The Shame of Padre Faura
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Benjie Oliveros | Appeals Court Decision on Morong 43 Sets Dangerous Precedent
Benjie Oliveros | Appeals Court Decision on Morong 43 Sets Dangerous Precedent
It was obvious that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) was lying right from the start. And yet, despite the glaring violations of the rights of the 43 health workers, the Court of Appeals (CA) junked the petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Why?
Benjie Oliveros | Still a Long Struggle Ahead for Women and the Oppressed
Benjie Oliveros | Still a Long Struggle Ahead for Women and the Oppressed
Women are being commodified in capitalist countries and made as slaves in backward, agricultural countries. Women are the ones being pimped by governments of backward, agricultural countries to serve as slaves of more affluent countries.
Benjie Oliveros | A Sinister Plan to Sneak Back to Power
Benjie Oliveros | A Sinister Plan to Sneak Back to Power
I could not remember any precedent in history where there is such a mad rush for positions in Congress by officials, relatives, and close allies of an outgoing administration.
Benjie Oliveros | The Gains and Promise of the People Power Uprising at Edsa
Benjie Oliveros | The Gains and Promise of the People Power Uprising at Edsa
The ruling elite and one segment of the middle class would want to make the people believe that one person could fulfill the unfinished tasks of Edsa 1 to lull the Filipino masses into complacency and dependence. In fact, they do not want another people power uprising to take place, reasoning that it would shake the political order. And that is where the problem lies.
The Case of the Morong 43, a Fight Against Impunity
The Case of the Morong 43, a Fight Against Impunity
By BENJIE OLIVEROS
An illegal arrest backed by lies, the use of torture, denial of visitation rights even from the government’s own Commission on Human Rights, the fabrication of pieces of evidence and witnesses, the refusal to honor the order of the Supreme Court -- all this point to what Makabayan senatorial candidate Satur Ocampo aptly called as a “grand slam day for impunity” and a “classic throwback to the martial law era.”
Benjie Oliveros | The Presidential Derby and the Senate
Benjie Oliveros | The Presidential Derby and the Senate
The Senate, which had its finest moments when it blocked the railroading designs of the administration-dominated Lower House, is now revealing its worst form because the May 2010 elections are just around the corner and the Senate has always been a jumping board for those who would want to become president. Sad as it is, the disappointing state of the Senate and the sorry state of the election campaign, and the election itself, is merely a reflection of the dismal and backward state of Philippine society.
Modang Biktima at Queer na Politika
Modang Biktima at Queer na Politika
Ang papel ng kilusang masa ay ibuyanyang ang nabubulok na bangkay, at tiyaking mabubulok ito sa pagdating ngn kingdom come. Maaring pumaloob sa mismong bangkay para mas mabigwasan ang pahingalo pero may kapasidad ng resureksyong buhay ng estado. Magagamit ang queer na politika sa paglalantad di lamang ng biktimang pinaghuhugutan ng lakas at panunupil ng naghihingalong bangkay, kundi ng biktimang may kapasidad manlaban at bumalikwas, kontraryo sa paradigm ng docile na biktima.
Benjie Oliveros | Perpetuating Impunity in the May 2010 Elections
Benjie Oliveros | Perpetuating Impunity in the May 2010 Elections
The Comelec, by providing Arroyo the opportunity to perpetuate herself in power through the representative-prime minister route and Estrada the opportunity to regain power, is keeping impunity alive.
Benjie Oliveros | Land, Justice and the Peasantry
Benjie Oliveros | Land, Justice and the Peasantry
Majority of victims of human-rights violations in the Philippines are peasants. They are the ones most denied not just land but justice. So any candidate for president who claims to be for justice should, first and foremost, commit to the implementation of a genuine agrarian-reform program. This is why the Hacienda Luisita land problem is a defining issue for Noynoy Aquino.
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