News in Pictures: Jeepney Drivers and Operators Oppose Series of Oil Price Hikes
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Photo of the Week: Bayugan’s Fervent Children
Photo of the Week: Bayugan’s Fervent Children
Bayugan's Fervent Children
Slideshow: Five Years Since Luisita Massacre, Justice Remains Elusive
Slideshow: Five Years Since Luisita Massacre, Justice Remains Elusive
Justice Remains Elusive in Luisita
The Arroyo Regime’s Complicity in Ampatuan Massacre
The Arroyo Regime’s Complicity in Ampatuan Massacre
Arroyo's Complicity in Ampatuan Massacre
In Northern Mindanao, Tears Flow Over Human-Rights Abuses
In Northern Mindanao, Tears Flow Over Human-Rights Abuses
By MACARIO PACANA
At the International Peace and Human Rights Summit in Cagayan de Oro City, victims and witnesses of human-rights abuses take turns recounting their appalling ordeal in the hands of the military and its paramilitary forces.
‘Political Prisoners Prove Insincerity of Arroyo Regime in Peace Talks’
‘Political Prisoners Prove Insincerity of Arroyo Regime in Peace Talks’
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Of the 284 political prisoners in the Philippines, 257 were arrested and detained under the present regime’s Oplan Bantay Laya. In a statement, Selda said the militarist approach of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has scuttled the peace talks between the government and the Moro secessionist groups in Mindanao and the New People’s Army.
For Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza, Principle Is Key in Run for Senate
For Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza, Principle Is Key in Run for Senate
Text and photos by JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
It is important not to compromise their principles, the two “senatoriables” from the progressie sector said. Since one of their platforms is good governance, part of it is holding public officials -- either past or present -- accountable. This includes achieving justice for the victims of human-rights violations under the Marcos dictatorship.
‘Dukot’ Now Being Shown Commercially
‘Dukot’ Now Being Shown Commercially
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The human-right film Dukot (Desaparecidos) is now being shown in major cinemas beginning on Dec. 2, a few days before the International Day of Human Rights on Dec. 10.
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