The United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) pastor and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan or New Patriotic Alliance) leader in Ilocos region who survived an assassination attempt by gun-toting men on a motorcycle along Del Pilar Street in Vigan City last Nov. 9 had received death threats prior to the attack. Rev. Billy Austin,…
Category: Human Rights
One of Bicol Pastor’s Killers had Army Mission Order
Army Pfc. Lordger Pastrana, the leader of a group of hooded armed men who tortured and killed Methodist Pastor Isaias Sta. Rosa in Daraga, Albay on the fateful night of Aug. 5 this year was a soldier who had a mission order authorizing him to carry a firearm outside the headquarters. The case of Sta.…
Lighting the Way Home for Desaparecidos
Families of victims of forced disappearance may still be looking for their missing kin, but they have found strength in each other, and in their common search for the truth. They lit candles on Nov. 2 as a symbol of their ardent struggle for justice and to light the way home for their loved ones.…
The War on Terror is a Deliberate Strategy to Criminalize Every Resistance against Capitalism
The idea of terrorism is extended to several forms of social fight and protest. Dissident political and trade union opinions become criminalized. An environment movement such as Greenpeace or animal rights activist is even prosecuted as terrorist in some countries. By Atty. Raf Jespers* Progressive Lawyers Network, Belgium Posted by Bulatlat The attacks in New…
Militants to Commemorate 2nd Luisita Massacre Anniversary
On Nov. 16, 2004, seven strikers were killed at the picket line outside Gate 1 of the sugar mill when soldiers and police fired at thousands of protesters manning the barricades. Eight more – including an acclaimed bishop, a pastor, city councilor – who were active in or supported the workers’ struggle have also died.…
Throw out Case vs Punks – Kin, Friends to Baguio Fiscal
Friends and families of the nine punks still languishing at the Benguet Provincial Jail in La Trinidad have asked the fiscal to immediately throw out the case against them. They maintain that the nine punks are innocent and their arrest was “unlawful from the start.” BY NESTOR GUILLERMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY…
One of Bicol Pastor’s Killers had Army Mission Order
Army Pfc. Lordger Pastrana, the leader of a group of hooded armed men who tortured and killed Methodist Pastor Isaias Sta. Rosa in Daraga, Albay on the fateful night of Aug. 5 this year was a soldier who had a mission order authorizing him to carry a firearm outside the headquarters. The case of Sta.…
Families of victims of forced disappearance may still be looking for their missing kin, but they have found strength in each other, and in their common search for the truth. They lit candles on Nov. 2 as a symbol of their ardent struggle for justice and to light the way home for their loved ones.…
Mindanao Nuns Condemn Cops’ Raid of Convents, ‘Attack’ on Church People
A Mindanao-based group of nuns has condemned the Oct. 31 Philippine National Police (PNP) raids and searches of the convents of the Contemplatives Good Shepherd (CGS) and the Missionary Sisters of Mary (MSM) in Butuan City as an “attack on the church and the people.” BY Bulatlat.com A Mindanao-based group of nuns has condemned the…
Hacienda Reyes’ Farmers Oppressed, their Rights Violated
The farmers of Hacienda Reyes – owned by the family of a town mayor in Quezon province – already bear the burden of an oppressive crop-sharing scheme. To make matters worse, when they ask for their rightful share their rights are violated, with not a little help from the military and the police. BY DENNIS…
Labor Lawyers Bring Fight to CHR
For the failed abduction of one of its lawyers on Oct. 5, labor lawyers of the Pro-Labor Legal Assistance Center will file a case against an Army intelligence officer at the Commission on Human Rights on Monday, Oct. 30. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat.com Labor lawyers of the Pro-Labor Legal Assistance Center (PLACE) will ask the…