By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective After months of speculation, Sen. Grace Poe finally announced her intention to run for president in the 2016 elections. Even before Senator Poe announced her candidacy, she has been topping the polls over erstwhile frontrunner Vice Pres. Jejomar Binay who appeared to have bagged the presidency early on, if surveys…
Day: September 17, 2015
Independent probe on Lumad slays urged
“We are demanding an investigation without the presence of the military because any investigation with their presence is useless.”
Youth solon to Comelec: Explain new deals over PCOS machines, source code
“The new lease deal is actually more costly than the previous PCOS refurbishment option.”
#StopLumadKillings | Gov’t culture and arts arm joins call for justice
“Their murder is the murder of the peoples’ soul.”
#StopLumadKillings | A portrait of two Lumad mothers
Among some 3,000 Lumads seeking refuge at the Surigao del Sur Sports Center, there are two mothers of nearly the same age named Maribel Enriquez. Both seek justice for the plight they are going through because of the military.
Lumad victims give testimonies to UN expert
“These killings are under the context of the counterinsurgency program which is running short on a deadline.”