By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com The recent revelation about corruption in the Bureau of Corrections, specifically the National Bilibid Prison, is not new nor shocking to anyone who is familiar with our prison system. Prison officials use the gangs to maintain peace and order in the jail compounds. In fact, anybody who is imprisoned has no…
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Campus Journalists Lament Slow Development in Maguindanao Massacre Case
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Manila – There is an old Japanese legend wherein it says that anyone who folds a thousand paper cranes will have his or her wish granted. Given the state of human rights in the country, however, it might require millions of paper cranes for wishes for justice against heinous…
Aquino slammed for pro-CAFGU position
News Release November 24, 2010 When will government learn its lesson? This was the question asked by the umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan in reaction to statements by Philippine president Benigno Aquino III that his government will not dismantle paramilitary units and militias despite abuses. Paramilitary groups and militias have been implicated in the Ampatuan,…
Street Shooter: Backhoe
Backhoe
Agra Should Resign – Bayan
News Release April 19, 2010 The umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan today called for the resignation of Acting Justice Secretary Alberto Agra, saying his continued presence at the Department of Justice undermines the case against the suspects in the Maguindanao massacre. “Secretary Agra has arrogated upon himself the job of absolving two of the principal…
Salungguhit: Killing the Issue Softly
Killing the Issue Softly
‘Other Victims’ of Ampatuan Massacre Displaced, Suffer Neglect
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
Despite the deplorable conditions, the evacuees were unable to return to their homes because of the climate of fear that prevails to this day. Although heavily militarized, reports of the continued presence of the Ampatuan clan’s private army still persist.
Slideshow: A Vow to Seek Justice and Peace
A Vow to Seek Justice and Peace
News in Pictures: Thirteen Widows
Salungguhit: History of Violence
History of Violence
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | What’s Missing
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise / Business World Posted by Bulatlat.com The ongoing trial of foremost Maguindanao massacre suspect, Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr., has raised hopes in some quarters that justice will be soon rendered to the 58 victims (57 whose remains have been found with 1 still missing). Four other Ampatuans including the patriarch, former…