BY JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat Farmers, fisherfolk and their families were forced out from the premises of the Batasan Complex on their 40th day of the Rural People’s Camp Out for Genuine Agrarian Reform yesterday afternoon around 2:00 p.m. Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) secretary general Danilo Ramos said they did not expect the…
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Slideshow: Peasants’ Camp-Out in Philippine Congress Violently Demolished
Peasants’ Camp-Out in Congress Demolished
Torture Widespread in the Philippines – UN
After hearing the report of the Philippine government and the testimonies of two torture victims, the United Nations Committee against Torture expressed its grave concern at the “routine and widespread use of torture” and the “climate of impunity for perpetrators of acts torture, including military, police, and other State officials”.
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
Crispin Beltran: Man of the Century
Moro Groups Urge OIC to Junk Philippines’s Bid for Observer Status
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat MAKATI CITY, Philippines – Hundreds of members of various Moro groups flocked today to the embassies of Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) here to protest the Arroyo government’s application for permanent observer status in the 57-member Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC). The protesters also called…
On His 1st Death Anniversary, ‘Ka Bel’ Honored as ‘Man of the Century’
Audio: Ka Bel as ‘Man of the Century’
German Protest Set vs. Atrocities in the Philippines
Press Release — 19 May 2009 More than 1000 candles will be lit on 22 May in the German city of Bremen to call attention to political killings in the Philippines. The initiative, dubbed “Sumabay Tayo! Walking together – for justice!“ commemorates the deaths of more than 1000 persons who have been summarily executed since…
Video: Satur on Palparan’s Entry to Congress: ‘Pasang Awa’
Satur on Palparan: ‘Pasang Awa’
Audio: ‘Vanessa’ Narrates How US Soldier Raped Her
‘Vanessa’ Narrates How American Raped Her
Manila’s Report to UN Committee on Torture ‘Evasive, Misleading’
Filipino Torture Victims Testify Before UN