Ronalyn V. Olea or Len to her colleagues loves to brew coffee strong enough to keep everyone in the newsroom awake. She’s a vegan and a bike commuter, braving the chaos of the road to get to meetings and errands.
Ronalyn V. Olea or Len to her colleagues loves to brew coffee strong enough to keep everyone in the newsroom awake. She’s a vegan and a bike commuter, braving the chaos of the road to get to meetings and errands.
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – One of the doctors belonging to the so-called Morong 43 filed a formal opposition to the promotion of two military officers allegedly involved in the torture of the health workers. Dr. Alexis Montes filed May 17 his...
Military’s claim of zero rights abuses belied (Photo by Jhun Dantes / Bulatlat.com)
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Eight combat battalions of the Philippine Army, the Philippine National Police and Citizens Armed Force Geographical Unit (Cafgu) are concentrated in the first and second districts of Quezon, harassing civilians, and wreaking havoc on the lives of the rural folk.
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com Another activist was killed by an unidentified gunman, May 9 at around 6:15 p.m. at Palma Kibawe village in Bukidnon, Northern Mindanao, according to human rights group Karapatan. Margarito Cabal was an active leader of Task Force...
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Jeffrey Cabintoy, then busboy at the Hapag Kainan restaurant inside the Ever Gotesco mall in Quezon City when Jonas Burgos was abducted, readily pointed to Major Harry Baliaga jr. as the man who told him not to intervene when they forcibly took Jonas five years ago.
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Their land and means of livelihood were taken away from them, their culture trampled upon, all in the name of public-private partnerships and foreign corporate interests.
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By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com OPOL, Misamis Oriental – On February 10, 2011, security guards of A. Brown Company, Inc. pointed their guns at Gilbert Paborada, a leader of the local indigenous peoples group Pangalasag. One of the guards threatened Paborada that he...
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – A consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) was arrested May 2 at his house in Inopacan, Leyte and charged with murder. Jaime Soledad, 63, was first arrested in March 2008 in Cavite. After three...
“We know that our enemies are human rights violators who respect no one but it is important to file the case if only to show that the government is violating its own laws.” – Morong 43
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“The Philippine government’s pronouncements on improving human rights have been mostly talk, and not much action.” – Elaine Pearson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch
By RONALYN V. OLEA
With family and human rights defenders, a mother sustains hope of seeing her missing son, despite the frustrating legal maze that springs coverups at every turn.
Jonas Burgos may have been forcibly taken away from his loved ones but for five years now, his family and friends have never stopped searching for him. Their memories of him remain vivid, keeping their hopes alive. By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Jonas or...
By RONALYN V. OLEA
‘We are endlessly building and rebuilding our lives amidst the turmoil created by military presence and ‘development’ activities in our lands.’
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By RONALYN V. OLEA
“We are happy and sad at the same time. This is the fruit of our long, arduous struggle. We dedicate this victory to the martyrs of Hacienda Luisita and to all our supporters,” Rodel Mesa, Unyon ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura
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By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com Dear Dana Marie, I know I am a stranger to you. I last saw you four years ago, after the United Nations Human Rights Committee issued a resolution on the murder of your mother Eden Marcellana and peasant leader Eddie Gumanoy. You...
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“…the accused were afforded due process and were properly informed of the nature and cause of the accusations against them.” – Judge Teodora Gonzales
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By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Amid the impasse in the peace talks between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), another consultant of the NDFP was arrested April 3. Renante Gamara and...
“This [Segovia's promotion] only proves that the Aquino administration is not at all serious in going after human rights violators.” -- Gary Liberal, one of the Morong 43
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