By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld President Benigno S. C. Aquino III’s speech at the PNPA graduation was meant to write finis to the public uproar over the bloody, botched counterterrorist operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao. Instead it only managed to further rile a people sick and tired of the finger-pointing, the obfuscation and lies about…
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Right and wrong
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld As a leading member of the Cabinet, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima can rightly be accused of involvement in a Malacañang-orchestrated effort to shield President Benigno S. C. Aquino III from liability for the poorly-planned, badly-executed Oplan Exodus when she practically described the Senate report on that…
Will these questions be ever answered?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective During his speech at the commencement ceremonies at the Philippine National Police Academy, Pres. Benigno Aquino III again refused to apologize for the bungled operations that left 44 SAF police officers, 18 Moro rebel fighters, and five civilian dead and asked instead for “understanding.” He said he was fed the…
2nd month of Mamasapano fiasco | Bishop calls for accountability
“It is not enough to say ‘I am sorry.’ Someone should be held accountable.” – Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Widows, wounded say: End war, relieve our grief
The widows said that losing their husbands and the fathers of their children “weighed more than the thousands of bullets and armaments used in this continuing operations.”
Aquino is PNoychio?
MANILA — Netizens and activists meet up at Ayala’s Trinoma mall in Quezon City this Sunday (March 22), for a different kind of group selfie. Wearing identical black T-shirts with #Sinungaling (Liar) written in white, and an iconized profile of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III as Pinocchio, they nearly alarmed the mall’s security guards. But…
Doctors, health workers cite dangers of Aquino staying in power
“While Aquino is in power, we risk our life. He wields instruments that make the people suffer.”
After BOI report | ‘Congress should reopen probe’
“The search for truth and accountability for the victims of the Mamasapano clash is far from over. The BOI report is but a starting point for more in-depth investigations.”
#BlackoutPH | Students walkout ‘for education and justice’
“Today we walk out against BS. No more lies, no more injustice, no more impunity.”
Women leaders call for Aquino’s resignation, push for People’s Transition Council
“We call on not only to women – mothers, daughters, and sisters – but to everyone to take a stand against the administration that perpetuates violence and corruption.”
Youths, various groups call for Aquino’s resignation
“Today, we march out of our classrooms to protest against a shameful presidency.”