By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – A few minutes before she was to speak, Bae Adelfa Belayong, 47, was already wiping her tears. As she spoke, those who listened shed tears. Her story was too tragic to be true – one that could pass as a material for a telenovela only that everything was…
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Farmers from Quezon province leave homes as soldiers terrorize villages
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“We hope the soldiers would leave soon so we can go back to our place.”
Rights groups to file complaint vs Aquino administration
Main story: Groups score continuing rights abuses as Philippines undergoes review by UN body By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Alarmed with the continuing cases of extrajudicial killings and the increasing number of internal refugees under the Aquino administration, human rights group Karapatan will file a complaint through the special procedures of the United…
Slideshow: A Deepening Humanitarian Crisis in Maguindanao
A Humanitarian Crisis Deepens in Maguindanao
Bakwet
O bakwet, kami po ay bakwet Mula sa probinsya, kami ay umalis Nagbakwet, kami ay umalis Doon po sa amin, sundalo’y malupit Sundalo’y walang galang, hindi yata nag-aral Matanda at bata, sinasaktan, pinapatay Hindi nila pakinggan ang aming katuwiran Agad dadamputin at sinasaktan O bayan ko, o bayan ko Paano ang pag-aaral ko? Napatigil, o…
O Bakwet* (Rights Victims Flee from Quezon Province)
By dabet castañeda HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 4, February 24-March 1, 2008 The intensifying militarization of Quezon province has forced 69 individuals to leave their homes and livelihood and literally run for their lives during the last quarter of 2007. Tales of fathers and mothers being harassed and taken to military camps…
Mindanao’s Child Evacuees Send Arroyo Messages of Hope
“Mrs. President, we want to go back to our homes so that we can study well and support you. We have suffered enough.” This is just one of the messages scribbled in home-made cards that Mindanao’s child evacuees hope would get the attention of the new administration. By JOWEL F. CANUDAY Bulatlat.com PARANG, Maguindanao– If…