Domus Dei (House of God), jointly set up by the Movement of Concerned Citizens for Civil Liberties (MCCCL)-Bulacan, Alyansa ng Mamamayan para sa Makataong Karapatan (ALMMA or People’s Alliance for Human Rights), the Religious Inter-faith Dialogue and local...
By MICHEL CHOSSUDOVSKY AxisofLogic.com Bulatlat.com Barely acknowledged by the Western media, military exercises organized by Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan under the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, (CSTO) were launched on the 24th of...
Police fears that blood might spill between Kalinga and Maranao tribes in Baguio City after a Maranao vendor shot a Kalinga government official. BY ACE ALEGRE Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY – Bloodshed between Northern and Southern tribes – Kalingas and Maranaos – looms...
The town of Lupao in Nueva Ecija province was the site of a massacre where government soldiers under President Corazon Aquino killed 17 peasants in 1987. The same town is now reeling under a “continuing massacre” – the onslaught of killings and abductions of...
Following the reported foiling by British authorities of an alleged new terror plot, the Arroyo government renewed its pitch for the immediate enactment of the proposed Anti-terrorism bill. But the Senate remains unmoved by government appeals and human rights...
An eruption of a different kind is happening in Tabaco City, and this has nothing to do with the hot lava coming from Mayon Volcano, the Bicol region’s crown jewel and located to its south. BY DANILO ARAÑA ARAO Bulatlat.com TABACO CITY – Isn’t it strange that this...
In the wake of the nursing exam leakage scam, the resigned national president of the Philippine Nursing Association (PNA) reportedly urged leaders of the professional nurses in Baguio to go slow on the scam and reportedly reprimanded a media liaison officer for...
By the Liga ng Kabataang Pilipino We, members and officers of the Liga ng Kabataang Pilipino (League of Filipino Youth or LINKAP) based in the Netherlands, express our alarm and concern over the politically motivated killings, disappearances, persecutions and...
“I have been unjustly jailed without seeing any hope for freedom and justice. But my resolve remains strong, and I remain hopeful that the causes and the ends that we are fighting for will triumph, along with the masses.” – "Unjustly" jailed party-list congressman,...
By Ghali Hassan AxisofLogic.com Bulatlat.com Most people associate German Fascism with crimes against Jews and powerful German army. What they forget are the death of millions of non-Jews, the repression of minorities, and the premeditated wars of aggression and...
Ship captain had no oil management and safety training Initial findings from a Board of Marine Inquiry investigation of the Aug. 11 oil spill in Guimaras reveal that the safety management certificate of Solar 1, the ship that figured in the disaster, had already...
After studying the documents submitted by six progressive lawmakers and the Philippines’ justice secretary, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), has expressed concern over the political persecution of six party-list representatives. BY AUBREY MAKILAN Bulatlat.com...
NI RAUL FUNILAS Bulatlat.com Lumalabo itong lawa sa paglurok nitong ulan, May ragasa yaong bahang nanggaling sa kabundukan; Dahil walang sagkang ugat libong punong ibinuwal Lupang pikat ay naagnas, umaangkas, gumagapang Na ang alam kong puntahi’y ang puntod ng...
As the prosecution panel in the Subic rape case trial ends its presentation of witnesses and evidence, its lawyers are confident that they have pieced out the puzzle showing the four accused U.S. Marines guilty. BY JHONG DELA CRUZ Bulatlat.com Prosecution lawyers...
By Ghali Hassan AxisofLogic.com Bulatlat.com ‘Terrorism’ means activities that - (A) involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if...
Two months after the Arroyo government declared an intensification of the all-out war against the armed Left, there are no claims of big battles being won by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Truth is, it is the ordinary village folk, and the members and...
By the Hong Kong Christian Institute Bulatlat.com The Hong Kong Christian Institute (HKCI) is deeply concerned about the increasing number of political killings and human rights violations in the Philippines. We urge the Philippine government to take stronger...
Even as controversial Kalinga police Chief Supt. Pedro Ramos, was relieved from his post to create a “climate of trust” between police investigators and relatives of victims of political killings, calls for an investigation on his alleged involvement or negligence...
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