT November 29, 2007 – 4:10 p.m. Troops with tanks and armed personnel carriers and police officers have been massing up around the Manila Peninsula where Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim have been holding out after walking out of the hearing for charges of coup d etat at the Makati…
Troops Mass up in Makati as 3 p.m. Deadline for Trillanes’ Surrender ExpiresTroops Mass up in Makati as 3 p.m. Deadline for Trillanes’ Surrender Expires
BY BULATLAT November 29, 2007 – 4:10 p.m. Troops with tanks and armed personnel carriers and police officers have been massing up around the Manila Peninsula where Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim have been holding out after walking out of the hearing for charges of coup d etat at the Makati…
Assault at Manila Peninsula Begins
BY BULATLAT November 29, 2007 – 4:29 p.m. As police Special Weapons and Tactics Group (SWAT) surround the Manila Peninsula Hotel, snipers from surrounding buildings fire warning shots and Marines with armed personnel carriers start moving in.(Bulatlat.com)
Trillanes, Lim to Leave Hotel
BY BULATLAT November 29, 2007 – 5:44 p.m. Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, Brig. Gen. Danny Lim announced in a press conference with former vice president Teofisto Guingona, their lawyers and supporters that they decided to leave Manila Peninsula peacefully. Earlier tear gas cannisters were lobbed in the lobby of the hotel, intermittent gunfire was heard,…
Civilians, Media People Arrested with Trillanes, Lim
BY BULATLAT November 29, 2007 – 7:04 p.m. Totally disregarding human rights, police forces arrested former vice president Teofisto Guingona, Bp. Julio Labayen, Fr. Robert Reyes, former UP president Dodong Nemenzo and media people covering the stand-off at Manila Peninsula in Makati. Media people were caught by surprise after they were handcuffed and taken to…
Curfew Declared
BY BULATLAT November 29, 2007 – 9:14 p.m. Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno announced that a curfew has been imposed from 12 midnight to 5:00 a.m. tonight in the National Capital Region as well as Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog. The last time curfew was imposed was when former president Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law…