News in Pictures: Media Groups Troop to Mendiola on 4th Month Since Ampatuan Massacre
News in Pictures: Media Groups Troop to Mendiola on 4th Month Since Ampatuan Massacre
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Benjie Oliveros | Local Polls Reflect the True State of Philippine Elections
Benjie Oliveros | Local Polls Reflect the True State of Philippine Elections
As more candidates contest local positions, the more violent local elections become. While personality politics shows the triviality of national elections, warlord politics reveals the violent character of local elections. And no amount of vague calls and covenants for peaceful and fair elections would put a stop to these.
Appeal on the 100th Day Since the Ampatuan Massacre
Appeal on the 100th Day Since the Ampatuan Massacre
PRESS RELEASE March 3, 2010 Today, March 3, 2010, we mark the 100th day since the November 23 Ampatuan Massacre, when 32 of our colleagues, along with 25 other people, were slaughtered in the worst election-related violence in our history and the worst single...
Noynoy Not Averse to Curtailing Rights for National Security
Noynoy Not Averse to Curtailing Rights for National Security
By MARYA SALAMAT
In a presidential forum on human rights, Noynoy Aquino, amid hemming and hawing and qualifiers, said he favors a pre-Marcos-like Anti-Subversion Law. He said he is not averse to curtailing rights in the name of national security, although, he hoped “we will not have a situation that will necessitate that.”
‘Other Victims’ of Ampatuan Massacre Displaced, Suffer Neglect
‘Other Victims’ of Ampatuan Massacre Displaced, Suffer Neglect
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
Despite the deplorable conditions, the evacuees were unable to return to their homes because of the climate of fear that prevails to this day. Although heavily militarized, reports of the continued presence of the Ampatuan clan’s private army still persist.
Slideshow: A Vow to Seek Justice and Peace
Slideshow: A Vow to Seek Justice and Peace
A Vow to Seek Justice and Peace
News in Pictures: Quest for Justice Continues
News in Pictures: Quest for Justice Continues
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Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Whitewash
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Whitewash
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise / Business World Posted by Bulatlat.com The recent moves of the Arroyo government in the aftermath of the Maguindanao massacre reeks of nothing less than a whitewash. Not only is it geared to cover-up the culpability of the...
Journalists, Activists Slam Restrictions on Media in Ampatuan Trial
Journalists, Activists Slam Restrictions on Media in Ampatuan Trial
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“While we respect the view that a trial by publicity can be detrimental to the accused, we fail to see how that can happen in this case. The Ampatuan case is extremely important for the public, the media and the relatives of the victims. The media and the public -- particularly those who live outside Metro Manila and who can only follow the proceedings through the media -- need to know exactly what is going on inside the courtroom."
Mangudadatu: ‘Ampatuans Made Business Out of Elections’
Mangudadatu: ‘Ampatuans Made Business Out of Elections’
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
In this Q&A, Esmael Mangudadatu, vice mayor of Buluan town, Maguindanao, talks about the Ampatuan massacre and how the Ampatuans ruled the province. "They made business out of the votes. They extorted money out of the senatorial candidates who were campaigning in Maguindanao by selling votes to them," he said. He also wished that there would be no whitewash in the case against them.
Benjie Oliveros | The Impunity Must End
Benjie Oliveros | The Impunity Must End
And this impunity would not end for as long as Arroyo wields power whether as president, congresswoman, or prime minister. Impunity would also persist if Arroyo’s clone cum anointed one, Gilbert Teodoro, emerges the winner in the presidential elections by some stroke of luck, especially of the Garci kind.
‘Ampatuan Massacre Should Be Brought Before International Courts, Tribunals’
‘Ampatuan Massacre Should Be Brought Before International Courts, Tribunals’
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
The failure of investigators to secure the crime scene, the apparent contamination of forensic evidence, and the weak rebellion case filed against the perpetrators have led people to believe that there is a high probability that the Ampatuan clan would walk away with the murder of 57 people, even as the case has generated a strong international concern.
The Ampatuans, the Military and Elections in Maguindanao: The Ties That Bind
The Ampatuans, the Military and Elections in Maguindanao: The Ties That Bind
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO The Ampatuans' rise to the peak of political power was in no small part due to their ties with the military. In a most ironic twist, the military proposed the extension of martial law in Maguindanao until the 2010 elections purportedly to teach the Ampatuans “how to run peaceful and credible elections.”
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