By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Lawyer says Co’s family was not a party to the DOJ-NBI panel investigation and that they did not have access to all the evidence the panel had. Neither did they get the opportunity to controvert the claims of the military denying responsibility for the killing.
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Scientists Group Condemns DOJ Whitewash of Botanist Death (PR)
News Release January 20, 2011 A whitewash. This is how the scientist group AGHAM-Advocates of Science and Technology for the People called the findings of the Department of Justice fact-finding panel that cleared the military of any wrongdoing on the death of Leonard Co, forest guard Sofronio Cortez and farmer Julius Borromeo last November 15…
Widows of Other Victims in Kananga ‘Murders’ Call for Justice
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Nov. 15 began like any other day for the families of Julio Borromeo and Sofronio Cortez. Borromeo was even excited because his work with Leonardo Co would be his highest paying job so far. But by the afternoon of that day, the lives of their families changed forever.
SONA 2010: Sovereignty Issues Facing Noynoy
Giovanni Tapang, chairman of the group Agham, talks about sovereignty issues and how President Noynoy Aquino should deal with them. This discussion is partof Bulatlat.com and Kodao Productions’ coverage of Aquino’s first State of the Nation Address.
News in Pictures: Group Slams Worsening Water Crisis, Privatization
Members of the group under the Water for the People Network (WPN) trooped to the office of the Metropolitian Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to urge the agency to immediately address the current water crisis in Metro Manila. They said that the failure of MWSS to ensure the provision of clean, adequate and affordable water supply and service in the region is due to privatization.
Prioritize Disaster Preparedness, Aquino Urged
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
When typhoon Basyang hit Metro Manila, the government was unprepared not only because the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) missed the prediction, but because it simply was not ready to respond to any disaster.
League of Youth for the Environment
Press Release March 22, 2010 The League of the Youth for the Environment (LYFE), a University of the Philippines based alliance of environmental groups, reported earlier at a press conference the results of their survey and background check on national candidates in the May 2010 elections. The survey report entitled “ENVIRONMENT VOTE 2010: Who’s the…
Closure of ‘Destructive Dams’ Urged
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“The dams, particularly San Roque Dam, are supposedly designed and used to control floods. However, the floodings these infrastructures have brought us prove that they were not really designed for that function. These dams just bring profit to its proponents and more harm than benefit to the people.”
Scientists Call for Thoroughgoing Reforms to Resolve Rice Crisis
To address the rice crisis, a group of Filipino scientists joined farmers in calling for a genuine agrarian reform program, mechanization and development of agriculture and support for farmers, among others. BY RONALYN V. OLEA BULATLAT Volume VIII, Number 25, July 27-August 2, 2008 Scientists belonging to AGHAM or Samahan ng Nagtataguyod ng Agham at…