Oplan Bayanihan: Grand Psywar Scheme and Continuing Violence Against the People (Part 1)
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Caught in the Crossfire and Too Angry to Cry
Caught in the Crossfire and Too Angry to Cry
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK | The Pinaglabanan residents did not need my tears. They needed help. And if reporting about their struggles and exposing what they had to go through could help, why would I deny it to them?
Mendiola Massacre Survivors Recall the Horror (Video)
Mendiola Massacre Survivors Recall the Horror (Video)
Survivors Recall Mendiola Massacre
Fighting Back: The Pinaglabanan Residents’ Last Stand (Slideshow)
Fighting Back: The Pinaglabanan Residents’ Last Stand (Slideshow)
Pinaglabanan Residents' Last Stand
In Pinaglabanan, Poor Residents Fight for Their Homes (Video)
In Pinaglabanan, Poor Residents Fight for Their Homes (Video)
Pinaglabanan Folk Fight for Their Homes
Groups Urge Noynoy to Act on Killing of Palawan Environmentalist-Broadcaster
Groups Urge Noynoy to Act on Killing of Palawan Environmentalist-Broadcaster
By RONALYN V. OLEA
and INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
NUJP challenges President Aquino to make good on his pledge to solve the killings of journalists while others say authorities should go beyond the robbery angle that the police initially announced, considering that Dr. Gerry Ortega was also an environmental activist.
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Killed for Anti-Mining Stand? Palawan’s ‘Doc Gerry’ Was Friend of Environment and the Poor
Killed for Anti-Mining Stand? Palawan’s ‘Doc Gerry’ Was Friend of Environment and the Poor
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Environmentalists and Palawan leaders praise Dr. Gerry Ortega’s contribution to efforts to protect the environment and help the poor and marginalized.
Kin Challenge DOJ Findings Clearing Military in Co’s Death, Ask de Lima for Impartial Probe
Kin Challenge DOJ Findings Clearing Military in Co’s Death, Ask de Lima for Impartial Probe
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Lawyer says Co’s family was not a party to the DOJ-NBI panel investigation and that they did not have access to all the evidence the panel had. Neither did they get the opportunity to controvert the claims of the military denying responsibility for the killing.
Philippine Human-Rights Group Honors Former UN Envoy Philip Alston
Philippine Human-Rights Group Honors Former UN Envoy Philip Alston
Human-rights group Karapatan conferred a plaque of appreciation to former United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions Philip Alston on Jan. 20 in Maastricht, the Netherlands.
What Newsbreak Failed to Report About the ‘Morong 5’
What Newsbreak Failed to Report About the ‘Morong 5’
As a journalist who has been covering the Morong 43 from the day of their arrest, I know that the five, like the rest of the 43 health workers, are victims of torture and ill-treatment.
Palawan Environmentalist and Broadcaster Shot Dead
Palawan Environmentalist and Broadcaster Shot Dead
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Ortega is a known radio broadcaster and a pro-environment advocate. He has worked with various environmental groups and associations on pro-environment and community-based projects. He gained local popularity as a wildlife veterinarian and became known as "Doc Gerry."
‘It’s Not Too Much to Demand Justice, to Demand Land for the Landless’
‘It’s Not Too Much to Demand Justice, to Demand Land for the Landless’
Mendiola Massacre survivor Teresita Arjona, whose husband Danilo died with 12 others in the carnage, vividly remembers what happened that day 24 years ago. She is unlikely to ever forget, she says, because the reasons why they marched to Malacañang then are the same reasons why farmers continue to hold protests and rallies and why so many others have been killed.
‘Life for Farmers Is Meaningless If They Are Deprived of Land’
‘Life for Farmers Is Meaningless If They Are Deprived of Land’
Mendiola Massacre survivor Pedro Gonzalez knows by heart the crimes the governments that followed the Marcos dictatorship committed against the Filipino people. These, he says, make him remember what he is fighting for.
24 Years Later, the Wounds of Mendiola Still Bleed
24 Years Later, the Wounds of Mendiola Still Bleed
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Survivors of the Mendiola Massacre are left with bitter memories of that day 24 years ago, when soldiers and police fired their weapons at a group of protesting farmers. Their thirst for justice has kept them going in their continuing struggle for land.
Farmers Demand New DOJ Probe of Mendiola Massacre, SC Action on Luisita Case
Farmers Demand New DOJ Probe of Mendiola Massacre, SC Action on Luisita Case
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
To the Supreme Court, they sent a letter addressed to Chief Justice Renato Corona appealing for the speedy resolution of the Hacienda Luisita case. To the Justice department, it was a letter to secretary Leila de Lima seeking the reopening of the 24-year-old Mendiola Massacre case.
Next Agenda in GPH-NDFP Talks Can Make or Break Peace Process
Next Agenda in GPH-NDFP Talks Can Make or Break Peace Process
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Forging the Comprehensive Agreement on Socio-Economic Reforms (Caser) is said to be the “meat” of the negotiations as it aims to resolve the root causes of poverty and lack of development in the Philippines.
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