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Witnesses recount abduction of UP students by military
Witnesses recount abduction of UP students by military
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“The abduction could not be carried out without Palparan’s knowledge,” Olalia told Bulatlat.com in an interview shortly after the hearing. “They [soldiers] were all under Task Force Malolos. It’s a conspiracy. His men would not act without his knowledge.”
Groups urge Aquino to free all political prisoners in marking martial law
Groups urge Aquino to free all political prisoners in marking martial law
By RONALYN V. OLEA
"President Aquino reminisces about his family’s sufferings under Martial Law, but he callously ignores the suffering of other families whose loved ones are jailed not under martial law, but under the Aquino government." -- Marie Hilao-Enriquez, Karapatan chairwoman
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‘Nothing has changed’ since martial law – Mrs. Burgos
‘Nothing has changed’ since martial law – Mrs. Burgos
Mrs. Edita Burgos, widow of the late press freedom icon Joe Burgos and mother of missing activist Jonas, is a witness of the oppression of the Filipino people during the martial law period.
News in Pictures: Candle lighting and planking protest
News in Pictures: Candle lighting and planking protest
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY JHUN DANTES JR.
Repressive decrees, issuances, legacies of Marcos dictatorship, remain in force
Repressive decrees, issuances, legacies of Marcos dictatorship, remain in force
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Insofar as civil and political rights are concerned, dictatorial and repressive rulings in laws and jurisprudence remain and are still being abused.” – Edre Olalia, secretary general of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers
Filing of ‘trumped-up charges’ vs activists continue under Aquino
Filing of ‘trumped-up charges’ vs activists continue under Aquino
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Karapatan stressed that the president is capable of releasing political prisoners as he did when he released rebel soldiers. “All he has to have is the political will to release those who are wrongly imprisoned.” – Marie Hilao-Enriquez, Karapatan.
Eyewitness identifies Army major as one of Jonas’s abductors
Eyewitness identifies Army major as one of Jonas’s abductors
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
The eyewitness, a busboy at the restaurant where Jonas Burgos was abducted, said he was about to help Jonas when a woman and three men approached him, one after another, to tell him not to intervene. One of them he later identified as Maj. Harry Baliaga Jr, who was then assigned to the 56th Infantry Battalion of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
NDFP slams Aquino government for reneging on agreements
NDFP slams Aquino government for reneging on agreements
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“If the GPH does not want [to proceed with the talks], the revolutionary struggle is there. We will not abandon our instrument for national and social liberation.” – Luis Jalandoni, NDFP
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