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Arroyo Regime Scuttling Resumption of Peace Talks — NDF
Arroyo Regime Scuttling Resumption of Peace Talks — NDF
The National Democratic Front accuses the Arroyo government of showing bad faith by not complying with an agreement that provides immunity guarantees to members of the NDF’s panel.
Display of Callousness
Display of Callousness
Display of Callousness, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her entourage engaged in a display of callousness when they paid exorbitant amounts for dinners in Washington DC and New York City recently, during Arroyo’s state visit to the US last month. (By Flon Faurillo)
Benjie Oliveros | Impunity in Profligacy
Benjie Oliveros | Impunity in Profligacy
By the way Arroyo and her officials spent money left and right in paying for expensive meals and the plane fares and hotel accommodations of the whole entourage during its recent US trip, it seems as if they treat the nation’s coffers as their own expense account.
‘Dukot’: Courageous Movie Tackles Worsening Rights Abuses in Philippines
‘Dukot’: Courageous Movie Tackles Worsening Rights Abuses in Philippines
Dukot's fearlessness emanates from its depiction of the truth about the worsening human-rights situation in the Philippines today. As Bonifacio Ilagan, the scriptwriter, put it: “It minces no words in pointing out the real perpetrators” of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings.
By Justifying Torture of Melissa Roxas, Regime Violates International Agreements
By Justifying Torture of Melissa Roxas, Regime Violates International Agreements
Freedom from torture is a non-derogable right, meaning that states cannot violate this right under any circumstances, even in a state of emergency or martial law. By insisting that Melissa Roxas is a communist guerrilla, the Arroyo regime not only practically admits that it tortured her -- it seeks to justify the atrocity, thus violating the very international instruments that it had earlier agreed on.
Arroyo’s Claim of ‘8 Million Jobs Created’ a Statistical Hocus-Pocus
Arroyo’s Claim of ‘8 Million Jobs Created’ a Statistical Hocus-Pocus
In her recent State of the Nation Address, President Arroyo claimed to have created eight million jobs, or an average of a million jobs per year in the past eight years. But where exactly did this figure come from? A closer look at the government’s own data yields a statistical distortion.
Slideshow: Groups Mourn Arroyo’s Choices for National Artists
Slideshow: Groups Mourn Arroyo’s Choices for National Artists
Groups Mourn Choices for National Artists
A Study in Contrasts
A Study in Contrasts
A Study in Contrasts, The sea of humanity that accompanied former President Cory Aquino on her journey to her final resting place attests to her popularity – something she was able to earn because though she had her own faults as a leader, in the end she stood by the people in their fight against tyranny. (By Flon Faurillo)
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