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By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Killing of 7- year-old girl by a soldier strengthen calls for military pullout in Compostela "Because of military deployment in civilian communities, the lives of the children are placed in great risk." – Children's Rehabilitation Center
By ACE ALEGRE Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY – A senator is seeking a review of the 16-year old Republic Act 7942 or the Philippine Mining Act of 1995. Sen. Loren Legarda, who convened indigenous peoples all over Luzon at the Teachers Camp here Friday, said the law...
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY ACE ALEGRE
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group of the Philippine National Police failed to present three of its witnesses during the Court of Appeals hearing on September 7, 2011 on Jonas Burgos's enforced...
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – With the objective of defending a “paradise against destruction,” various groups formally launched Resist Apeco! Defend Aurora Movement, Sept. 6. Apeco stands for the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Free Port (Apeco)...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) based in Hong Kong is appealing for justice on behalf of a 17-year-old boy in Basilan Mnindanao who was falsely accused by soldiers and policemen of being a member of the bandit...
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- London-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) and Kabataan Partylist aid poor government spending on higher education is probably behind the drop in rankings of the top universities in the county. "This may come as a...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com No way, no to using incinerators to solve Metro Manila's growing garbage crisis. The Kalikasan People's Network for the Environment is vehemently opposed to the proposal of Metro Manila Development Authority chairman Francis...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Rebel forces allied with the United States and the Northern Alliance Treaty Organization (NATO) might be targeting migrants and citizens of other nationalities in Libya. This is the fear of Migrante International after reports...
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – At first glance, the proposed four-day work week for workers in public and private sectors may seem beneficial but a closer look proves otherwise. According to the Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development...
By MARYA SALAMAT
The MILF leadership, particularly its negotiating panel headed by Mohagher Iqbal, views the “3 in 1” proposal of the Philippine government for a peace agreement as "detached," has "no connections" and has in fact "derogated the past agreements and consensus reached by the two parties in the past 14 years of negotiations."
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com In the wake of President Benigno Aquino III's exuberant report regarding his supposedly successful business and diplomatic trip to China, Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares said the president should not be too eager to...
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“While we commend the courage of the mothers of Karen and Sherlyn, now human rights defenders themselves, in pursuing the criminal case, it is equally significant that the Aquino government must take concrete steps in making the roads to justice accessible for the victims and their families.” – Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law, and Development
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – One of the soldiers linked to the abduction of two University of the Philippines (UP) students and his counsel was a no-show at the Department of Justice (DOJ) hearing today. Staff Sgt. Edgardo L. Osorio did not appear at...
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA - Amid protests over what progressive groups call as "bogus public hearings" conducted by the Toll Regulatory Board this week over the planned imposition of the 12-percent Value-Added Tax (VAT) on toll fees, which it would pass...
By D. L. MONDELO Bulatlat.com AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - The recent Wikileaks expose' of a 2007 cable from the US embassy in Manila (which was published in Manila newspapers) revealing the collaboration between the Dutch, Philippines and US governments to file...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"This is not something we can give up on easily. We are talking about our country's chances of securing a just and lasting peace and putting an end to the armed conflict. These are aspirations that all peace-loving Filipinos share, and we should persevere in the peace talks. If there are problems, we have to find solutions to them; if there are obstacles, then they should be overcome."
A dog and his human enjoying a weekend drive. There are several of them around the Metro (all Azkals). But he is the only one with his own helmet and wrap-around shades. (C-5, Taguig, Metro Manila)
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY GREGORIO B. DANTES Jr.
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY GREGORIO B. DANTES Jr.
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