By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA – The Cabuyao Municipal Trial Court issued a warrant of arrest dated August 2, 2012 against labor leader Hermenegildo “Hermie” Marasigan. Marasigan is a member of KMU’s national council and vice-chairman of the the Pagkakaisa ng Manggagawa sa Timog Katagalugan (Pamantik), KMU’s regional chapter. According to a report…
Month: October 2012
Documentary film ‘Nanay Mameng,’ one of the year’s most significant films
By TERENCE KRISHNA V. LOPEZ Bulatlat.com MANILA — Arguably, Carmen “Nanay Mameng” Deunida of the urban poor group Kadamay is one of this century’s most popular and most endearing woman activist. Staunch. Fiery. Passionate. These are just a few words that describe how she speaks in public whether in rallies or in small gatherings. Her…
14-year old shot and killed in demolition in Tarlac City
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“Cali was only a boy; I don’t understand why they had to shoot and kill him. He was only there to help the residents keep their houses.” – Jojie Martinez, 10 years old
Cybercrime law takes effect October 3 amid broad protests
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
October 2 was marked by various groups as “Blackout Tuesday” and “Day of Protest by Netizens and Citizens” to protest against the new law, which, they said, is a serious threat against civil liberties including the freedom of expression and the right to privacy.
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Vilification of activists, insidious form of human rights violation
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“It’s not simply red tagging; the important aspect of it is it violates the freedom of expression, right to peaceful assembly and right to self determination among others. Such violation of these rights gives an impression that to resist or to dissent against tyranny, fight for genuine reform and to clamor for justice are wrong,” – Beverly Longid, Katribu Party-list.
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Military uses schools for counterinsurgency
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA — Even schools are being used by the Armed Forces of the Philippines for its counterinsurgency operations. The Department of Education’s Schools Division Superintendent Mary A. Lang-ayan issued a memorandum last June 26 to all school heads of public elementary and high schools in Baguio City. The memorandum…
Sister Stella Matutina: Vilified for defending the environment
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – After 18 years of religious work in different parts of Europe, Benedictine nun Sister Stella Matutina was assigned to Mindanao in 2008. One day, the nun received a call from one of their parishioners begging for help. Sister Stella was told that the rural folk were surprised to…
Soldiers threaten, torture two civilians in Ilocos Sur
By JOAN GARCIA Bulatlat.com VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – Last July, the 81st Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army (IBPA) arrived at the provinces of Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte. They replaced the 3rd IBPA that was encamped at 5 barangays in the two provinces. This August, the Peace and Development Teams of the 81st…
Advocates celebrate Int’l Day of Peace, urge support for GPH-NDFP talks
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“When we understand the roots of suffering, it is then that we can truly call for a cessation of hostilities and call on the parties at war to stay at the negotiating table and talk peace. The peace we seek is one that is based on social justice, one that takes into account issues of the environment and human right..” – Most Rev. Antonio Ledesma
Ilocanos remember dark days of martial law, vow to continue fight
By JOAN GARCIA Bulatlat.com LAOAG, Ilocos Norte – In Ilocos Norte, there was no commemoration of the declaration of martial law. Instead, what the provincial government led by Governor Imee Marcos did was to hold a 4-day Marcos Fiesta last September 8-11 to celebrate the 95th birth anniversary of deposed former president Ferdinand Marcos. The…
Computer school to sanction students for ‘cyber libel’, text message
By JOAN GARCIA Bulatlat.com VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur –In what appears to be a portent of things to come with the enactment of the Cybercrime law, students from the Data Center College of the Philippines-Vigan have been threatened with a libel case and disciplinary action from their school due to a group text message and…