“We seriously hope that the Human Rights Victims Claims Board will be composed soonest. Martial law victims cannot afford to be disenfranchised, much more neglected again.” – SELDA
Day: May 17, 2013
Ballot-confetti optimal scandal machine
A look back at the May 2013 elections
Proclaiming 6 senators based on 23.6-percent canvassed votes does not make an election, democratic and truly successful.
Groups slam K to 12 implementation as Aquino signs law
“The K12 aims to produce cheaper, more ‘exploitable’ labor. The program is meant to ensure more ‘semi-skilled’ youths enter the labor force as early as 18 years old, which will make the unemployment problem worse.” – Vencer Crisostomo, Anakbayan
Kapunan claims no knowledge of the Olalia-Alay-ay double murder
Accused former Air Force Col. Eduardo Kapunan admitted in court that he ordered the surveillance of labor leader Roland Olalia, who was later found brutally murdered with companion Leonor Alay-ay, in 1986.