Day: November 25, 2007

Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez tried to make himself look like a patriot by pointing fingers at the World Bank over its suspension of the release of $33 million dollars which comprise part of a $232-million loan for road projects. “We cannot allow ourselves to be the punching bag of any international (agency),” he said. The…

By Dabet Castañeda HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH BULATLAT VOL. VII, No. 42, November 25- December 1, 2007 One year and five months after their abduction, a witness testified that he had actually seen and talked to Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño, the two scholars of the University of the Philippines (UP) who were abducted allegedly by…