“As an organization of people’s lawyers, we will make it certain that the outgoing Arroyo government will not escape prosecutions and be made accountable for crimes committed against the people,” said Filipino lawyer Edre Olalia, acting secretary general of the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL)
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares said bigger challenges await them in the 15th Congress not only due to the presence of the Arroyos and Marcoses but also because of the stature of steadfastness, commitment and dedication to the masses that Liza Maza and Satur Ocampo, who completed their last term in the 14th Congress, have established.
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By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com The 15th Congress is extraordinary not only because of the presence of actors and actresses and even a boxing champion who got elected as representatives of their respective districts. It is also the first time in Philippine...
By PAULINE GIDGET ESTELLA Bulatlat.com For Kabataan Partylist (Kabataan), the first important thing to do when the 15th Congress opens in July is to derail President Gloria Arroyo’s bid for the House speakership. Kabataan, which currently represents the youth...
By JENNIFER CHAN Bulatlat.com I have never played Prince of Persia. Not on MS-DOS, Sega, Dreamcast or even PS2. However, that didn’t stop me from watching the recently released movie version of it. And that shouldn’t stop the rest of you from doing so either. After...
June 2, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raymond Palatino today bewailed the Ombudsman’s latest resolution clearing Pres. Gloria Arroyo, among others, in the still unresolved NBN-ZTE controversy. “There can never be closure on the controversy for...
News Release June 2, 2010 Members of the umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan, New Patriotic Alliance) today picketed the Israeli embassy in Makati City, Philippines to protest the killings of pro-Palestine activists who were part of a flotilla headed...
Press Release 2 June 2010 After being neglected on their legitimate demands against their erring employer, 236 distress OFW Nurses and polyclinic workers in Jeddah, western capital of Saudi Arabia, will be trooping in today inside the Philippine Consulate General...
PRESS STATEMENT 2 June 2010 The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) condemns in the strongest terms Israel's criminal attack against the people bringing humanitarian aid in solidarity with the people in Gaza. This attack sanctioned by the Israeli...
UTRECHT, The Netherlands (30 May 2010) – The International Association of People’s Lawyers (IAPL), a worldwide grouping of public interest and human rights lawyers, challenged the incoming Philippine administration of presumptive president-elect Sen. Benigno Aquino...
June 1, 2010 PRESS RELEASE After months of agony, OFWs reunited again to call for the removal from post of a welfare officer whom they accuse of “deliberately prolonging their plight” in Saudi Arabia. They also challenged the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration...
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