“What BS Aquino mouthed during the Climate Change Symposium is nothing but lip service that is totally detached from reality.”
COP 21 | Groups hit Aquino climate change ‘hypocrisy’
Year: 2015
Tapestry
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
Aquino in another country
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld President Benigno S. C. Aquino III returned to the Philippines last Saturday after a week-long visit to France, Italy and the Vatican, but his remarks upon landing at the airport sounded as if he were still in another country. Mr. Aquino said it was “great” to be…
Revisiting the 1950s: A military round-up
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star In a single day, military intelligence operatives rounded up over 50 suspected “subversives” in Manila, herded them inside a military camp’s officers’ clubhouse, and subjected each one to prolonged interrogation. Those who resisted answering or wouldn’t provide the desired information were physically tortured. A…
Pagkilos
Ni KERIMA LORENA TARIMAN Ang lahat ng bagay ay tila kiti-kiti, Palagiang kumikilos at hindi mapakali. Ang paggalaw ay kakambal ng bawat bagay, Likas na kaugnay at hindi maihihiwalay. Ang mga bagay-bagay ay kay hirap isipin, Kung walang paggalaw, kung kaya, gayundin, Ang paggalaw mismo ay di natin matatanto, Kung wala ang mga bagay dito…
Worsening plight of climate refugees, an alarming trend under Aquino
“The Aquino administration has accumulated a long string of cases of human rights violations against climate refugees and environmental advocates.”
Under Aquino, war in Moro lands continues
“President Aquino presented himself as a leader, but has done nothing, but follow the whims of an imperialist power.”
Tiamzon couple insists murder raps fabricated by military
When Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) arrived at the alleged mass grave site, about six civilians were already digging and skeletal remains and clothes were on the surface.
‘Jail Aquino for rights violations’ – progressive groups
“People are being killed, tortured, arrested and detained. To the regime, the Filipino people’s resistance is a stumbling block to its brand of peace and development, and they must be punished.”
‘SSL 2015 not for teachers, rank and file employees’
“Teachers have the greatest responsibility, but the enormous salary lag compared to top government officials is despicable.”
UN exec calls for resumption of peace talks, disbandment of armed groups
“Activities undertaken by security forces as well as armed groups within and around IP communities in Mindanao have resulted in legitimate expressions of fear and insecurity, in displacement, and is endangering the security and safety of non-combatants, including women, children and older persons.”