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News in Pictures: Thirteen Widows

Bulatlat Contributors | Jan 22, 2010

Bulatlat Live: Mendiola Massacre, 23 Years Later

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Bulatlat Staff | Jan 22, 2010

Slideshow: Crisis in Sugarlandia

Land Reform: Crisis in Sugarlandia

Bulatlat Contributors | Jan 21, 2010

Negros Farmers on Hunger Strike to Oppose Killings, ‘Criminalization of Agrarian Struggle’

By RITCHE T. SALGADO
Farmers and fisherfolk groups in Negros Occidental have been holding protests outside the capitol to denounce the mounting harassments experienced by Negrense farmers and farm workers. They also denounce a series of moves by landlords to file common and trivial offenses against peasants who demand land reform.
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Bulatlat Contributors | Jan 21, 2010

Military Continues Harassment of Leftists, 2 Activists Are Latest Targets

By RONALYN V. OLEA
Two activists have complained that the Philippine military has been harassing them, the latest in a series of similar intimidations apparently aimed at forcing activists to spy against militant groups for the armed forces.

Ronalyn V. Olea | Jan 18, 2010

Hounded by Military for Years, Ex-Bayan Leader Takes Refuge in NPA

"Yes, I have chosen to seek refuge under the revolutionary movement, particularly with the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People’s Army and the National Democratic Front. This is the most logical choice on my part because these are the very organizations that can guarantee not only my protection from political killings but also, above all, freedom of the people from the oppressive grip of a reactionary fascist state. I am still breathing and fighting precisely because of this choice."

Bulatlat Staff | Jan 17, 2010

Military Harasses Farmers’ Nationwide Caravan

The first-ever nationwide peasant caravan for land and justice, now on its fifth day in the Bicol region, has been facing harassment from the military since yesterday, Jan. 15. The caravan led by the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) and Anakpawis party list took off from Davao City on Monday. The farmers intend to reach Manila on Jan. 22, the 23rd anniversary of the Mendiola Massacre.

Ronalyn V. Olea | Jan 16, 2010

Benjie Oliveros | Land, Justice and the Peasantry

Majority of victims of human-rights violations in the Philippines are peasants. They are the ones most denied not just land but justice. So any candidate for president who claims to be for justice should, first and foremost, commit to the implementation of a genuine agrarian-reform program. This is why the Hacienda Luisita land problem is a defining issue for Noynoy Aquino.

Benjie Oliveros | Jan 15, 2010

In Historic Nationwide Caravan, Peasants Push Struggle for Land and Justice

By RONALYN V. OLEA “The Filipino peasantry are about to deliver their strongest indictment to the anti-peasant, fascist and corrupt Arroyo regime,” Anakpawis Representative and KMP national chairman Rafael Mariano.

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Ronalyn V. Olea | Jan 13, 2010

In 2009, Human Rights Took Serious Beating from Arroyo Regime

By MARYA SALAMAT
Human-rights violations in 2009 are “numerous and varied and no sector of society is exempted,” belying the Arroyo government’s claim that steps have been taken to improve the Philippine government’s human-rights record, according to Karapatan. And with Oplan Bantay Laya 2's deadline in 2010 fast approaching, more abuses are certain to occur, it said.

Marya Salamat | Jan 3, 2010

Mangudadatu: ‘Ampatuans Made Business Out of Elections’

By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
In this Q&A, Esmael Mangudadatu, vice mayor of Buluan town, Maguindanao, talks about the Ampatuan massacre and how the Ampatuans ruled the province. "They made business out of the votes. They extorted money out of the senatorial candidates who were campaigning in Maguindanao by selling votes to them," he said. He also wished that there would be no whitewash in the case against them.

Alexander Martin Remollino | Dec 20, 2009

Benjie Oliveros | The Impunity Must End

And this impunity would not end for as long as Arroyo wields power whether as president, congresswoman, or prime minister. Impunity would also persist if Arroyo’s clone cum anointed one, Gilbert Teodoro, emerges the winner in the presidential elections by some stroke of luck, especially of the Garci kind.

Benjie Oliveros | Dec 20, 2009

Slideshow: Arroyo’s Human-Rights Record Atrocious as Ever

Arroyo's Human-Rights Record Atrocious as Ever

Bulatlat Contributors | Dec 15, 2009

News in Pictures: Davaoeños Commemorate International Human Rights Day

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Bulatlat Contributors | Dec 15, 2009

‘Mrs. B’ Brings Jonas Burgos’s Case to Attention of Europeans

In this audio clip, Edita Burgos, the mother of missing activist Jonas Burgos, talks about her recent trip to Europe where she brought her campaign to force the Philippine government to surface her son. She also talks about the human-rights situation in the Philippines and why President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a "bad mother" to the Filipino people. Listen now

Bulatlat Staff | Dec 14, 2009

‘Ampatuan Massacre Should Be Brought Before International Courts, Tribunals’

By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
The failure of investigators to secure the crime scene, the apparent contamination of forensic evidence, and the weak rebellion case filed against the perpetrators have led people to believe that there is a high probability that the Ampatuan clan would walk away with the murder of 57 people, even as the case has generated a strong international concern.

Janess Ann J. Ellao | Dec 14, 2009

The Ampatuans, the Military and Elections in Maguindanao: The Ties That Bind

By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO The Ampatuans' rise to the peak of political power was in no small part due to their ties with the military. In a most ironic twist, the military proposed the extension of martial law in Maguindanao until the 2010 elections purportedly to teach the Ampatuans “how to run peaceful and credible elections.”

Alexander Martin Remollino | Dec 14, 2009

Ex-Arroyo Aide Among Execs of Mining Firm Terrorizing Bukidnon Lumads

A former chief of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), who is also one of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's most trusted men, is one of the directors of a big mining company that operates in a number of provinces, among them Bukidnon, which is one of the provinces where several indigenous-peoples' communities are suffering under a reign of terror perpetrated by the military and paramilitary groups.