Members of the Anakpawis party-list group trooped to the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46 on Friday to demand a favorable ruling on a legal case they filed last March 30. They filed a Mandamus and Prohibition with application for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Preliminary Injunction in line with the alleged irregularities and anomalous transactions…
Day: June 26, 2009
News in Pictures: Arroyo Gets Failing Grade from Students
On June 18, Kabataan Kontra Cha-Cha!, a national youth movement against moves by the Arroyo government to change the Philippine Constitution, was launched through the initiative of League of Filipino Students (LFS). “If the Arroyo regime continues to force Charter Change despite snowballing opposition across all sectors, the prospects of escalating student protests around Malacanang…
Video: ‘Torture Part of Arroyo Regime’s Official Policy’
‘Torture Part of Arroyo Regime’s Official Policy’
Video: Mrs. Burgos Slams Promotion of Jonas’s Abductors, Calls for Ouster of President Arroyo
Promotion of Jonas’s ‘Abductors’ Slammed
Slideshow: Groups Denounce Continued Use of Torture, Abductions in the Philippines
Groups Denounce Continued Use of Torture
‘Philippine Military Has Its Own Abu Ghraib’
In protest rally Friday in front of Nica building, human-rights groups denounce the continuing use of torture. They likewise commemorate the third year of the disappearance of UP students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño. Edita Burgos says the promotion of three officials linked to the abduction of her son Jonas will encourage more atrocities.
Filipinos and Other Foreign Civilians Die, Uncompensated, for US Army in Iraq
Tens of thousands of civilian contract workers from poverty-stricken countries — among them Filipino Rey Torres (left) — were hired to support the U.S. war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan. In case of injury or death, they are supposed to be covered by workers’ compensation insurance financed by American taxpayers. But the program has failed to deliver medical care and other benefits.
Today Is 3rd Year of the Disappearance of Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño
University of the Philippines students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño were abducted three years ago by suspected military agents. Check out Bulatlat’s full coverage.
Bulatlat Full Coverage: Torture in the Philippines
US soldiers using the torture method known as waterboarding on a Vietnamese during the Vietnam war. Waterboarding is one of the favorite torture methods in the Philippines. (Photo by United Press International) Today, June 26, is “International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.” In this recent Bulatlat report, the United Nations said torture is…