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On the Kidapawan massacre and ‘daang matuwid’

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective When people use the phrase “Let them eat brioche (cake),” quoting a French queen – widely believed to be Queen Marie-Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI, but later discovered to be Queen Marie Therese, wife of Louis XIV – who uttered the phrase in response to the clamor of hungry…

By RONALYN V. OLEA
“The eyes of the whole world are on the Philippines because of this crime and especially because until now, there is no justice and the killings, enforced disappearances and other human rights violations continue.” – Nestor Burgos, National Union of Journalists of the Philippines

Sidebar: Groups laud filing of case vs Arroyo for Ampatuan massacre

March 7, 2011 PRESS RELEASE DAVAO CITY – One question for the President: Where’s the ‘Matuwid na Daan?’. This as more than a thousand women are set to join on the centennial commemoration of the International Working Women’s Day led by militant and progressive women’s organization, GABRIELA, in the city on March 8. According to…

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com The recently-released results of the June 25-28 survey of the Social Weather Station (SWS) on the list of issues the Filipino people want the Aquino government to immediately address should provide President Benigno Aquino III with an indication of the direction the government should take toward “daang matuwid” (straight path),…