Extrajudicial executions, forced disappearances, political persecution, baseless accusations, and arbitrary arrest and detention have no place in a democracy. These are contradictory to it. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Norberto Gonzales, Raul Gonzalez, and the AFP cannot claim to be defending democracy, for they are a curse to it. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat The May 2007 elections are…
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‘We Don’t Want Them Dead’
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Posted 4:23 p.m. March 15, 2007 “We don’t want them dead.” This is what the wives of four political activists accused of murder said when asked in a press conference earlier this afternoon whether they would advise their husbands to surface at this time. “All extrajudicial killings started with fabricated…
Soldiers Linked to Attempted Abduction in Pampanga
At about 10 pm on February 26, four Armalite-wielding men wearing ski masks forcibly entered the home of Eduardo Macapagal, 54, and tried to take him away at gunpoint. The soldiers failed to take Macapagal with them after his family refused to let go of him. “This is another clear proof that the military is…
Run-up to the 2007 Elections
Philippine elections have always been tainted with fraud, marred by violence, dominated by political dynasties, and characterized by broken promises of politicians. It has never resulted in the betterment of the lives of majority of the Filipino people. But the way things are shaping up, this may be the worst elections yet. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS…
Metro Militarization: Part of a Bigger Plan?
The deployment of troops in Metro Manila completes the militarization of the whole countryside which has been intensifying under Arroyo. The whole blueprint smacks of a bigger plan in the offing. It is even more chilling that local executives have shown no sign of alarm over this blatant display of military supremacy over civilian rule.…
Rep. Satur Ocampo of Bayan Muna
BY BULATLAT With five teams of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) scattered all over the metropolis to track him down and 15 agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) swooping down at his home in Quezon City, Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo is the subject of probably the most elaborate manhunt today.…
Progressive Solon Calls for Vigilance amid Postponement of Con-Ass
Congress should not waste time locked up on the contentious proposal for a Con-Ass as there are more pressing issues that should be addressed, an activist congressman says. By Bulatlat Rep. Crispin Beltran of Anakpawis (toiling masses) party-list called Dec. 9 the postponement of the convening of the controversial Constituent Assembly “a victory for the…
3 Anakpawis Members Abducted in Malolos
BY Bulatlat.com Posted 6:24 p.m. , Sept. 16, 2006 Three members of the progressive partylist group Anakpawis (literally, toiling masses) were abducted anew in Malolos, the city capital of the province of Bulacan, a report from the provincial chapter of the human rights group Karapatan (Alliance for the Advancement of Peoples’ Rights) said. At around…
Solon’s Prolonged Detention Assailed in 2-Day Vigil, Rally
Marking the sixth month of Rep. Crispin Beltran’s illegal detention, the Free Ka Bel Movement (FKBM) together with Anakpawis Party List led a two-day vigil and protest rally of labor unions, progressive organizations and Beltran’s supporters demanding the legislator’s immediate release. BY MAUREEN HERMITANIO Bulatlat.com Hundreds of supporters of Anakpawis (Toiling Masses) Rep. Crispin Beltran…
Space for Progressives in Parliamentary Arena is Constricting – Casiño
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat.com For Bayan Muna (People First) Rep. Teddy Casiño, there is indeed space for progressive groups in the electoral and parliamentary arena, but it is now constricting. “It is getting smaller and smaller because the Arroyo government, which represents the status quo, is afraid of change,” he told Bulatlat in an…
Cry Justice!
PHOTOS BY AYA SANTOS TEXT BY DEE AYROSO Bulatlat.com They came together with one thing in mind: justice for their kin. The names were written in white letters on 10 pieces of black tarpaulin. Hanging from steel bars, the tarp looked like gravestones in the middle of the plaza in front of the Sta. Cruz…