Below are statements issued by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines and the New People’s Army: Conrado Heredia Command Front 20 Operations Command New People’s Army–Southern Mindanao Press Statement 19 February 2011 CHC-NPA frees POW PO3 Sabatin; slams AFP/PNP ceasefire violations On the occasion of the renewed round of peace talks between the Government…
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Letter to the Editor: OFWs, too, Yearn for Peace Founded on Social Justice
Letter to the Editor Bulatlat.com 19 February 2011 Allow us, OFWs and families, to express our unequivocal support, with hope, for the success of the on-going peace negotiations between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). Disclaimer | What you are reading is either a press release/…
Letter to the Editor: Ban Large-Scale, Foreign Mining, Not Just in Palawan, but Nationwide
Letter to the Editor February 18, 2011 It took the life of a dignified man before President Noynoy Aquino declared that all mining applications in the province of Puerto Princesa will no longer be processed. The death of Dr. Gerry Ortega, a big loss for the media institution and for the whole community defending the…
Letter to the Editor: Government’s Mining Policy Promotes Destructive, Irresponsible Mining
Letter to the Editor 16 February 2011 Mining liberalization under the Philippine Mining Act of 1995 and the Mining Revitalization Program plainly promotes and implements destructive irresponsible mining. Since the implementation of the Mining Revitalization Program in 2003, there is still no existing study by the government on the devastation brought about by mining operations…
Letter to the Editor: Contingency Plans
Letter to the Editor Bulatlat.com 16 February 2011 Migrante-Middle East (M-ME) was the first to raise serious concern on the safety of our fellow OFWs working and living in Egypt when the peace and order situation there had worsen due to massive streets protest by the Egyptian people demanding the ouster of Egyptian president Husni…
Statement by Alan Jazmines on His Arrest: ‘Violation of Jasig and Mockery of the Entire Peace Talks’
My arrest on the very eve of the NDFP-GPH peace talks by combined forces of the AFP and PNP is an outright and arrogant mockery and sabotage of the peace process.
Hustisya Solidarity Message to People of Egypt (PR)
PRESS RELEASE February 1, 2011 LONG LIVE THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT’S CLAMOR FOR JUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY! END THE US-BACKED MUBARAK REGIME! HUSTISYA (Unity for Justice), expresses warm and fervent support to the people of Egypt who have sustained their street demonstrations for more than a week now in calling for the ouster of the three-decade…
ILPS Salutes and Congratulates People of Egypt (PR)
WE SALUTE AND CONGRATULATE THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT FOR RISING UP TO OVERTHROW THE MUBARAK REGIME By PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON Chairperson, International League of Peoples’ Struggle January 30, 2011 The mass uprisings sweeping several Arab countries have shifted their focus from Tunisia to Egypt, a country much bigger in terms of land size, population…
Oplan Bayanihan: Militarizing Civilian Functions
Letter to the Editor January 14, 2011 On the very first day of the year, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) launched its new counter insurgency plan called Bayanihan purportedly to end armed resistance in the country within the six-year term of President Noynoy Aquino. It claimed that such oplan is far different from…
No Legal Assistance Provided to OFW ‘Clarissa’ (PR)
Press Statement December 13, 2010 This is a rejoinder to the statement issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs on December 11 with a heading “Phl Embassy in Riyadh Assisted Fully OFW Repatriated from Riyadh”. To put the records straight: Migrante-Al Khobar directly provided assistance to OFW “Clarissa” who has been raped and was jailed…
Enough of Presidential Word Play! Effect the Immediate Release of the Morong 43!
STATEMENT OF THE POLITICAL DETAINEES IN CEBU Dec 9, 2010 Since December 3, the 43 health workers have been on an indefinite hunger strike. Our four-day fasting starting today until December 9 (Thursday) is in support of the protest action, as well as in solidarity with similar activities from December 3-10 by more than 300…