Ni Emmanuel I. Derecho Mula sa aklat ng ‘Mga Tula Ng Maubanin’ I Maluwag na sinturon na aking dala-dala, Ibinigay ng kwadradong daigdig na lona, Sa laki ang bayan ko dito ay kasya, Nagbigay sa akin ng tulugan na pera. II Hindi lang ito isa kundi ito ay walo, Pinag-agawan ng mga relihiyon, pulitiko, Dito’y…
Month: February 2013
‘Stop sabotaging peace talks,’ OPAPP told
‘Stop sabotaging peace talks,’ OPAPP told (Photo by Ronalyn V. Olea / Bulatlat.com)
Massive cheating feared as Comelec summarily dismisses unresolved automated election problems
By MARYA SALAMAT
“Clearly, automation does not magically solve the issues perpetually hounding the conduct of the elections in the country. Instead, the AES even gives more room for doubt and electoral fraud.” – Kabataan Party-list
Use facts not gutter language, Comelec told
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA — The Automated Election System Watch (AES Watch) refused “to go down to the level of arguments with the prominent use of gutter language by the head of a Constitutional body – Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes.” In a strongly worded statement, Bobby M. Tuazon, co-convener of AES Watch and director…
NPA to release captured cop, soldier; declares ceasefire
The NPA’s ComVal North Davao South Agusan Sub-regional Command said a four-day suspension of military offensives will take effect Tuesday, February 19 to 22 in the towns of Kapalong, San Isidro, Asuncion and New Corella in Davao del Norte and in Laak, Compostela Valley.
Break-ins targeting govt critics increasing
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Is a crackdown in the offing? Is this part of the operations that also include the filing of absurd cases against activists?
Is the US Navy installing surveillance equipment, base near Tubbataha?
By MARYA SALAMAT
“The issue of Tubbataha again underscores the problems with the Visiting Forces Agreement. A crime was committed against our country and yet the Philippine government could not even conduct its own investigation of the perpetrators.” – Bayan
Rebel group hits military’s ‘bounty-hunting activities’
By KIMBERLIE NGABIT-QUITASOL Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY—The Cordillera People’s Democratic Front (CPDF) criticized the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for making a fortune out of bounty for the capture of New People’s Army (NPA) members. In a statement sent through email, CPDF spokesman Simon “Ka Filiw” Naogsan accused the AFP of inventing positions for…
Groups assert killing of Dutch missionary politically-motivated
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The family and their counsel view the resolution, which ruled that the killing of Willem Geertman was a robbery with homicide case, as “incredibly detached and blindly oblivious to the relevant and material circumstances surrounding the cold-blooded murder.”
Too many matters considered as ‘confidential’ in Olalia-Alay-ay murder hearings
A good soldier’s predicament: having to obey ‘wrong’ commands
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – The failed 1987 and 1989 coups d’état were often mentioned at the trial of former soldiers accused in the Olalia-Alay-ay double murder. According to the plan, the murder of Olalia was carried out to generate massive protests, which the Reform the AFP Movement (RAM) would ride on to launch…