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By RONALYN V. OLEA
“We have waited this long, only to suffer another injustice. By ignoring the need for justice, they have also ignored the life of service that Leonard and his companions had done up to their last breath.” – Mrs. Glenda Co
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
What do political prisoners do while in jail? Organize.
Sidebar: UP students, workers, professors visit political prisoners in Batangas
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The Aquino government is gravely mistaken if it thinks it can silence activists who are voicing out the people’s growing dissatisfaction with their regime. - Elmer Labog, KMU chairman
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“We dedicate this small victory to all martial law martyrs and heroes who have gone before us. We will continue to honor them, as we ensure that this law shall be implemented to the best interest of the victims and the Filipino people who survived martial law.” – Selda
‘Stop sabotaging peace talks,’ OPAPP told (Photo by Ronalyn V. Olea / Bulatlat.com)
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Is a crackdown in the offing? Is this part of the operations that also include the filing of absurd cases against activists?
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“We welcome the release of Acosta, finally, after two years of detention. What remains true is that no person should be held in detention, charged with trumped-up cases, and stripped of his rights because of his political beliefs. We demand the release of all sick and elderly political prisoners.” – Selda
By JULIUS D. MARIVELES
“It seems that they [the military] do not know the difference between a placard, a microphone and an M-16 rifle.” – Christian Tuayon, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Negros
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“After more than one year, it has been proven that the charges, which caused my detention for almost two years, were baseless.” – Ericson Acosta
By RONALYN V. OLEA
‘More than the monetary compensation, the bill represents the only formal, written document that acknowledges that martial law violated the human rights of Filipinos and that there were courageous people who fought the dictatorship.’ Marie Hilao-Enriquez, Karapatan
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