Makabayan bloc lawmakers want President Aquino to answer these questions, whether in written form or in person.
Day: April 7, 2015
Veloso family urges Aquino: ‘Save Mary Jane’
The family of Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipina in death row in Indonesia, appeals for help from President Aquino.
House probe body rejects sending Aquino 20 questions on Mamasapano
“This is a simple asking for answers to a list of questions.” – Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares
Candles lit in bid to save Filipina in death row in Indonesia
“Mary Jane Veloso is not only a victim of drug trafficking syndicates but also of government neglect.”
Indignation-al anthem
my fears were abolished as you tried to write a constitution in my heart, parted it into four, for my mother who is a mother for my father who is a worker for my sister who is a child and for my brother who is a queer, then you attached wings in it and said…
The personal is political
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld Readers of this 10-something-year-old column have likely observed that the essays I write are mostly political in nature; an outcome of my being a social activist from way back when. But once in a rare while and for good reason, the theme becomes more personal. Then again as the…
Aparición | Roberto Pascual Sr.
Twenty-seven years ago, Roberto Pascual Sr., a 34-year-old community organizer, was abducted and disappeared in Navotas.