Bai Bigkay Biyaon, a woman tribe leader ready to die for her land
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Mining-ravaged Mindanao folk deliver ‘closure orders’ to mining TNCs, Chamber of Mines
Mining-ravaged Mindanao folk deliver ‘closure orders’ to mining TNCs, Chamber of Mines
By MARYA SALAMAT
They bring with them an urgent call as their communities continue to face the threats of large-scale mining and militarization.
Makabayan bloc hits Aquino’s updated list of ‘wanted rebels’
Makabayan bloc hits Aquino’s updated list of ‘wanted rebels’
By INA ALLECO SILVERIO
“This list is essentially telling state security forces that the policy of neutralizing and eliminating activists and communists remain.” – Bayan Muna
New Asia Pacific-wide group bats for human rights in PH
New Asia Pacific-wide group bats for human rights in PH
By RONALYN V. OLEA
A foreign delegate believes that President Aquino’s silence [on cases of human rights violations] bears the imprint of consent for these violations. “Not only has he condoned impunity, he has likewise perpetuated it by not delivering justice for any of the 114 victims of extrajudicial killings under his administration.”
Verses by and for political prisoners
Verses by and for political prisoners
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Political prisoners from all over the country commemorated the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, December 3, by a simultaneous reading of a poem about the longing for freedom.
Mining in Negros Occidental, a microcosm of the impact of mining in the whole country
Mining in Negros Occidental, a microcosm of the impact of mining in the whole country
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO and RONALYN V. OLEA
Do mining companies really bring about development? Do they generate sufficient employment to uplift the people from poverty? Do they practice ‘responsible mining,’ as they claim to be doing, to protect the environment? These are the very same questions the International Fact-Finding and Environmental Mission did seek to answer as the team members visited and conducted dialogues in the northern and southern parts of Negros Occidental.
Witness recounts ‘clean-up’, cover-up of Olalia, Alay-ay murders by soldiers
Witness recounts ‘clean-up’, cover-up of Olalia, Alay-ay murders by soldiers
By MARYA SALAMAT
“When Gil Galicia was released from the custody of the crime investigators of Camp Crame, Col. Kapunan talked to me and asked ‘Di pa ba pwedeng iligpit iyan?’ (Can he not be silenced?)” – state witness Medardo Dumlao Baretto
3 years after Ampatuan Massacre, kin, groups dissatisfied with Aquino’s actions
3 years after Ampatuan Massacre, kin, groups dissatisfied with Aquino’s actions
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Taken together, the acts of commission and omission by the Aquino administration betray sheer lip service to justice and press freedom, and a dangerous tendency to sacrifice both to the exigencies of power.” – media groups
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Witness says Olalia, Alay-ay murder ordered by military officials
Witness says Olalia, Alay-ay murder ordered by military officials
By MARYA SALAMAT
“He turned to me for a moment, then turned his attention back to the person in front of him – I think it was a person wearing or covered in white, and I saw Sgt. Dennis Jabatan stab at the person twice.”
Maguindanao massacre and the absence of genuine justice, press freedom, and good governance
Maguindanao massacre and the absence of genuine justice, press freedom, and good governance
By BENJIE OLIVEROS
The continued reign of impunity, political dynasties and warlordism, the Aquino government’s contempt for a critical press and the lack of sweeping political, electoral and judicial reforms all contribute to the absence of justice.
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