A Bulacan court has denied over lack of merit the petition of convicted retired general Jovito Palparan to reopen the charges against him for plea bargaining, a court procedure where the accused would plead guilty to a lesser offense.
Human rights group Karapatan documented 19 victims of enforced disappearances under the Duterte administration. This despite the Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2012 supposedly in force.
“Are you happily eating your favorite spaghetti and roasted chicken? Can you sleep well? When will these questions be finally answered?”
Kung hindi kilala ng mga artistang ito sina Karen, Sherlyn at Raymond, siguro’y napapanahon nang magsaliksik at magsuri. Marahil doon lang nila mapapagtantong tulad ng mga may-ari ng studio at produktong ineendorso nila, sila ay nagagamit din ng AFP, partikular ng ARESCOM, para maging katanggap-tanggap ang gawain ng mga berdugong magnanakaw na, mamamatay-tao pa.
(Kina Karen at She) Ni KISLAP ALITAPTAP Dis-oras ng gabi. Binulabog ng mga armadong Nagpapanggap na vigilante ang iyong pagtulog. Humambalos sa iyong Dibdib ang puwitan ng M16. Hinalughog Nila ang iyong dampa. Ika'y pinosasan, piniringan at pinagbubulyawan. “...
“Is the military totally bereft of even an iota of morality? Don’t they heed persons in authority?”
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO On the fringes Bulatlat.com MALOLOS, Bulacan – Having earned a reputation for being both loquacious and boisterous, my relatives, friends, colleagues, and even sources are very much curious on how I manage to keep a straight face whenever I...
Joint Decision dated Sept 17,2018 vs. Palparan, 2 others by Bulatlat Multimedia on Scribd Above is the historic 31-page decision penned by Judge Alexander Tamayo that found retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan and two other military officials, Col. Felipe Anotado and...
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MALOLOS, Bulacan – Quiet sobs were heard during the hearing here in Malolos as the mothers of disappeared university students hugged each other - their tears were both in jubilation over the conviction of retired Maj. Gen....
How the promulgation will go on Monday, Sept. 17, matters to the Filipino people especially in light of the widespread, gross, and brutal killings under President Rodrigo Duterte, who virtually promised to absolve involved erring state security officers, particularly the police.
"The fight will continue until we achieve justice; This is an endless search."
MANILA – Various groups in the University of the Philippines (UP) called for justice on June 24 as they commemorated the tenth year of disappearance of former students and youth activists Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño. UP students, kin and human rights group...
“This case was filed in 2008 and it is only now that it is progressing. But I am not completely happy, with the absence of all accused Cafgu members, and the fact that Palparan is not yet back at the Bulacan provincial jail.” -- -- torture victim Raymond Manalo
“Duterte should see for himself how much the government is spending for these criminals.”
Without a defense counsel, the court proceedings against Retired Major General Jovito Palparan Jr. could be declared null and void.
“He might try to run away again and never to be found.”
“It is the accused who will benefit the most because they are shopping for a more favorable or sympathetic judge. The obvious game plan is to dribble and plod.”
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