BY BULATLAT Another activist was arrested by elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Calamba City, according to the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan-New Patriotic Alliance) in Southern Tagalog. Emmanuel Dionida, executive director of labor institute LEADERS, is among the 72 activists accused of multiple murder in connection with a raid by the New People’s…
Day: November 13, 2008
GMA Gets Failing Marks for Performance — Survey
BY BULATLAT President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has received a mark of 70.2 percent for her performance, a survey by the independent think tank IBON Foundation shows. At the same time, her net satisfaction rating has remained at -75.6, which is one of the lowest she received since she assumed office in 2004. According to IBON, 71.02…
NUJP: Westmincom Biodata Requirement Violates Press Freedom
BY BULATLAT The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines has expressed outrage at the sudden requirement by Maj. Eugene Batara, spokesman of the military’s Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), for journalists to fill up biodata forms before they can be accredited for coverage. “The biodata is not only an invasion of privacy, it is a…