By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Environmental activists expressed dismay and outrage over the decision of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to clear former Palawan ex-governor Joel Reyes in case concerning the January 24, 2011 killing of Dr. Gerry Ortega. Marjorie Pamintuan, convenor of Task Force Justice for Environmental Defenders said that the DOJ was…
Day: June 21, 2011
Students hold anti-Aquino protest during Rizal fete, 7 arrested
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com A militant youth organization based in Southern Tagalog decried the arrest of its seven members after the group led a lighting rally last June 19. President Benigno Aquino III was delivering a speech on the national commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of national hero, Jose Rizal when the…
Green group lauds Romblon folk for blocking mining
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Environmental activist group commends the residents of Romblon island for scoring a victory against mining. The environmental activist group Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment lauded the recent decision made by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to…
SC: Military officials liable for abduction of UP students
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“It’s good news but it [the decision] took so long. Unfortunately, the decisions of the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court have not resulted in the surfacing of the disappeared.” – Mrs. Concepcion Empeño, mother of missing UP student Karen Empeño