Whether modernized or not, no election system will bring democracy to the people and a just government elected unless the systemic problem of fraud which is run by powerful politicians in and out of government is addressed decisively and comprehensively. By the Policy Study, Publication, and Advocacy Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) MANILA…
Day: July 23, 2009
In CHR Hearing, Melissa Roxas Reiterates Abduction, Torture Charges Vs Military
Melissa Roxas’s description of the place where she was brought and tortured seemed consistent with what the CHR found during a visit to Fort Magsaysay. But military officials deny soldiers were behind the atrocity. “Fort Magsaysay is a tourist destination,” one of them told the commissioners.
News in Pictures: Melissa Roxas Testifies Before CHR
Melissa Roxas at the hearing on her case before the Commission on Human Rights in Quezon City. The hearing was still ongoing as of noon time Thursday. (Photos by Ronalyn V. Olea / bulatlat.com) Click here for more on Melissa Roxas and her abduction and torture