Noynoy: New Hope or Old Trapo?
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September 16, 2009
If Noynoy Aquino wins the presidency because he capitalized on the popularity and legacy of his mother, it should not surprise him that some people will put on his doorsteps the failures of the Cory administration... Read more »
LCP Update: Elections will kill LCP reforms
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September 16, 2009
A National Election Will Halt Current LCP Recommendations By Dyan Ruiz MP OLIVIA CHOW ROUNDTABLE CONSULTATION. Advocates and caregivers meet with Immigration Minister Jason Kenney April 26, 2009 in Toronto. If... Read more »
Book Launch: Analysis for Changing Society, the World
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September 16, 2009
Two books of Jose Ma. Sison launched in Toronto By Dyan Ruiz Sison’s two books. From left, Bayan Canada’s Diwa Marcelino, Makibaka and NDF’s Coni Ledesma and Jesse Benjamin of BASICS community newsletter. Friends,... Read more »
Mother braves uncertainty to find abducted son
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September 16, 2009
At 56, Wilma Rodriguez’s first trip out of town. She has always considered herself as a homebody, going out only to attend mass or buy food and other needs. Now, however, she needs to leave the comforts... Read more »
Priest Who Advocated Human Rights, Peasant Activist Murdered in Eastern Visayas
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September 16, 2009
The murders of peasant activist Romulo Mendoba and Father Cecilio Lucero, both of Eastern Visayas, have been blamed on the military’s Oplan Bantay Laya. In the case of Lucero, he had been publicly denounced... Read more »
For Families of Desaparecidos, Hope Springs Eternal
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September 16, 2009
The International Day of the Disappeared on Aug. 30 was marked in the Philippines with a ringing of the bells to honor those taken by the regime — a warning to the government that the families left behind... Read more »
10 Years of VFA Worsened Abuse of Filipino Women, Children by US Troops — Gabriela
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September 16, 2009
“It is the experience of every nation that wherever there is a concentration of American soldiers for a prolonged period of time, exploitation and abuse of the local people ensued,” said Emmi de Jesus,... Read more »
Navy Whistleblower Named ‘Woman of Courage’
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September 16, 2009
MANILA — Former Navy officer Lt. Senior Grade Mary Nancy Gadian was recognized as a “Woman of Courage” by Gabriela, the most prestigious women’s group in the country, in a simple ceremony this... Read more »
Reporter’s annual picnic at NOTL
Hermie Garcia
September 16, 2009
The Philippine Reporter’s annual picnic this year--its 20th anniversary -- was hosted once again by Alderman and former Lord Mayor Art Viola (right) in beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake. Three generations... Read more »
The Presidential Race and Accountability
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September 16, 2009
n these days of searching for “good governance” and a trustworthy leadership, a principle of accountability is an absolute precondition for those aspiring to become President. By the Policy Study,... Read more »









