BuCor gets flak for banning aid to political prisoners
At the CIW entrance, prison officials displayed a photo of Lim marked “BANNED” without prior notice or due process.
Jan
2004
24
Youth Party Calls for Tuition Hike Freeze, Sole sectoral youth party unveils legislative agenda
Sixty years since Wenceslao Vinzons’ Young Philippines was founded, a new sectoral party has risen to represent the country’s youth in Congress. Anak ng Bayan, the only youth sectoral party accredited by the Comelec, vows to push its electoral agenda on education,...
Jan
2004
24
Electoral Firsts: Militant political parties vie for more House seats
For the militant cause-oriented movement, 2004 is not just an election year; it is also a year of “firsts” related to its entry into the electoral struggle. It will be fielding up to 20 nominees from Bayan Muna and five other new Party-list groups for House seats....
Jan
2004
24
Politics of the Masses: Mendiola Massacre survivor, labor leader and urban poor luminary lead new party-list electoral bid in May 2004
Scores of presidentiables and senatoriables attended recently the convention of the new sectoral party for the basic masses, Anakpawis, vowing to support their legislative cause. Their appearance only confirmed that Anakpawis, which boasts of 250,000 organized...
Jan
2004
24
Face to Face: The Progressive Party-list Groups Through Their Nominees
This early, the 2004 national elections have given rise to unconventional and non-traditional political figures through the party-list system. Progressive groups are in fact supporting six party list groups: Bayan Muna (People First) which topped the 2001...
Jan
2004
24
The Bayan Muna experience: How the Left Fared in Congress
“Politics of change.” This was the platform that the militant group Bayan Muna carried in its successful campaign for seats in the House of Representatives. Three years after and with only a few weeks of sessions left, only two of the bills it actively supported...
Jan
2004
24
The American Empire’s Bases Without Borders: New U.S. Global Basing Strategy Gears for a War to Last for Generations*
Since 9/11, the United States has set in motion a new basing strategy involving the most extensive realignment of U.S. military forces that will establish American military supremacy in all corners of the world. The strategy includes using the Philippines as a base...
Dec
2003
7
Marie Hilao-Enriquez: an icon of human rights activism in the Philippines
“I have committed myself to fight for genuine change in our society. "
Mar
2003
29
Photo of the week: Candles for peace
Contrary to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's charge that only militant groups are against the U.S. war, women and children are also expressing their opposition to war by lighting candles for peace. They solemnly pray for, among others, the enlightenment of the...
Mar
2003
1
Terror in ancestral lands
“Life on the run” aptly describes the situation of the Lumads, the collective name for the 18 indigenous ethno-linguistic groups in Mindanao. These tribes have found life more dangerous since the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) launched Oplan Alsa Lumad, the...
Dec
2002
8
The “Brown Rimbaud”
On International Human Rights Day, it is fitting to remember the late Filipino writer and revolutionary Emmanuel Agapito "Eman" Lacaba. He was born on the very day the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the UN General Assembly. He lost his life at the height of martial law--a victim of a human rights violation.
May
2002
12
NDF’s Jalandoni Speaks on ‘Kampanyang Ahos’
A few weeks ago, the Philippine Daily Inquirer ran a three-part series on “Kampanyang Ahos” which, according to the underground Left, the government and its media connections have used to discredit the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. PDI’s own...
Jan
2002
22
Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees (Jasig)
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Jan
2002
22
Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (Carhrihl)
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Feb
2001
28
Journalists Show Anti-Muslim, Anti-Gay Biases
Journalists in Cagayan de Oro grilled and insulted a young man arrested on suspicion that he robbed a taxi driver. But the insults had more to do with two unrelated facts: that the suspect was a Muslim and a homosexual. By HERBIE S. GOMEZ Bulatlat.com CAGAYAN DE...
Feb
2001
14
Mindanao’s Child Evacuees Send Arroyo Messages of Hope
“Mrs. President, we want to go back to our homes so that we can study well and support you. We have suffered enough.” This is just one of the messages scribbled in home-made cards that Mindanao’s child evacuees hope would get the attention of the new...