A Regional Trial Court in Benguet found substantial evidence to link Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and state security forces to the abduction of missing activist James Balao. BY BULATLAT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Bulatlat LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (263 kms. North of Manila)– A Regional Trial Court in Benguet found substantial evidence to link Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and…
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Mabtad as Told by a Kalinga Warrior
In his uggayam, or traditional chant, Ama Julio Longan, 68, of the Taloctoc sub-tribe of Kalinga urged his audience in a human rights rally to join mabtad, where Cordillera communities and groups are urged to collectively act in searching for James Balao, an activist missing since September 17. BY ARTHUR ALLAD-IW INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WATCH Northern…
There is No More Democracy
BY JONI BALAO-STRUGAR DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat I am Joni Balao-Strugar, the youngest sister of James. My other two siblings went to Manila on December 9 and had a meeting with our comrade Igorots and friends. They have gathered there as we gather here today for the same purpose to tell the whole world…
Kin of Missing Activist Seek Solons’ Help
BY BULATLAT Exactly two months since James Balao disappeared, his family called on the members of the House of Representatives to conduct investigation and help them in their continuing search. Balao, founding member of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA), was abducted on Sept. 17, around 8 a.m. in Lower Tomay, La Trinidad Benguet by suspected…
Indigenous Asian Lawyers Urge Gov’t to Surface Balao
Lawyers from various Asian countries added their voices to the call for the government to surface James Balao in a conference held at the Club John Hay in Baguio City. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246 kms north of Manila) – Lawyers from various Asian countries…
Kin, Colleagues of Missing Baguio Activist Denied Entry to Military Camps
Even as they were accompanied by representatives from the Commission of Human Rights (CHR), members of the Balao family and officers of the of Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) were denied entry to military camps in Manila last Oct. 27. BY CYE REYES Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (247 kms.…
World Council of Churches, Indigenous Peoples Urge Arroyo Gov’t to Surface Missing Activist
Representatives of Protestant churches and indigenous peoples all over the world condemned the abduction of missing activist James Balao, an indigenous Ibaloi of Benguet, have called for a speedy investigation, and urged the government to locate and surface him. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246 kms.…
Int’l Mission Slam Gov’t Inaction on Balao Case
Delegates of the International Solidarity Mission (ISM) to Surface James Balao were frustrated and disappointed over government inaction in resolving the case of the missing activist. BY CYE REYES HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Northern Dispatch Bulatlat LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (248 kms. North of Manila)—Delegates of the International Solidarity Mission (ISM) to Surface James Balao were frustrated…
Letter of Concern from Filipino Scholars in the US: On the Enforced
Letter of Concern from Filipino Scholars in the US: On the Enforced Disappearance of James Balao (Cordillera People’s Alliance) We are alarmed and disturbed with the enforced disappearance of Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) member James M. Balao since September 17, 2008. His family has no information regarding his whereabouts up to this moment. We urgently…
Balao Family Files Amparo Petition
With members of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) and Cordillera Human Rights Alliance (CHRA), the family of missing activist James M. Balao, through counsel National Union of Peoples Lawyers (NUPL), filed a petition for a writ of amparo at the Benguet Regional Trial Court. BY KATHLEEN T. OKUBO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat HUMAN RIGHTS…
Baguio City Council Condemns Activist’s Disappearance
The Baguio City Council on Sept. 29 approved a resolution “condemning the involuntary disappearance of Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) member James Balao.” BY AILEEN P. REFUERZO PIO-Baguio City (via Northern Dispatch) HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246 kms north of Manila) – The Baguio City Council on Sept. 29 approved a resolution…