BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat The Dutch government’s Public Prosecution Service has dismissed the murder charges against Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairman and current National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison for “insufficient legal and convincing evidence”. Dutch police had arrested and briefly detained Sison on…
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Int’l Rights Groups Urge Obama to Take Up Human Rights
Two international human rights groups have called on US President-elect Barack Obama to take concrete steps to address human rights concerns. BY BULATLAT INTERNATIONAL Two international human rights groups have called on US President-elect Barack Obama to take concrete steps to address human rights concerns. In its statement Nov. 5, Amnesty International urged US President-elect…
World Crisis to Adversely Affect China Too – Sison
The current GDP of China is reportedly already USD 3.251 trillion. But China is a huge country with a huge population of 1.33 billion. With a per capita income of only around US$ 2,700, China is still a very poor country, a far cry from the US per capita income of US$ 46,000 in 2007.…
The Lies of Arroyo Add Insult to Injury but the People are Fighting Back
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison Chief Political Consultant, National Democratic Front of the Philippines DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat.com Volume VIII, Number 25, July 27 – August 2, 2008 The fake president Gloria M. Arroyo has such a long record of lying that no one expects her to describe the real state of the nation…
In Honor of Dr. Nemesio Prudente
BY PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON FOUNDING CHAIRMAN, COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE PHILIPPINES CHIEF POLITICAL CONSULTANT, NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT OF THE PHILIPPINES Posted by Bulatlat DEMOCRATIC SPACE Vol. VIII, No. 9, April 6-12, 2008 My family and I express sincere condolences to the family of Dr. Nemesio Prudente. We grieve his passing away. At the same…
Gov’t, AFP Claims of NPA Weakening are Lies – Ka Roger
CPP spokesperson Gregorio “Ka Roger” Rosal has belied claims by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the AFP that the strength of the CPP’s armed component, the NPA, has been halved in the last two years and that it will certainly face defeat by 2010. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 8, March 30-April 5,…
The Broad United Front of Patriotic Forces is Determined to Mobilize the People Nationwide Against Arroyo Regime
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison Chief Political Consultant National Democratic Front of the Philippines Posted by Bulatlat DEMOCRATIC SPACE Vol. VIII, No. 4, February 24-March 1, 2008 I am happy to observe that the broad united front of patriotic forces is determined to arouse and mobilize the broad masses of the people in the national…
‘I Turn a Bad Thing into a Good Thing’ – Sison
NDFP chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison’s listing as a “foreign terrorist” in 2002 brought about the suspension of his benefits and pension, and restrictions on his right to travel. “But I turn a bad thing into a good thing,” he said. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 50, January 27-February 2, 2008…
Probe of Sison Case Extended
BY EMILY VITAL Bulatlat January 21, 2008 – 3:58pm The Dutch prosecutor recently announced that the preliminary investigation of the case against Jose Maria Sison will be extended until the middle of the year. Dutch Prosecutor J.S. de Vries’ claimed that the examining judge C.M. Derijks ‘has done something grievously wrong by declaring the untimely…
Sison: Actions vs NDFP Panelists Could Destroy Peace Talks
Even as he is still elated over his latest victory in the Dutch courts, NDFP chief political consultant and ILPS chairman Jose Maria Sison is calling on all supporters of the GRP-NDFP peace negotiations to protest what he described as the “unjust actions” by the U.S., Philippine and Dutch governments. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat…
Decision of the Dutch Court of Appeals is the Triumph of Justice
The Court of Appeals has clarified that for anyone to play a prominent role on behalf of any revolutionary political party or movement in general or in abstracto is no proof of criminal wrongdoing. Direct concrete evidence is necessary to prove any criminal act. The decision has profound implications and has far reaching consequences not…