Press Release 21 January 2011 “How can two assistant state prosecutors and an NBI lawyer forming a three-man team of government investigators refute the facts just to stick to the military story that the NPA killed Leonard Co and his two companions and absolve complicity of government authorities in the crime?”, thus asked human rights…
Day: January 21, 2011
News in Pictures: On 24th Anniversary of Mendiola Massacre, Davao Groups Slam Oplan Bayanihan of US-Aquino Regime
DAVAO CITY — Progressive groups in the Southern Mindanao Region, led by the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, held a picket rally at Freedom Park, Davao City, Friday to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the infamous Mendiola Massacre and to condemn the new counter-insurgency program of US-Aquino regime dubbed as Oplan Bayanihan. (Photo by Jose Hernani / bulatlat.com)
DOJ’s Conclusion on Co Killing a ‘Whitewash’ — Scientist Group
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“The DOJ panel totally ignored the testimony of the witnesses that attest to the culpability of the military on the death of the Kananga 3”, said Dr. Giovanni Tapang, chairperson of AGHAM and convenor of the Justice for Leonard Co Movement.
Lesbians, Gays Push For Law Against Discrimination
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“Laws of the land proclaim equality for men and women, but when it comes down to the specifics — when it comes down to equal treatment for LGBTs — the laws are severely lacking.” — Oscar Atadero, regional director of the International Association of Pride Organizers (Inter-Pride)
Sidebar: Bayan Muna’s Proposed LGBT Bill
Bulacan Residents Up in Arms Against Dumpsite
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“How can these officials and businessmen put the health and very lives of our children at risk? They are also destroying the environment in the name of profit.” – Fr. Anacleto Ignacio, parish priest of San Jose del Monte city.
Collective Love: 2 Activist Couples Exchange Vows on Same Day and Hour
By RONALYN V. OLEA
For Ilang-ilang Quijano and King Catoy, it was all about protest culture: red, purple and placards on the cupcakes. For Deejay Acierto and Neil Legaspi, the revolution and the Katipunan were the most meaningful inspirations.
Bayan Muna’s Proposed LGBT Bill
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Main story: Lesbians, Gays Push For Law Against Discrimination MANILA — HB 1483 has certainly made efforts to provide for a legal definition to the ‘invisible’, as well as lay down what constitutes sexual orientation and gender identity. In the proposed bill , sexual orientation refers to the direction…
An Activist Looks Back on Edsa 2
We were young, full of energy and were willing to do anything to contribute toward change.
“Sampung taon na pala iyon?” I told Sally, and laughed. “Naramdaman mo bang tumanda tayo ng sampung taon?” I added. We went on sharing memories, those moments when we held meetings until the wee hours of the night at the Anakbayan headquarters on P. Noval in Sampaloc, Manila; the allies we encountered during the campaign; all the “gimmicks” we devised to oust Estrada and even the times when we skipped meals because we had no money; and many more.
Fix First Defects of 2010 Polls, Watchdogs Challenge Comelec’s Brillantes
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Brillantes cannot just hold another fully automated elections even without banishing “the ghosts and weaknesses” of previous elections, particularly that of the 2010 automated elections. “He must come up with a comprehensive report at the soonest time possible, lest he be accused of merely sweeping under the rug all those cases of poll irregularities,” said We Watch, a watchdog.
Satur C. Ocampo | Resolving Hindrances, Going Farther Toward Peace
By SATUR C. OCAMPO At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Posted by Bulatlat.com Yesterday the momentum for the resumption of formal peace talks between the Aquino government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines went a notch higher when the full negotiating panels began a five-day preliminary meeting (Jan. 14-18) in Oslo, Norway.…
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Welcome Breakthrough
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise | BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com “We look at our brothers and sisters in the NDF as not being enemies nor terrorists but rather as partners in trying to build this nation again…knowing their history of struggle…” – Alex Padilla, head, Philippine Government peace panel “It is an important endeavor to try…