By RONALYN V. OLEA
“After this dialogue, there is still no clear resolution [on the Morong 43 case],” said Ofelia Beltran-Balleta, mother of Jane Balleta. “We came here with high hopes. After Aquino’s statement about the illegal arrest, we were expecting that he would soon order the release of the Morong 43.”
Statement November 16, 2010 What rights have you to crush my people by grinding the faces of the poor into the dust!”(Is 3:14 – 15) The 16th November 2010 marks 6 years since 7 farm workers were massacred by the military and PNP as they held a peaceful picket at Gate 1 of Hacienda Luisita.…
Press Statement 16 November 2010 What rights have you to crush my people by grinding the faces of the poor into the dust!” (Is 3:14 – 15) The 16th November 2010 marks 6 years since 7 farm workers were massacred by the military and PNP as they held a peaceful picket at Gate 1 of…
PRESS RELEASE November 16, 2010 Progressive youth groups Anakbayan, League of Filipino Students (LFS), Student Christian Movement (SCM), Karatula, College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP), and National Union of Students in the Philippines (NUSP) joined other organizations today in a march to Mendiola Bridge to mark the 6th anniversary of the infamous Hacienda Luisita…
Media Release 16 Nobyembre 2010 Sa ikaanim na anibersaryo ng Hacienda Luisita Massacre, na una sa ilalim ng rehimen ni Pres. Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III, kinondena ng sentrong unyong Kilusang Mayo Uno ang ayon dito’y “nagpapatuloy na kasinungalingan” ng pangulo kaugnay ng masaker na pumatay sa pito at sumugat sa marami pa. Ayon sa…
NEWS RELEASE 16 November 2010 “The continuing denial of justice to murdered Hacienda Luisita farm workers in 2004 sends a chilling message to all Filipino workers: Bloody government intervention remains at the doorstep of every labor dispute, especially with a Cojuangco-Aquino in the presidency.” This was the statement of labor NGO Ecumenical Institute for Labor…
Press Statement November 16, 2010 Bayan join’s the struggling Filipino people in commemorating the sixth anniversary of the Hacienda Luisita Massacre. Six years after the November 16 massacre, not one police, mlitary or civilian official has been made accountable or has been convicted. The Office of the Ombudsman has sat on the case and no…