Anakpawis Rep. Fernando Hicap, Sister Pat Fox of the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines and former political prisoners Ericson Acosta and Kerima Tariman were among those arrested.
Police nabs 11 Luisita farmworkers, supporters
Day: September 17, 2013
3 local tourists nabbed in Sagada, tagged as rebels
By ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW and KIMBERLIE N. QUITASOL Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — The Cordillera Human Rights Alliance (CHRA) condemned police operatives for the illegal arrest and detention of three local tourists in Sagada, Mountain Province, Sept. 9. CHRA secretary general Jude Baggo identified the three as Aileen Cruz, Rey Busania and Ofelia Inong. On…
GDP growth downside
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star That the gross domestic product grew by 7.5% in the second quarter of 2013 the fourth consecutive quarterly GDP growth rate at 7% may continue to elate the Aquino administration. It gushingly parlays the international rating agencies’ reference to the Philippines as, next to…
Besieged
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Filipinos are under siege. Not by an external enemy, but by the enemy within. Everyone is under threat, but among the most frequently targeted are journalists and media workers, who, since 1986, have found their community increasingly at risk. The Aquino administration’s predecessor still holds the record…