BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat.com Posted 8:55 p.m., Dec. 3, 2006 “Ensuring justice for our aggrieved fellow Filipino should come first before what President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo perceives as good relations between the Philippines and the U.S.” This was what Joan Salvador, chairperson of GABRIELA Youth, told reporters on the eve of the promulgation of the…
Category: Human Rights
Smith Guilty, 3 other U.S. Marines Acquitted!
BY Bulatlat.com Posted 2:45 p.m., Dec. 4, 2006 After more than a year of Nicole’s ordeal, Judge Benjamin Pozon of Branch 139 of the Makati Regional Trial Court found Lance Corporal Daniel Smith guilty of raping Nicole; sentenced him to reclusion perpetua; and committed him temporarily to the Makati City Jail while waiting for the…
‘It Falls Short’
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat.com Posted 6:25 p.m., Dec. 4, 2006 The victory is only partial, as the decision falls short of what the verdict should have been. This was how the leaders of the militant groups that rallied outside the Makati Regional Trial Court today described Judge Benjamin Pozon’s decision on the Subic rape…
Justice Should be Served on Subic Rape ? Makati Residents
BY AUBREY MAKILAN Bulatlat.com Posted 8:05 p.m., Dec. 4, 2006 Just after the promulgation of the decision on the controversial Subic rape case, residents were waiting outside the Makati City Jail where Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith was supposed to be temporarily detained. The residents have differing views on how justice should be served but they…
Troops in Metro: For Demolition or Rebel Hunting?
Regular soldiers are sent to Metro Manila to help secure military facilities and Malacanang in times of red alert. For the first time since martial law, however, at least 40 soldiers are now holed up in Pandacan and villagers are puzzled what they are there for. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat.com PANDACAN, Manila – Chief Inspector…
Canadian Envoy Tells Arroyo to Listen to Appeals on Killings
The Canadian ambassador has asked President Arroyo to listen to international appeals for a stop to the political killings in the Philippines, reminding her that his country’s aid is tied to “good governance.” Bulatlat.com Expressing concern over the reported spate of political killings in the Philippines, the Canadian ambassador to Manila has asked the Arroyo…
‘Only Soldiers Were in Our Village That Day’
When Mylene and Raymond Golloso (then 13 and 6 years old, respectively) were killed by armed men on May 7, 2004 in their own home in Bulan, Sorsogon, no other armed group was in the village except seven Army soldiers and two members of the paramilitary Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU). BY ALEXANDER MARTIN…
On Golloso kids’ slay: ‘Only Soldiers Were in Our Village That Day’
When Mylene and Raymond Golloso (then 13 and 6 years old, respectively) were killed by armed men on May 7, 2004 in their own home in Bulan, Sorsogon, no other armed group was in the village except seven Army soldiers and two members of the paramilitary Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU). BY ALEXANDER MARTIN…
Gov’t Hiding Real Plans for Proposed Integration – Health Workers
Health workers and union representatives of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Philippine Heart Center, Lung Center of the Philippines, the Philippine Children’s Medical Center and the East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC), which will be affected by the planned integration and creation of the Philippine Center for Specialized Health Care (PCSHC), said that the Department…
Nicole’s Ordeal is More than Rape
Nicole’s case is not just rape. It is also a case against the presence of U.S. troops in the country, a violation of our sovereignty. It is not only Nicole’s dignity which has been violated. The Filipino people’s dignity is also trampled upon whenever U.S. troops conduct military exercises in our country; participate in combat…
Slain UCCP Pastor was Holding His Child when Last Seen with Soldiers
Andy Pawecan, a licentiate pastor of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) slain in Nueva Ecija last May, was last seen by witnesses being held by soldiers. The killing of Pawecan is one of several cases to be heard in March next year by the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT), where President Gloria…