By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“We see very good signs that Leah will be able to recover from the horrors she went through; but we are certain that she can only be made truly whole again if justice is given her.” – Gabriela
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“The abduction could not be carried out without Palparan’s knowledge,” Olalia told Bulatlat.com in an interview shortly after the hearing. “They [soldiers] were all under Task Force Malolos. It’s a conspiracy. His men would not act without his knowledge.”
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“President Aquino reminisces about his family’s sufferings under Martial Law, but he callously ignores the suffering of other families whose loved ones are jailed not under martial law, but under the Aquino government.” — Marie Hilao-Enriquez, Karapatan chairwoman
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By MARYA SALAMAT
Piston and some of its national leaders have become popular, and as such targets of vilification, because they consistently oppose the exploitation of drivers and Filipinos in general by the oil cartel and all those who “collude” with it.
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“For several decades now, even with these restrictions in place, foreign investors and multinationals repatriated billions of dollars in profits without any real and substantial contribution to the domestic economy and social development.” Rep. Luz Ilagan, Gabriela Women’s Party
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“DAR officials are fully aware that Hacienda Looc is a contested land and that the fraudulent cancellation of their certificates is not equivalent to a conversion order,” KMP secretary general Danilo Ramos said.
Sidebar: Hacienda Looc farmers decry harassment, tag Henry Sy as a ‘landgrabber’
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Insofar as civil and political rights are concerned, dictatorial and repressive rulings in laws and jurisprudence remain and are still being abused.” – Edre Olalia, secretary general of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“Spending on SUCs and education is an investment to develop our country’s human resources. Congress and the Aquino government should rethink its misguided priorities and realign funds from foreign debt, CCTs, and military spending in favor of education and social services.” – JC Alejandro, League of Filipino Students
By MARYA SALAMAT
KMU said the strong Sept 19 protests combined with transport strike in some areas succeeded in explaining the just bases of the protest to the public, effectively garnering their sympathy and support.
Sidebar: Threat of eviction during transport strike forced urban poor protesters out of support rallies
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Janice Joy Pampangan’s arms bore marks of being either tied with a thick rope or handcuffed; her left eye was missing; and her internal organs were shrunken. Her fingernails were long and her body appeared disheveled, indicating that she was tied, abused, and left to die.
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“What makes this not-so-new discoveries amazing is how everything — the interference, the spying, the continuous intervention into even the Philippines’ legislative and judicial affairs – is written down.” – Renato Reyes of Bayan
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US admits role in opposing Sison’s exclusion from terrorist List