Month: August 2011

By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch www.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY – Public school teachers demand a higher budget allocation for education as they joined here the nationally coordinated action that coincided with the budget deliberations in Congress. Some 300 mentors from different public schools in the Philippines who attended the second national leadership training seminar led by…

By KIMBERLIE OLMAYA NGABIT QUITASOL www.nordis.net BAGUIO CTIY—Activists and progressive organizations urged media practitioners to join them in the campaign to put an end to vilification due to political beliefs through fair and responsible reporting. In a roundtable discussion on vilification or red-labeling with media practitioners initiated by Dinteg (Cordillera Indigenous Peoples’ Legal Center) and…

By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Residents of Sitio San Roque in Quezon City remain vigilant even after Mayor Herbert Bautista have extended the deadline for the demolition of their homes. “It is hard to be poor because we are always neglected by our government,” Pilar Angeles, 82, more commonly known as Nanay…

By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Marking the International Day of the Disappeared, more than a hundred relatives and colleagues of missing activists gathered today in front of a mall in Quezon City where Jonas Burgos was taken. Protesters put up a signage that read: “Mag-ingat sa mandurukot. Dito dinukot ng mga militar si…

By RONALYN V. OLEA and INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“We would like to appeal to both panels to iron out their differences and proceed with the formal peace talks. We believe that it is better to engage in principled debate over the negotiating table rather than other venues.” – Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform

By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Gabriela said the CBCP should issue specific directives to Bishop Juan de Dios Pueblos to stop coddling the accused priest. It also welcomed the statement earlier made by Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz, head of the Catholic Bishops National Tribunal of Appeals, that it is the duty of the Diocese of Butuan to commence Cabonce’s trial under canon law.

Ni RON MAGBUHOS Hinahanap ko sa mga dahong nananalamin sa araw ang iyong larawan, sa tangang mga piraso nito’y pilit na inaaninag ang bawat kahulugan ng iyong pakikipag-diinang kamay sa Masa, bawat talakayan, bawat martsa, hinahabing paunti-unti sa pag-asang ito ay magtuturo ng iyong kinaroroonan. Inilalarawan tila ng mga ugat ng punong ito ang iyong…