Peace advocates in Mindanao worry that only one of the four annexes contained in the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro was signed by the GPH and the MILF panels.
Month: July 2013
Davao City tightens security
“Foot patrols (and) the checkpoints are 24/7. One of the stations at any one time should be conducting a checkpoint in the three entries to the city including the fourth from Samal Island.” — Chief Superintendent Jaime Morente, outgoing Regional Director of the Philippine National Police
Conduct unbecoming
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld The last time US forces occupied several military bases all over the Philippines, among them Clark Air Base and Subic Naval Base, it took a decades-long campaign against their presence, a volcanic eruption, and over 40 years to get them out. Anticipating the need to get and…
Mandela on armed struggle
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star In homage to his physical resilience versus the logic of the inevitable, one wishes that Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, will hold on at least until his 95th birthday on July 18. It is a certainty that he’ll live forever – as…
Unwitting
Repatriate undocumented migrant workers from Saudi Arabia now – Gabriela
Repatriate undocumented migrant workers from Saudi Arabia now – Gabriela
Promotion of general linked to Morong 43 arrest, torture enrages victims, rights activists
“..the Aquino administration obviously rewards, instead of punishes, human rights violators such as Gen. [Aurelio] Baladad.” – Justice for the Morong 43 alliance
NDFP says UN report on use of child combatants by NPA ‘false, biased’
Connie Ledesma of the NDFP urged the UN SRCAC to advice its Philippine Country Task Force for Monitoring and Reporting (CTFMR) “to be more discerning and circumspect in the performance of its functions by exercising basic due diligence and not relying solely on reports by agencies of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) such as the AFP, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Commission on Human Rights (CHR).”
Fathers of NPA captives seek help of Third Party Facilitator, Duterte for the release of their sons
Bishop Modesto Villasanta, spokesperson for the Sowing the Seeds of Peace, said they are always ready to facilitate such request. His group already facilitated a number of releases of NPA captives in the different far-flung areas in the region. They acted upon the request of the families, local government units and church denominations, among others.
4 myths of Fil-Am special relations debunked in Jul 4 protest
“True friends do not take advantage of your weakness, violate your laws, dump toxic wastes on your territory and meddle in your internal affairs.” – Renato Reyes, Bayan
Pathetic wishful thinking
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis I cringe whenever I hear the Aquino administration justifying its declaration that it would seek expanded access of foreign military troops, specifically that of the US and Japan, to the country’s military bases, ports, and other facilities. “At this point, we cannot stand alone. We need to form alliances. If we…