A Bulacan court has denied over lack of merit the petition of convicted retired general Jovito Palparan to reopen the charges against him for plea bargaining, a court procedure where the accused would plead guilty to a lesser offense.
Human rights group Karapatan documented 19 victims of enforced disappearances under the Duterte administration. This despite the Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2012 supposedly in force.
“Are you happily eating your favorite spaghetti and roasted chicken? Can you sleep well? When will these questions be finally answered?”
“One injustice over another.”
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Ni ALLAN POPA Mula noong araw na hindi ka umuwi, hindi na pinatay ang ilaw sa labas ng inyong bahay. Nanatili itong nakasindi, tanglaw sa napipintong pagbalik. Maging sa mga gabing kinailangang isara ang bintana, nagkasya sila sa pagsilip sa makitid na bitak ng liwanag, patuloy kang tinanaw sa kurba kung saan ka lumilitaw sukbit…
(Kina Karen at She) Ni KISLAP ALITAPTAP Dis-oras ng gabi. Binulabog ng mga armadong Nagpapanggap na vigilante ang iyong pagtulog. Humambalos sa iyong Dibdib ang puwitan ng M16. Hinalughog Nila ang iyong dampa. Ika’y pinosasan, piniringan at pinagbubulyawan. “ Tang-ina mo, Asan na yung mga kasama mong NPA?!” Hindi ka nakasagot sa ibinatong katanungan, naramdaman…
“Is the military totally bereft of even an iota of morality? Don’t they heed persons in authority?”
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO On the fringes Bulatlat.com MALOLOS, Bulacan – Having earned a reputation for being both loquacious and boisterous, my relatives, friends, colleagues, and even sources are very much curious on how I manage to keep a straight face whenever I cover issues of human rights violations, especially during hearings against a…
Joint Decision dated Sept 17,2018 vs. Palparan, 2 others by Bulatlat Multimedia on Scribd Above is the historic 31-page decision penned by Judge Alexander Tamayo that found retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan and two other military officials, Col. Felipe Anotado and Staff Sgt. Edgardo Osorio guilty beyond reasonable doubt on the kidnapping and serious illegal…
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MALOLOS, Bulacan – Quiet sobs were heard during the hearing here in Malolos as the mothers of disappeared university students hugged each other – their tears were both in jubilation over the conviction of retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan and two other military officials and the longing…