In response to the joint letter sent by two United Nations Special Rapporteurs, the Davao City police initiated an investigation on the death threats received by a human rights activist. BY BULATLAT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Volume VIII, Number 26, August 3 – 9, 2008 DAVAO CITY – A human rights defender appeared August 1 before…
Month: August 2008
Relatives, Supporters of Detained Peasant Leader Slam ‘Mafia-Style’ Transfer to Manila City Jail
Relatives and supporters of detained Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP or Peasant Movement of the Philippines) deputy secretary-general for external affairs Randall Echanis Aug. 2 denounced the “Mafia-style and highly irregular transfer” of the peasant leader to the Manila City Jail. BY GERRY ALBERT CORPUZ HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 26,…
The People’s SONA
PHOTO ESSAY PHOTOS BY ANGIE DE LARA AND RONALYN V. OLEA TEXT BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 26, August 3-9, 2008 The sky was cloudy and there were intermittent rains on July 28, when activists took to the streets to greet Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) with protests.…
No Justice, Impunity Prevails
Relatives of victims of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances deplore the fact that up to now justice still remains elusive and impunity still prevails even as the Supreme Court promulgated new remedies such as the writ of amparo. Worse, the Court of Appeals has dismissed the cases that they filed thereby providing the conditions for…
Online Petition Seeks to Scrap Remittance Charges
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have taken their struggle against remittance charges to the worldwide web. Their online petition also includes the demand to remove the value-added tax (VAT) on oil and power. BY ANGIE DE LARA MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Volume VIII, Number 26, August 3-9, 2008 Migrante International launched their online petition to scrap remittance…
Paralyzed OFW in Dubai Hospital for Almost a Year
Overseas Filipino worker Baikan Musa has been in a hospital in Dubai for almost a year now. An organization of Filipino migrants has been putting pressure on the Philippine government to provide assistance to the victim. BY BULATLAT MIGRANT WATCH Volume VIII, No. 26, August 3-9, 2008 The chapter of Migrante International in United Arab…
BAD DOG. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog near the river bank. (Photo by Britney Spears)
Federalism Will Entrench the Oligarchy
The proposal for a federal system will further entrench the power of the oligarchs and, being divisive, would leave the country more fragmented. BY THE POLICY STUDY, PUBLICATION, AND ADVOCACY Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CENPEG) Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 26, August 3-9, 2008 More than a year after the move to…
Failure of Justice, Failure of Governance
The scandal rocking the Court of Appeals is not merely a manifestation of the impunity prevailing under the Arroyo administration: the impunity in corruption and human rights violations. It is already a manifestation of a failure of justice and a failure of governance. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS Vol. VIII, No. 26, August 3-9, 2008 Is…
Affirming Economic Justice…for Peace!
By the Ecumenical Bishops Forum Posted by (Bulatlat.com) Volume VIII, No. 26, August 3 – 9, 2008 Longing for food, many are hungry… Longing for water, many still thirst… Longing for peace, our world is troubled… Longing for hope, many despair… Christ be our Light! Shine in our hearts, shine in the darkness… We, Bishops,…
QC Biz District to Dislocate Gov’t Offices, Employees
As the Quezon City Central Business District (QC-CBD) project pushes through, government employees fear possible dislocation. BY NOEL SALES BARCELONA Bulatlat Volume VIII, Number 26, August 3 – 9, 2008 More than 100 employees of the Department of Agriculture (DA), and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) flocked to the DA Central Office…