Month: February 2016

Ni JAY MARS JACINTO ang umaga’y isang kabalintunaan. mga nagtipo’y tila mga kriminal na lagi’t-laging pumapatay sa diwa at mga bayani ng pag-aalsa. buong palalong inako ni aquino ang tagumpay at mga nakamit laban sa diktadurya. naroroon ba siya? mainit na salita niya’y tumupok sa lakong gintong panahon at bumidang hindi na ulit sa kahirapan…

Dictators ousted and placed on trial

Two weeks ago in Dakar, Senegal a special inter-African court appointed by the African Union wound up the trial of Hissene Habre, the former president/dictator of Chad (1982-1990), for crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture. International legal observers say the prosecution, which urged life imprisonment for the dictator and confiscation of all of his…

First multisectoral confab on disaster risk reduction brings hope of integrated response

“The challenge is how to enhance and harmonize existing knowledge, skills, linkages, resources, strategies and structures.” By ZOFIA LEAL Bulatlat.com NAGA CITY — Members of the business sector, government, media, academe and civil society organizations from the different provinces in Luzon agreed to collaborate in enhancing disaster resilience of communities in the country. Headed by…