Video: Honoring Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran
Honoring Crispin "Ka Bel" Beltran
Video: Honoring Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran
Scrap the VFA!
Scrap the VFA!
Press Release/ May 26, 2009 In September 1991, I was one of the tens of thousands of jubilant, soaking wet people who gathered outside the Senate when the historic vote was taken to not renew the bases treaty with the US. It was quite a night, marking the...
Video: Six Months Later, Dead OFW Comes Home to the Philippines
Video: Six Months Later, Dead OFW Comes Home to the Philippines
Six Months Later, Dead OFW Comes Home
Nuns Decry Inclusion of Church Workers in Military’s ‘Order of Battle’
Nuns Decry Inclusion of Church Workers in Military’s ‘Order of Battle’
An association of 350 Catholic nuns from 40 congregations in Mindanao expressed outrage over the inclusion of Church people to the reported ‘order of battle’ of the 10th Infantry Division of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. In a document titled “JCICC ‘AGILA’...
The Context of Political Repression and the Legal Justice System
The Context of Political Repression and the Legal Justice System
The following is the presentation made by lawyer Ameh Sato of the Public Interest Law Center (PILC) during a forum held by Pagbabago! at UP Diliman on May 21. As early as 2002, the Arroyo administration has launched war against its critics in the progressive...
The Awakening of Melissa R.
The Awakening of Melissa R.
Melissa Roxas, the Filipino-American activist who was abducted along with two others on May 19, purportedly wrote this undated email message. Bulatlat.com is reposting it because it provides a glimpse into her character and might help explain why an American like...
After 6 Months of Delay and Gov’t Inaction, OFW’s Remains Finally Arrive Home
After 6 Months of Delay and Gov’t Inaction, OFW’s Remains Finally Arrive Home
Family of Dead OFW Bewails Gov't Inaction
Video: Farmers File Human Rights Raps Vs. Nograles, House Security
Video: Farmers File Human Rights Raps Vs. Nograles, House Security
Farmers File Raps Vs Congress Leaders
Germans Express Shock at Continuing Rights Abuse in the Philippines
Germans Express Shock at Continuing Rights Abuse in the Philippines
Press Release/25 May 2009 Buffeted by heavy rain and gusty winds, more than 200 visitors of the German Kirchentag took about seven hours until they were able to light one candle for each of the 1015 victims of political killings in the Philippines. “Though it is...
Sister of NPA Leader Parago Murdered
Sister of NPA Leader Parago Murdered
Although it is too early to say whether the military is involved in Evelyn Pitao’s murder, Karapatan said they are looking closely into that possibility, given the history of violence the Pitao family had experienced in the hands of security forces.
Video: Whistleblowers, Critics Find Themselves Under Fire
Video: Whistleblowers, Critics Find Themselves Under Fire
Whistleblowers, Critics Are Under Fire
Melissa Roxas Moved to Philippines to Pursue Human-Rights Advocacy
Melissa Roxas Moved to Philippines to Pursue Human-Rights Advocacy
MANILA -- In 2007, Melissa Roxas moved to the Philippines to pursue what a colleague of hers described as "human-rights advocacy full-time." Prior to Roxas's move, she had been active as a founding member of the cultural organization Habi-Arts in Los Angeles. She...
Filipino-American Activist Freed, Two Companions Remain Missing
Filipino-American Activist Freed, Two Companions Remain Missing
Update: Melissa Roxas Moved to Philippines to Pursue Human-Rights Advocacy
Melissa Roxas, from Los Angeles, California, has been reunited with her family. The fate of her two companions -- Juanito Carabeo and John Edward Handoc – is unknown.
Filipino-American Activist, 2 Others Abducted at Gunpoint in Tarlac
Filipino-American Activist, 2 Others Abducted at Gunpoint in Tarlac
At least eight fully armed and hooded men believed to be members of the military abducted the three health workers at gunpoint and herded them into a van that had no license plates. This is the first time that a Filipino-American has fallen victim to what looks like another case of enforced disappearance.
UPDATE: Melissa Roxas "was surfaced" at 6:30 a.m. Monday, according to Bayan's Renato Reyes Jr. She has been reunited with her family after five days in the hands of her captors, believed to be soldiers. Her two companions remain missing, missing.
Video: In Honor of Human-Rights Defenders
Video: In Honor of Human-Rights Defenders
In Honor of Human-Rights Defenders
Video: Anakpawis Rep. Joel Maglunsod Vows to Live Up to Ka Bel’s Ideals
Video: Anakpawis Rep. Joel Maglunsod Vows to Live Up to Ka Bel’s Ideals
Maglunsod Vows to Live Up to Ka Bel's Ideals
Slideshow: Several Hurt as Congress Demolishes Peasants’ Tents
Slideshow: Several Hurt as Congress Demolishes Peasants’ Tents
Several Hurt in Congress Demolition
Slideshow: Peasants’ Camp-Out in Philippine Congress Violently Demolished
Slideshow: Peasants’ Camp-Out in Philippine Congress Violently Demolished
Peasants' Camp-Out in Congress Demolished
Audio: Crispin Beltran’s Life and Legacy Honored at Plaza Miranda
Audio: Crispin Beltran’s Life and Legacy Honored at Plaza Miranda
Ka Bel's Life and Legacy Honored
Slideshow: Crispin ‘Ka Bel’ Beltran — Man of the Century
Slideshow: Crispin ‘Ka Bel’ Beltran — Man of the Century
Crispin Beltran: Man of the Century
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