Memorandum submitted to Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International Posted by Bulatlat.com Introduction On 15 August 2006, Amnesty International issued a report,...
By Flon Faurillo Bulatlat.com Is the country being visited by the ghost of the Marcos dictatorship? This appears to be the case. Today as in the years immediately before the declaration of martial law on Sept. 21, 1972, the Filipino people are reeling from poverty...
Several provinces have competed to make it to the Guinness Book of World Records for preparing the longest tupig (a variety of rice cake). For the people of the northern provinces of Luzon island, cooking and selling tupig is rooted in their way of life, is a...
The start of “ember” season, which is marked by the opening of sugar milling season and increased economic activities, is traditionally viewed as the beginning of good tidings for most sugar workers. It is seen as a season of “sugar money” perking up economic and...
Perhaps every original Baguio City resident marveled at the once-grandiose mansions of the Marcoses here. By all indications, they were posh. What is to become of these mansions? Some local government officials here are considering the idea of turning these into...
The complaints could go all the way to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and thereafter for appropriate action. As an organ of the UN General Assembly, the 47-member UNHRC may vote to suspend the membership of the Philippines in the council for gross and...
As the trial of the Subic Rape Case approaches judgment, the complainant’s private prosecutor Evalyn Ursua hopes for a conviction for the four U.S. Marines sued for allegedly raping Nicole in November last year. On her client’s 23rd birthday celebration, the lawyer...
Calling current moves to amend the 1987 Constitution as “Malacañang’s initiative,” a broad array of leaders from the opposition and people’s organizations gathered once more to reiterate their resistance to Cha-Cha through people’s initiative, as proposed by Sigaw...
At least 21 generals in Arroyo cabinet, civil service hierarchy Is a de facto military-civilian junta now ruling the country? This appears to be the case with the increasing number of military and police oligarchs occupying key posts in President Gloria...
The “culture of festivals and eco-tourism projects” has subordinated the people’s way of life to the profit drive of local government units. This was one of the main observations that came to the fore during the country’s first national cultural summit. BY...
First Gentleman Mike Arroyo has filed a total of 42 libel charges against several journalists, research from the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) revealed. The presidential spouse has been “fighting back” against journalists and media outfits...
On September 21, 1972, then President Ferdinand Marcos put the country under Martial Law, subjecting the mass media to direct censorship. The incumbent President proves to be no different from Marcos as she resorts to more subtle forms of media censorship. By...
BY Bulatlat.com Posted 6:24 p.m. , Sept. 16, 2006 Three members of the progressive partylist group Anakpawis (literally, toiling masses) were abducted anew in Malolos, the city capital of the province of Bulacan, a report from the provincial chapter of the human...
Posted 2:30 p.m., Sept. 18, 2006 BY DEE AYROSO Bulatlat.com Families of victims of human rights violations under the Arroyo administration are urging the government's monitoring committee on the implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement for the Respect of Human...
BY Bulatlat.com Posted 2:00 p.m., Sept. 20, 2006 Saying that “to forget them is a crime”, civil libertarians today remembered and paid tribute to the martyrs and heroes – those who were killed or abducted –during the Martial Law regime, and under the Arroyo...
BY Bulatlat.com Posted 3:00 p.m. , Sept. 21, 2006 Thousands of Filipino immigrants and migrant workers together with foreign nationals in 15 countries across the globe marked the 34th anniversary of the declaration of martial law on Sept. 21 with protests...
BY BULATLAT Posted 5:10 p.m., Sept. 13, 2006 Belgian, Dutch, and Filipino protesters, numbering about 100, gathered at the Schuman plaza fronting the European Commission building, September 12, to denounce Philippine Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the Armed Forces...
BY BULATLAT Posted 4:00 p.m. , Sept. 15, 2006 The reign of terror continues in Central Luzon even with the retirement of Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan, former commanding officer of the 7th Infantry Division based in the region. At about 1:30 this afternoon, Nelson...
By Flon Faurillo / Bulatlat Petron and the Sunshine Maritime Development Corporation are pointing fingers at each other on who should be accountable for the oil spill in Guimaras, even as both should be bearing responsibility – having entered into a contract. The...
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