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For 15 years, the alleged killer of human rights worker Cris Batan has evaded arrest. But it is not because he is nowhere to be found. In fact, the accused killer Mathew B. Fanao is Barangay (village) captain of the village of Betwagan in Sadanga, Mountain Province, and is the vice-president of the Association of…

The political stakes involved in the NBN fiasco are high that administration officials and their allies may just likely bury it. BY THE POLICY STUDY, PUBLICATION, AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM (PSPA) CENTER FOR PEOPLE EMPOWERMENT IN GOVERNANCE (CENPEG) ANALYSIS Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 34, September 30-October 6, 2007 Among the scoundrels in government, there…

A professor at the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law said that the proposed charter amendments are aimed at saving President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from the current “crisis of leadership.” BY JHONG DELA CRUZ Bulatlat.com A professor at the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law said that the proposed charter amendments are…

While campaigning for the ouster of their president Winston Garcia, employees of the Government Service Insurance System take a step higher by calling for the ouster of the one who appointed him – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat.com Beaming with pride after the Court of Appeals (CA) decided June 16 that their four-day…