RH Bill Proponents to Push For Passage of Bill Despite Malacañang’s Retreat
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‘Sub-State’ Pushed as Answer to Bangsamoro Struggle
‘Sub-State’ Pushed as Answer to Bangsamoro Struggle
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“The issue of land and territorial domain is at the heart of the Moro conflict. The Moro home is encroached upon, divided for more than a century. To recover, secure and protect their remaining space is justified. The Moro could not accept to be squatters in their own land.” – Prof. Julkipli Wadi, dean of the University of the Philippines Institute of Islamic Studies.
Groups Want Arroyo Probed for Role in Spread of Corruption in Military
Groups Want Arroyo Probed for Role in Spread of Corruption in Military
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Fr. Joe Dizon of Pagbabago said the recent exposé on corruption in the military is another test for the current administration. “This is a golden opportunity to show that he (President Aquino) is serious (in fighting corruption).”
Luis V. Teodoro | The Truth Interred
Luis V. Teodoro | The Truth Interred
Equally troublesome is the media tendency to speculate on Reyes’ state of mind, his reasons for his apparent suicide, and even who’s to blame for it (as the weekend approached, the Senate was turning into the villain responsible). While nothing much can be gained from it, the cost of this mindlessness is to bury under tons of verbal garbage the need to get to the bottom of the corruption metastasizing in an institution that claims national security as its exclusive mandate. By LUIS V. TEODORO / bulatlat.com
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Faking Peace Advocacy
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Faking Peace Advocacy
The government and the AFP have consistently harped on the line that the “insurgency” is the obstacle to development, to wit: "If only the armed rebels stop fighting the government and lay down their arms, there will be peace and development in our country". This kind of thinking is totally blind to the real roots of the armed conflict and is incapable of appreciating, much less grasping, the need to address these roots in order to achieve a just and lasting peace. By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO / bulatlat.com
Benjie Oliveros | Stamping Out Corruption in the AFP and the Government
Benjie Oliveros | Stamping Out Corruption in the AFP and the Government
It should be remembered that the corruption scandals that involved the Arroyo family were the subject of so many congressional inquiries and were made as basis for the impeachment complaints that were filed against former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. There are already numerous evidences that were gathered. And yet, the Aquino government has not yet demonstrated the political will to run after the Arroyo family. By BENJIE OLIVEROS / bulatlat.com
Reyes’s Death Should Spur Deeper Probe Into Systemic Corruption in Military
Reyes’s Death Should Spur Deeper Probe Into Systemic Corruption in Military
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Cause-oriented groups said today the death of former armed forces chief of staff Angelo Reyes should compel authorities to step up their investigation into the alleged massive corruption within the military.
MILF Pooh-Poohs Split, Says It Will Present Draft Peace Pact When Talks Resume
MILF Pooh-Poohs Split, Says It Will Present Draft Peace Pact When Talks Resume
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said it is ready for the resumption of peace talks with the Manila government this month even as the front confirmed reports of a split within its ranks.
New Way to Measure Poverty Denounced as Deceptive, Can Undermine Calls for Better Wages
New Way to Measure Poverty Denounced as Deceptive, Can Undermine Calls for Better Wages
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
A new poverty index that reconfigured the method of determining the extent of poverty in the Philippines has been criticized as deceptive and can be exploited by the government to declare that life has become better under the Aquino administration, critics said the other day.
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