By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat MANILA — When the Supreme Court junked the petition filed by Oliver Lozano for being premature, it refused to fall into the trap set by the Arroyo’s administration’s allies in Congress. It also rejected the claim of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s allies that they passed the House Resolution 1109 because they…
Day: June 20, 2009
World Lawyers Assail Human-Rights Abuses in Philippines
By RONALYN V. OLEA Human Rights Watch Bulatlat MANILA — An international association of lawyers, judges, jurists, law teachers and law students has expressed concern over the continuing deterioration of the human-rights situation in the Philippines. It also criticized the refusal of the Arroyo regime to seriously investigate and prosecute state security forces thought to…