He may have dropped out of high school but his biggest qualification is his almost three decades of involvement in the struggles of fisherfolk.
Day: May 7, 2013
AES Oversight Committee urged to convene ASAP
“It is just right that Congress, through its AES Oversight Committee, steps into the scene to provide timely recommendations and proposals to the COMELEC as to the issues hounding the PCOS machines.” – Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA — Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares called on the Joint Congressional Oversight…
Partylist bares agenda for children
MANILA – Give voice to the voiceless. This is the call of a partylist group for children – Akap Bata Partylist. In a colorful Flores De Mayo, the children together with their nominees paraded displaying their agenda on May 5, Sunday at Plaza Remedios, Malate, Manila. The group found a creative way to put forward…
NPA claims torching mining firm’s machinery
“The LCMC’s mining operations will mean the grabbing and destruction of hundreds of hectares of agricultural lands, forests and other parts of the ancestral domain of the indigenous peoples of Mankayan and Tadian.” — NPA-Benguet
Court rebukes police for lapses in probing disappearance of activist
“Disappointingly, the investigative efforts of the Special Investigation Task Force Group-Balao falls way below acceptable standards given today’s available technological and sophisticated measures.” — RTC Branch 63
Tinoc folk want soldiers out of villages
The Tinoc folk called for the pull-out of the Alpha Company of the 86th Infantry (Highland) Battalion of the 5th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army in Tinoc. They also called for the prosecution and punishment of erring soldiers and particularly mentioned Capt. Danilo Lalin who allegedly raped a minor in their headquarters in Tinoc.